Movers & Shakers: North East

2018

October

• Ward Hadaway has announced a number of newly qualified solicitors, including Andrew Craven, Sarah Adamson and Holly Vevers.
• Muckle LLP has welcomed Julie Garbutt as a senior associate to its private client team.
• Archers Law has welcomed newly qualified solicitor Emma Smith to the firm.
• PG Legal has appointed Paul Hopkinson as a consultant to its commercial property department.

September

• Muckle LLP has appointed Nicola Leyden as its new HR director.
• The Endeavour Partnership has announced a number of senior promotions: Alexandra Ketchley to senior associate, James Craddock, Amie Leyden, Laura Kirkpatrick all to associates.

August

• Gordon Brown has promoted property litigation specialist James Godden to the role of partner.
• Archers Law has appointed Kenton Bazeley as partner and head of litigation.
• Ward Hadaway has welcomed back Frank Orr, a planning, compulsory purchase and regeneration specialist.
• Archers Law has appointed litigation solicitor Helen Lyne.
• Wilkin Chapman has welcomed Paul Bowden to the partnership.
• DWF has appointed Alexander Rose as legal director in its EU/Competition team.
• Watson Burton has recruited solicitor Nick Gray to the firm’s corporate team.
• Mincoffs has appointed Angela Tiffen as a conveyancer in the residential property team.
• Family law solicitor Kirsty Nelson has joined Watson Woodhouse’s Darlington office.
• Square One Law has welcomed commercial litigator Vicky Lowrie as a senior associate and property lawyer Andrew Foster as an associate.

July

• Short Richardson & Forth has appointed Mark Stephenson as a partner in its commercial property team.
• The Endeavour Partnership has appointed Deborah Kirtley as a partner and head of the banking team.
• Collingwood Legal has appointed Helen Scott as an associate solicitor.
• BHP Law has appointed Amanda Adeola as an associate in the family law team.
• Womble Bond Dickinson has hired competition lawyer Angelene Duke in its corporate and commercial services team in Newcastle.
• Tilly Bailey & Irvine has promoted Sara Garnett to partner in the commercial property department.
• Private client specialist Mike Cattermole has joined the wills and probate team at Sintons.

June

• Muckle LLP has promoted Kelly Jordan to partner.
• Square One Law has announced the promotion of corporate lawyer Charlie Fielding to partner.
• Square One Law has announced the opening of a new office in Tees Valley, located on Stockton’s riverside, on 4 June 2018.
• Burnetts solicitors has welcome Michelle Armstrong as an associate solicitor
• Hay & Kilner has appointed Elaine Magnani and Jack Birks as head of business development and marketing
• Macnabs has opened an office in Aberuthven which will be led by Ruth Croman
• Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace has welcomed Sarah-Louise Hay to the firm as a mortgage advisor
• Louise Ball has joined the banking and finance team at Shepherd and Wedderburn as a senior associate
• Ward Hadaway has promoted Steven Roper to partner
• Square One Law has appointed Mark Lazenby as head of corporate.
• Ward Hadaway has promoted a number of lawyers to associate solicitors. Robert Eldon (commercial litigation); Clare French (corporate); Mark McKeever (employment); Rosemary Moore (banking and finance); Kirsty Smith (property litigation); and Karen Taylor.
• Employment solicitor Sharney Randhawa has joined Swinburne Maddison Solicitors.

May

• Muckle LLP has appointed property litigation lawyer Sarah Barratt to the real estate dispute resolution team.
• Hay & Kilner has appointed Emma Etherington as a senior paralegal in the private client team.
• Latimer Hinks has appointed Lisa Stronach as a conveyancing executive.
• Bromets Solicitors has appointed Mark Clayton as a senior property solicitor.
• Jacksons Law has appointed Andrea Hanna who is a residential conveyancing specialist.
• Archers Law has promoted Lucy Adams to executive associate.
• Ward Hadaway has announced that corporate lawyer Martin Hulls has been appointed as managing partner.
• Mincoffs has promoted wills and probate specialist Louise Miller to partner.
• Tilly Bailey & Irvine has appointed partner Nigel Broadbent to its commercial disputes team.
• Mincoffs has appointed specialist IT solicitor David Cox to the commercial team as an associate.
• PG Legal has appointed Chris Ward as a director.

April

• DAC Beachcroft has elected Newcastle location head David Weatherburn as an LLP group board member.
• The Endeavour Partnership has appointed Nigel Williams as a partner in the corporate department.
• Keystone Law has appointed property lawyer Joe Haigh to its Newcastle team.
• Archers Law has appointed solicitor Rachel List as head of commercial property.
• Ward Hadaway has appointed Steven McNicol as its new strategic business development partner.
• Muckle LLP has appointed David Towns as a partner and head of its new agriculture, estates and rural property team.
• BHP Law has appointed Leanne Nash to lead its relaunched corporate and commercial service.
• Gordon Brown has welcomed solicitor Paul Lott to its employment team.
• BBM Solicitors has appointed Frank McMorrow as a non-executive adviser to the board of the firm.
• Miller Hendry has promoted Leann Brown to associate.

March

• Sintons has made a number of recent senior appointments including solicitors Luke Philpott and Louise Weatherhead.

February

• DAC Beachcroft has appointed residential property specialist Duncan Fisher as a partner.
• Sintons has promoted two of its lawyers to partners at the firm: employment lawyer Donna Anderson and Alex Rayner who is head of construction and engineering.
• Tilly Bailey & Irvine has appointed two partners to its commercial property team. They are Gareth Jones and Joanne Cowie.
• Womble Bond Dickinson has hired consultant Nick On to support its real estate sector team.
• BHP Law has expanded its Court of Protection team with the appointment of Diane Davison.
• Sintons has appointed Chloe Dinsdale as a senior associate in its healthcare team.
• David Ferguson has joined Sintons real estate finance team.
• Latimer Hinks has appointed Luke Bushbridge as a solicitor in its private client team.
• Wilkin Chapman has welcomed solicitor Christina Sledmore to its Beverley office.

January

• Hewitts Solicitors has promoted commercial property solicitor Ian Gibson to partner.
• Watson Burton has appointed Marc Allison as a partner in its corporate team.
• Wilkin Chapman has announced two new partners Joshua Briggs and Steve Hennegan.
• Gordon Brown Law Firm LLP has welcomed Guy Barr to the firm as an associate solicitor.