Law firm unveils new hires and promotions

Actons, the Nottingham law firm, has revealed a group of hires and promotions.

Sharon Dhillon has joined the firm’s property team as a commercial property solicitor after qualifying as a solicitor earlier this year.

Charley Bellamy has joined the private client team as an associate, joining from Hawley & Rodgers where she trained and qualified as a solicitor in 2018.

Renee Freeman, who has recently completed her training contract with the firm, has taken up a full-time role within the corporate & commercial team as a newly-qualified solicitor.

Actons has also welcomed a new intake of trainee solicitors in Francesca Townsend, John Noonan and Aneeka Dosanjh.

Simon Dakin, director and chairman at Actons said: “I take great pleasure in welcoming Francesca, Sharon and Charley to the firm and celebrating the achievements of Renee, John and Aneeka. All of them have shown good character and a high level of ability to reach this stage, and we now hope that they apply these qualities in building successful long term careers with the firm.”

Gordon Monaghan, director and training principal, added: “I’m delighted to welcome Francesca, John and Aneeka at the start of their training contracts – it also marks our largest trainee intake for some time. We look forward to seeing them continue to develop into talented lawyers and individuals playing integral roles within the firm.”

Bindiya Patel, director & head of private client at Actons, said: “I’m delighted Charley has joined the Private Client team. She brings significant experience to the team which our clients will really benefit from.”