People on the move: Ward Hadaway; Cushman & Wakefield; Henry Boot Construction; Farleys Solicitors; Pierce CA
LAW firm Ward Hadaway has expanded the family team in its Manchester office with the recruitment of solicitor Sally Stanway.
The move forms part of a significant strengthening of the Top 100 UK law firm’s family law services across the North as demand for its expertise continues to rise.
Stanway has more than six years’ specialist experience advising on all aspects of family law.
Accredited by national family lawyers’ organisation Resolution as a specialist family lawyer, she has particular expertise in advising on cases involving cohabitation, complex financial remedies and cases involving family trusts.
Stanway often deals with financial matters either as a result of marital breakdown or breakdown of relationship where there was no marriage.
She is also experienced in advising on matters involving children and family law, including those which involve potential national and international relocation.
Stanway sits on the national committee of YRes, which is Resolution’s network of family law professionals at the start of their careers. She was also chair of YRes Merseyside for three years whilst practising in Liverpool.
She is the third specialist family lawyer to join Ward Hadaway in the past three months, following the recruitment of partner Andrea Dyer and solicitor Nicola Hunter.
Stanway said: “Ward Hadaway has an excellent reputation for the quality and scope of its family law services so it is great to be joining such a well-respected firm.”
Jonathan Flower, partner and head of family law at Ward Hadaway, said: “We are delighted to welcome Sally to the team.
“As well as her experience helping people with a range of different family issues, she is also someone who takes a keen interest in the family legal sector as a whole, as demonstrated by her involvement with YRes on a national level.”
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CUSHMAN & Wakefield has made a number of new appointments and promotions at its Manchester office.
Colette Henshaw has joined as an associate director in the business rates team and will be supporting the firm’s national and North West rating offer as it looks to expand ahead of the 2017 Revaluation.
She previously worked at Lambert Smith Hampton.
Claire Pegg has moved from Bilfinger GVA to join as a consultant on the office’s planning team.
Andrew Teage, associate director, and Head of the Manchester Cushman & Wakefield Planning team said: “I am delighted that Claire has joined us – she is an intelligent and enthusiastic chartered town planner with three years’ experience across a range of sectors including residential, commercial, retail and healthcare.
“Her assistance will be pivotal as we continue to grow our client base list across the North West.”
As part of Cushman & Wakefield’s UK annual intake of over 50 graduates, two new graduates – Hannah Gradwell and Olan Coyle – have also started in the Manchester office.
There have also been three new promotions within the Manchester office.
Simon Marshall – who is part of the investment team and most recently acquired the famous Ritz nightclub in Manchester city centre for APAM – has been promoted to associate director.
Josaphine Ford in the student accommodation advisory team is now a senior consultant.
Victoria Berryman, part of the residential team in Manchester has been made a senior surveyor and has been involved in valuing a number of high profile student portfolios across the UK and is currently involved in a number of PRS and BTR residential developments within the North West.
John Keyes, head of Cushman & Wakefield’s Manchester office, said: “These appointments strengthen a number of our growing teams and is especially good news on the back of these recent promotions. We fully recognise the importance of talent and are committed to attracting and developing the best people.”
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HENRY Boot Construction has appointed Paul Keenan as site manager based at its offices in Manchester.
The appointment follows a record £56m in new deals in the first half of 2016 as the company celebrates its 130th anniversary.
Keenan will be responsible for the delivery of the £9m Lancaster University spine road project, alongside his Master’s degree in construction project management at the University of Salford.
Prior to joining Henry Boot Construction, Keenan was a construction manager for Anthony Dever Construction for nine years.
Keenan said: “I look forward to working with our construction team and being part of a number of exciting projects in the North West.
“Henry Boot Construction has an excellent reputation in the industry for its commitment to sustainability, environmental impact, health and safety, and consistently delivering high quality projects on-time and within budget.”
Paul Day, operations manager at Henry Boot Construction said: “Paul makes an excellent addition to our growing construction team and will help us to ensure that we are able to continue providing a professional and high quality service.”
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LAW firm Farleys Solicitors has bolstered its North West family team with the arrival of solicitor Jonathan Pollard.
Pollardhas 15 years’ experience in family law, including divorce and civil partnership dissolution, advising on financial issues and children matters arising out of relationship breakdown.
He also has extensive experience acting in care proceedings.
He is a member of the Law Society’s Family Law Panel, the Children Law Panel and an active member of Resolution, the organisation committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes that considers the needs of the whole family and in particular the best interests of children.
Pollard said: “I am delighted to be joining Farleys. The firm and its family team have a great reputation and I look forward to working closely with my new colleagues across the North West to continue building this further.”
Antonia Love, partner and head of family law at Farleys added: “Jonathan’s expertise and reputation ensures he is a key addition to the growing team here at Farleys. We are continuing with our strategy of hiring the best talent to boost the skills of our established team, in order to support the firm’s ongoing growth plans. It’s great to have him on board.”
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A FORMER HMRC senior tax inspector is joining Blackburn-based Pierce chartered accountants to support clients facing disputes that could potentially cost them millions of pounds.
Tax dispute consultant Stephen Outhwaite will work with new and existing Pierce clients in the North West as they face a period of heightened tax scrutiny.
HMRC is running a number of campaigns in the region, including a clampdown on VAT fraud and the beneficiaries of tax avoidance schemes linked to property and film production.
Outhwaite, 53, worked in senior roles with HMRC for 25 years, conducting investigations which led to multi-million pound tax settlements and prosecutions.
Since leaving HMRC, he has worked on behalf of a number of private and corporate clients to support them in negotiations with HMRC.
An increasing number of clients are proactively seeking to make HMRC aware of their tax affairs in order to mitigate against the risk of punitive future tax demands.
Pierce is also offering specialist tax advice to other professional services companies in the region, including other accountancy practices, firms of solicitors and financial advisers.
Outhwaite said: “Receiving an unexpected HMRC tax demand can be a daunting experience and the tax dispute service I will be offering on behalf of Pierce aims to provide reassurance and support at what is a very difficult time.
“Through negotiation, it is often possible to reduce the financial burden that clients potentially face. Many people are also now choosing to make sure that their tax affairs are in order in advance of a visit from HMRC.”
Nadeem Hussain, head of tax services at Pierce, said: “Steve is a great addition to the Pierce team and will be a real asset in supporting individuals and businesses facing specialist tax issues.
“Steve’s time with HMRC means that he brings insight and experience that could make a crucial difference in securing a positive outcome.”
