People: Timms Solicitors; Finch Consulting

A senior family lawyer has become a partner with Timms Solicitors which has offices in Derby’s Cathedral Quarter, Burton-upon-Trent, Swadlincote and Ashby.

Dee Khunkhuna specialises in childcare law and advocacy and has been with Timms for seven years. She is a member of the Law Society Children Panel and Advanced Family Law Panel and deals with complex children matters and other areas of family law. She joins the existing partners – Fiona Moffat, Jo Robinson and Lisa Collett.

Managing partner Fiona Moffat said: “Dee is a highly skilled and experienced solicitor who is a fearless advocate and well respected across the region for her expertise in this complex area of family law.

“I am particularly delighted that Dee has joined the partnership having successfully completed our innovation Pathway Programme which, combined with her personal and professional skills, has helped to prepare her for this senior position with the firm.”

Khunkhuna added: “I am honoured to be joining the partnership and to play a greater role in the firm’s ambitions to do new and great things.”

Paul Wood

Leicestershire based health and safety engineering risk management firm Finch Consulting has appointed chartered mechanical engineer Paul Wood.

With over 15 years’ experience in mechanical engineering, Wood will be joining Finch as a senior consultant from his most recent role as an engineering manager of asset management with the Peel Ports Group.

Wood said “Finch stood out as a forward thinking, team focused company who aim to be the best in their field and want to help the various industries they work with to, not only make them safer, but help them achieve their business objectives.”