People on the move: Paul Crowley & Co; Hugh Jones Solicitors; Cube; Bennett Verby; Mapway

LIVERPOOL-based Paul Crowley & Co solicitors has expanded its clinical negligence and personal injury departments with a series of new appointments.

The firm will welcome solicitor Hayley Webster to the firm’s recently expanded personal injury team as well as legal executive Carol Cook to the clinical negligence department.

The appointments come as part of a move to bolster the firms offering as a client-focused compensation claims specialist.

Following a rise in holiday sickness claims the company has recently developed a new sub-division of the personal injury department to cater specifically for clients who have fallen ill while on holiday.

Webster will head up this new sub-department, with the addition of Lynsey Campbell as a legal assistant, covering cases from salmonella to more serious long-term conditions such as kidney failure.
 
New appointments to the clinical negligence team will also add to the firm’s compensation claims offering. Specialising in birthing injuries, Cook has handled clinical negligence claims for over five years and will bring a wealth of experience to the team.

She will be joined in the department by new legal assistan, Chloe Welsh, who joins the firm from defendant solicitors Hill Dickinson with experience in industrial disease and accident claims.

Managing partner, Tracy Thompson, said: “With a number of new staff appointments and the incorporation of the holiday sickness claims sub-department, Paul Crowley & Co has been able to significantly boost its compensation claims offering over the last few months. I’m certain that our new team members will only enhance this offering.”

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THREE new senior associates and one associate have been appointed by Manchester law firm Hugh Jones Solicitors.
The firm specialises in court of protection and private client services.

Rebecca Brown and Jenny Roberts from the court of protection team and Tania McGrory from private client are made senior associates. Kate Forster from the Property team is made an associate.

Director Rachel Dobson said: “These appointments are evidence of the progress both the individuals concerned and the firm itself have made since the office opened in Manchester in 2013. We look forward to Rebecca, Jenny, Tania and Kate playing major roles in the growth and development of Hugh Jones Solicitors in the years to come.”

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CUBE, the private sector arm of Manchester-based Great Places Housing Group, is growing its team to deliver the Group’s ambitious housing development plans for market sale and private rental sites.

The new dedicated private sector development team of four staff is headed up by Ben Townsend and supported by Paul Preston, development land manager, a key new appointment for the organisation.

Last year Cube’s turnover was £6.8m. Its development output expanded and it built and sold a variety of schemes including 32 houses at Great Stone Gardens in Stretford, 12 homes at Brook Gardens in Boothstown and 22 properties at Leesbrook View in Oldham. All properties were sold through Plumlife, the sales division of Great Places Housing Group.

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SENIOR accountant at Manchester and Stockport-based Bennett Verby, Adam Rhodes has been promoted to accounts.

Rhodes started life at Bennett Verby back in 2007 in the payroll department. A year later he moved to the accounts team as a trainee and hasn’t looked back since.

“I’m happy to be moving up in the company,” he said. “I’m really pleased to be given the opportunity.”

For the last two years, Rhodes has acted as the company’s Training Manager, overseeing the execution of the firm’s in-house apprenticeship programme. Meanwhile he has also represented Bennett Verby at various networking events as an Accounts Senior, introducing new clients into the firm and building a network in the local area.

His promotion is the first of many in the firm’s pipeline, to accommodate a growing and more diverse client-base.

Bennett Verby founder and chief executive, Bernard Verby, said: “Since qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Adam has demonstrated a level of competence and maturity that is a real asset to the firm. I know that his clients will join me on congratulating him on this well-deserved promotion.”

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MANCHESTER-based app development company Mapway has announced the appointment of three app developers to their expanding team.

Jonathan Benavides joins the business with a strong technology background from his previous work in iOS research and development and programming algorithms.

Sam Hinchcliffe who has recently graduated from the University of York with a first class BA Hons Degree in mathematics, joins Mapway’s Graduate Programme as a junior Android developer.

Ben Brewis also joins Mapway as a graduate from the University of Central Lancashire with a Hons (MChem) degree in chemistry.

Mapway chief executive David James said: “As a growing business we’re delighted to have appointed Jonathan, Sam and Ben. They have joined the mxData group at an exciting time, as plans to expand Mapway’s portfolio of transport apps will mean a number of big projects for the team over the next 12 months.”