People on the move: SAS Daniels; Hill Dickinson; Havas PR; Cammell Laird; FDR Law

NORTH West law firm, SAS Daniels has further strengthened its private client team and extended its service offering to help its client’s access funding for adult social care and also help them plan for funding their care with the appointment of new associate solicitor Kerry Blackhurst.

Blackhurst who will work across all four of SAS Daniel’s Cheshire offices, joins from Linder Myers Solicitors where she was an associate in the health and social Care team.

She brings new expertise to the firm, specialising in the legalities relating to the provision of funding for adult social care or healthcare, and helping elderly clients access funding to support care in their own home or in a residential or nursing home.

Blackhurst said: “Cheshire has the highest ageing population in the North West and there are likely to be many elderly local residents who just don’t know where to turn for support when they fall ill or become unable to adequately care for themselves any longer.

“Elderly people can very quickly find themselves in need of support from social services, but getting access to care when they need it most can be incredibly frustrating for both the person in need of care and their families. I can help families navigate our complex adult social care system and enable them to access the support they are entitled to.”

Justine Clowes partner and head of the private client team at SAS Daniels, said: “Kerry is a very welcome addition to our team and her specialism will help us expand our offering across Cheshire. As part of our ongoing strategy to grow organically, Kerry’s area of expertise is a great addition to our already considerable service offering for the elderly.”  

SAS Daniels’ private client team operates throughout Cheshire and its specialist expertise includes wills, trusts, estate planning, Lasting Power of Attorney and a range of services relating to elderly care.
 
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INTERNATIONAL law firm Hill Dickinson has promoted Joanne Raisbeck to lead its family law team.

Raisbeck, pictured, who joined Hill Dickinson from Pannone in 2013, takes the helm as part of a re-structure which will ensure the future growth and development of the team.
 
She takes over from Tricia Cottrell who remains in a pivotal role within the team which is based at the firm’s Liverpool headquarters.  Sarah McCarthy, who joined the team in June this year, remains in her position as chartered legal executive.
 
Raisbeck said: “The family law team has a reputation for delivering excellence through its expertise and our business has grown considerably in the last year. We deal mainly with high net worth clients across the north west and nationally.

“We have re-shaped the team to ensure we are best able to serve all of these markets and are looking forward to another extremely successful year ahead.”

Hill Dickinson’s managing director Peter Jackson said: “Joanne has a solid reputation as being one of the country’s leading family lawyers and brings leadership and inspiration to the lead role. We are delighted that she has secured this promotion and she will now take this dynamic team forward to achieve even greater growth in 2017.”

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HAVA PR’s Manchester office has started the New Year with two senior promotions.

Paul Hadfield has been promoted to creative director for the agency, which works with household names including Asda, DFS and Pets at Home.

After three years at the agency, Hadfield will be the driving force behind all creative output from conception to completion.

Claire Quansah, who has been at the agency for three and a half years, becomes operations director. In the new role she will be taking the lead on the company’s day-to-day activities and procedures, with a particular focus on talent and development, working with Havas Group’s London Village.

Following a series of recent client wins, the agency has made a number of appointments to its award-winning team.

Four new account executives have joined the agency. Emma Pearson joins the team as senior account executive after spending time at Label PR, Avant PR and working for a year at Branded Lab PR. Her client portfolio includes Pets at Home, Barratt Homes and Sottini.

Rachel Toner joins from Trevaskis Communications in Liverpool, where she worked on a range of food and drink and retail clients. At Havas she will be working with Asda and David Wilson Homes.

Helen Butler will be working on Pets at Home and Asda.

Ellie Cunngham-Batt is a new addition to Havas PR’s Edinburgh team, following her time as a press assistant at the Corner Shop PR. Her client portfolio includes DFS and Greggs.

Brian Beech, managing director of Havas PR UK, said: “We have ambitious plans for the coming years so the experience of Paul and Claire is a testament to their hard work in helping us achieve these.

“Our new team additions bring a wealth of hunger and drive that will bolster what is already strong and talented team.”

Havas PR UK is part of the Havas Group, a global network of integrated marketing communications agencies.  The Havas Worldwide network is made up of 11,000 employees in 316 offices in 120 cities and 75 countries.

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CAMMELL Laird is to ramp up its operations in the energy sector with the appointment of a new managing director.

Jonathan Brown joins the energy division of the famous Birkenhead shipyard and engineering services company from Rolls Royce where he led its nuclear new build and projects group. Brown has previously worked for BNFL, Serco and AWE.

Cammell Laird CEO John Syvret, said Brown would be charged with expanding the company’s drive to grow across nuclear, renewables and the oil and gas markets.

“Cammell Laird has a long-term plan to diversify into the energy markets and we are pleased that Jonathan has joined us to help spearhead our operations,” he said.

“Our aim is to become one of the prime contractors in Britain serving the energy industry. The programme to build 10 new nuclear power plants around the UK is a £100billion opportunity with decades of work.”

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WARRINGTON-based full service law firm FDR Law is kicking off 2017 with the announcement of the appointments of clinical negligence expert Daniel Lee and wills trust and probate lawyer Heather Lally.

Lee joins the firm, which has offices in Warrington town centre, Stockton Heath and Frodsham, from Slater Gordon where he was a partner for three years.

He will work alongside the firm’s injury experts Stephen Lawson, Brian Owens and Howard Porter.
 
Lee said: “Things can sometimes go catastrophically wrong and people’s lives are destroyed overnight by accident and injury. When we get involved we can potentially deliver life-changing outcomes for the victims who may have lost their income and ability to work again.”

Lally joined the firm’s Frodsham office this month as an associate solicitor specialising in wills, trusts and probate. 

She joins from Morecrofts Solicitors based on the Wirral. She has established a strong reputation as a trust and estate expert acting for clients in her field.

In addition to its new appointments, the firm has also recognised promotions and professional attainments within the wider firm: –
·         Chris Illingworth who heads up the firm’s conveyancing team at its Frodsham office has been promoted from assistant solicitor to associate solicitor.
·         Eleanor Woodall who joined the firm in 2014 as a paralegal has recently qualified as a corporate and commercial solicitor and acts on behalf of SMEs and owner managed businesses.
·         David Wood,  FDR’s IT director has recently been awarded a first in his MBA and was also the contributing author to “Cyber Security is a Socio-Technical Challenge: New Concepts and Practical Measures to Enhance Detection, Prevention and Response.”
 
Oliver Burton CEO at FDR, said; “We are delighted to welcome Daniel and Heather to the team, both bring valuable experience to the business. The appointments and continued investment in our people at FDR underpins our commitment to providing the best legal advice to private clients and corporate businesses across the North West.

FDR Law’s Warrington head office was opened in 2008 and offers a complete package of services to both the private and public sector.