{"id":2110876,"date":"2026-04-20T14:06:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/westmidlands\/?p=2110876"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:06:30","slug":"people-harper-james-brindley-twist-tafft-james-shropshire-chamber-of-commerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/westmidlands\/news\/2110876-people-harper-james-brindley-twist-tafft-james-shropshire-chamber-of-commerce","title":{"rendered":"People: Harper James; Brindley Twist Tafft &amp; James; Shropshire Chamber of Commerce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Harper James, the commercial law firm built to support SMEs, has appointed Lottie Hugo as a corporate partner.<\/p>\n<p>Hugo brings more than a decade of experience advising management teams, founders and investors on UK and cross-border transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Her expertise spans private M&amp;A, private equity investment, corporate governance and restructurings, with deal experience ranging from \u00a31m to \u00a3500m across sectors including energy, technology, professional services, logistics and retail.<\/p>\n<p>Hugo began her career at Foot Anstey before joining Freeths, where she was promoted to Partner. She played a key role in growing the firm\u2019s South West Corporate team, with her contribution recognised through a nomination for Rainmaker of the Year at the 2025 South West Rainmaker Awards.<\/p>\n<p>She joins a 16-strong corporate team at Harper James advising founders and senior leaders on transactions, investment, restructuring and governance.<\/p>\n<p>Her experience supporting private equity-backed businesses through buy-and-build strategies and international expansion, working closely with C-suite stakeholders and boards, aligns strongly with Harper James\u2019 model of commercially focused, scalable legal support.<\/p>\n<p>Hugo said: \u201cI\u2019m really excited to be joining Harper James. It\u2019s a real privilege to be part of a firm with such a collaborative and forward-thinking culture, and I\u2019m looking forward to bringing my experience to a thriving team that is providing exceptional legal support to its clients. I was drawn to Harper James\u2019 strong reputation for doing things differently, with an innovative model that genuinely works for entrepreneurs and businesses at every stage of growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adam Kudryl, Head of Legal Strategy and Operations and Head of Corporate at Harper James said: \u201cWe\u2019re pleased to be welcoming Lottie to Harper James. From our first conversations, it was clear she would be a strong addition to our corporate team. She brings sound commercial judgement and deep transactional expertise that will add real value to the businesses we support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Warwickshire law firm Brindley Twist Tafft &amp; James has added an experienced solicitor to the family and matrimonial team.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2110878\" style=\"width: 182px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2110878\" class=\" wp-image-2110878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/BTTJ-Catrin-Jarvie-207x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/BTTJ-Catrin-Jarvie-207x300.png 207w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/BTTJ-Catrin-Jarvie-706x1024.png 706w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/BTTJ-Catrin-Jarvie-200x290.png 200w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/BTTJ-Catrin-Jarvie-300x435.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/BTTJ-Catrin-Jarvie-500x725.png 500w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/BTTJ-Catrin-Jarvie-600x870.png 600w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/BTTJ-Catrin-Jarvie.png 756w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2110878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catrin Jarvie<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Catrin Jarvie, who qualified as a solicitor in 2006, will be based in the firm\u2019s Balsall Common office, working alongside Head of Family &amp; Matrimonial Kate Booth and Natasha Aspinall.<\/p>\n<p>She has worked at law firms in the West Midlands and Warwickshire and spent the last year working with a charity in Solihull.<\/p>\n<p>Kate Booth said: \u201cDuring her career, Catrin has dealt with all aspects of divorce and financial, children and cohabitation matters including injunctions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is totally focused on family and matrimonial matters, spending 100% of her time assisting myself and Natasha with family matters\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Catrin said: \u201cBrindley Twist &amp; James is a highly respected law firm for family and matrimonial matters, both across Warwickshire and the wider West Midlands. When I decided to return to a client-facing role, it was a very easy decision to accept a post at a firm that is so well known locally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shropshire Chamber of Commerce has appointed a new events and training manager.<\/p>\n<p>Roger Taylor has spent all his working life in the public sector as a civil servant with the Ministry of Defence; at MOD Donnington, the Equipment Support Provision &amp; Procurement Authority, and RAF Cosford.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThe majority of that time has been in training and development, and I felt the time had come for a change. This new role presents me with the opportunity to still use my skills, knowledge and experience I\u2019ve gained in my career so far and apply it in a different environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2110879\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2110879\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2110879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/Roger-Taylor-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/Roger-Taylor-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/Roger-Taylor-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/Roger-Taylor-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/Roger-Taylor-500x334.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/Roger-Taylor-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/Roger-Taylor.jpeg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2110879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roger Taylor<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Taylor said: \u201cI am looking forward to supporting the diverse community of the Chamber and<br \/>\nhopefully making a difference for the better with them. I feel incredibly\u00a0lucky to have joined such a friendly, welcoming, supportive and experienced team and look forward to expanding my skills and knowledge with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Riedel, the Chamber\u2019s head of member success said: \u201cWe\u2019re absolutely delighted to welcome Roger to the team. He\u2019s going to be a real asset, strengthening our ability to deliver high-quality programmes that genuinely support business growth across the region. Businesses tell us they want practical skills, relevant insights and opportunities to connect. Strengthening our team in this area means we can respond even more effectively to those priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who&#8217;s moving where? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":266702,"featured_media":2110877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"coauthors":[127717],"class_list":["post-2110876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-coventry-and-warwickshire","tag-featured-story","tag-shropshire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>People: Harper James; Brindley Twist Tafft &amp; James; Shropshire Chamber of Commerce | TheBusinessDesk.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Who&#039;s moving where?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/westmidlands\/news\/2110876-people-harper-james-brindley-twist-tafft-james-shropshire-chamber-of-commerce\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"People: Harper James; 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