Appointments: Kings Chambers gets new head; UCLAN appoints business champion
MANCHESTER and Leeds-based Kings Chambers has appointed advocate and deputy high court judge Dr Nicholas Braslavsky QC as head of chambers.
Dr Braslavsky, a member of Kings Chambers since 1983 and formerly deputy head of the set, takes on the role previously held by Frances Patterson QC, following her appointment as law commissioner earlier this month.
A civil-only set with more than 80 members, Kings Chambers’ in ranked 13th in the UK, in the Chambers & Partners’ 2010 national rankings.
Dr Braslavsky said: “We aim to consolidate our position regionally and nationally over all of our areas of practice and to grow in number slowly and steadily as we have in the past.
“Secondly we are keen to develop our practice in the North East and, in particular, in Leeds from our chambers’ base in Leeds city centre. We purchased our building in Park Square the week before Christmas and this demonstrates our growing commitment to the region. We hope to have more members based in Yorkshire and the North East, handling more and better cases.”
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THE University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has taken on Estelle Spence to spearhead its drive to boost the employability and skills of Pennine Lancashire.
She will be working from the new UCLan Burnley campus in the new role of project champion for employability and enterprise.
Ms Spence will work with businesses, schools, further education colleges, and economic development agencies in Pennine Lancashire to shape university provision around the needs of students and the region.
She previously worked as a lecturer at Airedale and Wharfedale College in Leeds, and in senior positions in Royal Mail including managing strategic clients, business and product development and most recently heading up Royal Mail’s tender and solutions team.
Ms Spence said: “I’m looking forward to the challenges of connecting with stakeholders to translate their needs into viable university offers for businesses and the community. UCLan has a wealth of experience and expertise which I believe can make a tangible difference in Pennine Lancashire.”
