Hazel Phillips is now Associate at Burnetts. Hazel Phillips was previously Assistant at Burnetts and Shakespeares.
Hazel is an expert in employment law, advising clients on employment contracts, disciplinary and dismissal procedures and employment tribunals. She is a regular guest on BBC Radio Cumbria, a frequent user of Twitter (Follow her at www.twitter.com/EmpLawyer.) and the author of Burnetts’ monthly employment law e-bulletin.
Good to see another woman appointed to the High Court bench with the promotion of Nicola Davies QC. Mrs Justice Davies, 55, who will sit in the Queen’s Bench division, is well known for her medical negligence practice. She was called to the Bar in 1976, joined 3 Serjeants’ Inn and became a QC in 1992. She sat as a Recorder from 1998 and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2003. Among the several high-profle court cases she has appeared in were for the defence in the trials of Harold Shipman and paediatrician Sir Roy Meadow. She brings to 16 the number of women High Court judges – but it is still a tiny minority of the total 109.
Herbert Smith has bolstered its financial regulatory practice with the hire of Lloyds Banking Group’s head of group regulatory.
Jenny Stainsby is set to join the top 10 City firm as a partner in the financial services regulatory (FSR) and bank litigation teams in May. She will work closely with the firm’s FSR head Martin Hopper and disputes head Sonya Leydecker.
The hire marks a return to Herbert Smith for Stainsby, who trained at the firm and was a senior associate at the time of her departure to HBOS on secondment in 2007.
At HBOS she became head of group litigation and regulatory counsel prior to taking on her current role in March 2009 after Lloyds TSB’s takeover of HBOS.
Stainsby will focus on regulatory advice, investigations and litigation for the retail banking industry and retail insurance companies at Herbert Smith, where she will sit within the broader disputes practice.
Hopper commented: “We are as delighted to welcome Jenny back to the fold as we were sorry to lose her when she left to join HBOS. She is a very talented lawyer and her in-house experience has given her a specialist understanding of what retail financial institutions seek from their legal advisers that few of our competitors have at partner level. With the current focus of regulators on retail markets and products, her recruitment is also very timely.”
Last year Herbert Smith boosted its specialist civil fraud practice in the City with the hire of highly-regarded partner Robert Hunter from Allen & Overy where he headed up the trust, asset tracing and fraud group.
In addition, the firm added to its corporate crime practice with the hire of fraud specialist Graham More who joined the firm as a consultant in August from the Serious Fraud Office.
Source : Legal Week
Stephenson Harwood has strengthened its London commodities sector group with the hire of a partner from Holman Fenwick Willan.
Peter Bennett joined the City law firm this week (25 January) after 17 years as a partner in the insurance leader’s London office.
He specialises in commercial and trading contracts and litigation and arbitration for clients in the shipping, energy, steel, international trade and industrial sectors and will sit within the shipping litigation practice.
Bennett’s hire will take Stephenson Harwood’s commodities group to eight partners in the City and its shipping litigation practice to 11.
The firm already has experience within its commodities group in areas including coal, metals and minerals. Bennett’s hire forms part of a push to further enhance its practice.
Commodities head Haris Zografakis said: “The firm has identified this as an area of growth and we are looking to further expand this practice. We’ve always had strength in oil and gas finance and shipping litigation, but with Peter’s addition all of the practices meet in the centre – he complements what we already do.”
Bennett’s appointment is the second partner hire for Stephenson Harwood this week, with the firm also bringing in project finance partner Nick Avery, who was previously a partner with Ashurst. Avery left Ashurst in March 2009 after around 12 years as a partner with the firm’s energy, transport and infrastructure group.
Including Avery and Bennett, Stephenson Harwood has hired five partners since summer 2009 in the City. In October the firm recruited Graeme McLellan and Richard Parsons as partners from Pinsent Masons and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer respectively, while in July it hired former Ashurst corporate partner Duncan Stiles.
Source : Legal Week
Michelle Hayter is now Partner at Frettens Solicitors.
David Walton is now Partner at Frettens Solicitors.
The Partners at Frettens are delighted to announce that two former Associates, Michelle Hayter and David Walton, have both been promoted to Partners in the firm with effect from the 1st of January 2010.
Michelle heads the Litigation Team at the firm and was recently recognised by the independent law directory the Legal 500, who singled her out as a leader in her field in the region. David heads our New Milton office and is one of the first Legal Executives to be made a Partner under the changes brought about by the Legal Services Act 2007.
Sean Gibbs is now commercial lititgation partner at Napthens. Sean Gibbs was previously partner at DWF.
With 20 years’ experience of working on all types of commercial dispute, Sean deals regularly with boardroom issues as well as shareholder, partnership and professional negligence and general contract litigation. Sean also deals with defamation and issues relating to trademark infringement, breach of confidence and malicious falsehood.
Paul Bricknell is now Associate at DWF LLP. Paul Bricknell was previously Associate at Mace & Jones .
Henry Venables is now Solicitor at DWF LLP. Henry Venables was previously Solicitor at Halliwells .
Law firm DWF continuing its success and growth has welcomed the arrival of two new members to the Private Client Group at its Manchester office. This brings the number of team members in Manchester alone to 16 and 40 in total across all its offices. DWF’s Private Client Group is now one of the strongest teams in the North with a growing national profile.
Paul has over eight years’ experience in private client law and specialises in inheritance tax planning for high net worth individuals.
Henry has over four years’ experience in advising on all areas of personal finance and family law.
Lyndsey McHale is now Partner at Brown Turner Ross Solicitors. Lyndsey McHale was previously Solicitor at Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors.
Southport and Liverpool law firm Brown Turner Ross have promoted Lyndsey McHale to Partner.
Lyndsey has worked with Brown Turner Ross for six years and will head up the wills and probate department at both the Liverpool and Southport offices; she has been a specialist in this area for 10 years.
Samantha Bushell, Partner at Brown Turner Ross said:
“Lyndsey is exceptional in her job and has consistently demonstrated that she has the skills and intelligence to work at Partner level.”
Adrian Jaggard is now Partner at Taylor Rose Law.
Antony Jaggard is now Partner at Taylor Rose Law.
Antony’s practice focuses on civil litigation and overseeing the conveyancing department.
Adrian holds over 15 years’ civil and costs litigation experience and regularly supports government departments, trade associations, and public and industry bodies.
Senior partner Rob Carter comments “both Antony and Adrian’s experience will add breadth and depth to the partnership”.
