People: Partner hire for law firm; Ison Harrison adds to property team; and more

One of the two founding partners of Leeds-based boutique insolvency and litigation law firm Carrick Read Insolvency has joined LCF Law as a partner.

David Barker, an experienced insolvency lawyer and litigator, first qualified as a Barrister in 1993, before joining Hammond Suddards, where he worked in the dispute resolution and debt recovery team. He then moved to Read Hind Stewart, which became part of Cobbetts, before co-founding Carrick Read Insolvency in Leeds 16 years ago.

Managing Partner at LCF Law, Simon Stell, says: “David has more than 20 years’ experience of dealing with a wide range of insolvency and litigation issues.

“He will provide experienced support to our firm’s disputes and commercial litigation teams, which are headed up by Charles Abraham, and his appointment will also enable us to continue developing and growing this area of our business.”

Barker will be based at LCF Law’s Leeds office.

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An experienced commercial property lawyer has joined the Huddersfield office of Ison Harrison.

Rachel Warsop, a partner with the Leeds-headquartered law firm, has joined the Huddersfield office from Castleford, strengthening the team to eight. She has 20 years’ experience of commercial and residential property matters.

Ison Harrison opened the Huddersfield office in January, the newest in Ison Harrison’s existing network of 12 branches across Leeds and West Yorkshire.

James Smith, partner and branch manager at the Huddersfield office, said: “I am delighted that Rachel has joined the team here in Huddersfield, adding an extra dimension to our already very comprehensive service. We launched this new office off the back off a very real local need and the first six months have been hugely successful.”

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Sara Crowther has been promoted to client services director at My Management Accountant (MMA).

She has a wealth of experience of working alongside business owners during her time at the Huddersfield company, which provides management accountancy services to small firms who wish to use the services of their own finance director but who do not have the resources to create such a role within their business.

The promotion comes almost three years after Crowther joined MMA as the compliance accountant, having previously worked at insolvency practitioners Geoffrey Martin & Co.

Martin Bown, managing director, said: “Our ethos has always been to deliver a service that goes above and beyond anything a business owner has experienced before from their accountant, and the promotion of Sara is fundamental to that. It also comes as the business prepares for the next stage in growth and recognises Sara’s huge contribution to our success so far.”

MMA was launched in 2011 to deliver an accounting and advisory service to business owners,with the goal of working alongside them throughout the year rather than simply delivering year-end accounts.

The business moved into the Media Centre in Huddersfield at the start of 2013, with its first part-time employee joining shortly afterwards. The business currently employs eight staff, with plans to recruit more before the year is out.

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Leeds-based creative marketing agency Outside the Box (OTB) is continuing to strengthen its creative team with the appointment of three recruits.

Chris Fenwick joins OTB as a senior creative with more than 20 years experience as a graphic designer, working with blue chip clients including BP, Nationwide and Jeep.  Having started his career working for both large and small agencies in London, he relocated to Bristol where he specialised in digital design and development for clients and agencies nationally and globally.

Fiona Heseltine has been appointed as a graphic designer having previously spent almost three years working in-house for beauty brand High Definition Brows where she was responsible for designing and developing its consumer facing campaign material.

Hannah Leader has also joined OTB’s creative team during her placement gap year from Leeds Beckett University where she is studying for a degree in creative media technology.  During her time with OTB, she will be working on a range of new film and animation projects.

These are the latest in a raft of appointments including Luke Brown joining as a technical director and Charlotte Holgate who joined as a junior account manager.

Mark Davies, founder and director of OTB, said: “Our success is based on our creativity and it’s very important that we keep bringing new talent into the business, both proven senior creatives and young people who can learn from our experienced team as well as inspiring them with fresh ideas and sparking more creative thinking.

“Chris, Fiona and Hannah are a welcome boost to the team as we continue to see huge growth in demand for our services from SMEs and blue chip companies throughout Yorkshire and across the North.”