People: Solicitors firm appoints four Partners; Associate Building Surveyor recruited; Five new lawyers at Leeds law firm; and more

Yorkshire-based Bury & Walkers Solicitors have appointed four new partners to their legal team as the firm continues to grow.

David Mayne, Amanda Fletcher, Rebecca Jones and Gareth Archer will be undertaking important roles within the business.

Mayne is taking over the role of Head of Residential Conveyancing across the firm, while Fletcher will continue in her role as Head of Private Client, Wills and Probate.

Jones will be developing commercial services across the firm and Archer has taken over the role of Head of Dispute Resolution.

Michael Burke, Managing Partner of Bury & Walkers, said: “We are very excited by these four new partner appointments. All the new partners have been with us for a number of years and have been trained and developed with the professional ethos that we expect from everyone within the firm.

“We feel lucky to have four such talented people to help our future development.”

In addition, Richard Jones has retired as a member of the business although he will remain as a consultant. Jones has made a major contribution to the work of the firm over many years. ​

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National property consultancy Carter Jonas has appointed Ian Cadman, Associate Building Surveyor, to its Architecture & Building Consultancy based out of its Leeds office.

Cadman joins from NPS Leeds, where he was overseeing a team of ten in the multi-disciplinary practice. Cadman was also responsible for driving business development.

With over 20 years of industry experience, Cadman joins the Carter Jonas team to drive business development with its existing and prospective client base for building surveying services across the North. His appointment follows the recruitment of Partner, Matthew Ellams to grow Carter Jonas’ offering as a Building Consultancy.

Richard Love, Head of Architecture & Building Consultancy at Carter Jonas, said: “Our team based out of the Leeds office is expanding, and this reflects the city and region’s reputation as an ever-growing economic hub.

“As one of the UK’s largest commercial markets, it’s encouraging to see continued growth reflected in our team. Ian is a well-suited addition, and we’re proud to welcome him onto the team with his wealth of experience and knowledge.”

Cadman said: “Major infrastructure investment projects – such as High Speed 2 – will be a catalyst for increasing occupier demand in Leeds for quality commercial real estate, so it’s an exciting time to be growing a building surveying practice in the region.”

Cadman’s experience is underscored by his academic credentials. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying and a HNC in Building Studies. He is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).

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Christian Hunt

Law firm Bevan Brittan – based at Toronto Square in Leeds – has strengthened its national corporate team with the appointment of a new Partner, Christian Hunt.

Hunt advises medium and large businesses on mergers and acquisitions, re-financing, joint ventures, corporate governance, re-organisations – as well as providing general business advice. He also has extensive experience of supporting entrepreneurs, owner managed businesses and private companies.

He was previously a partner at Langleys, based in York. Hunt said: “I am pleased to be joining a strong and ambitious corporate team at Bevan Brittan. It has a reputation for undertaking high quality, complex work and has great strength in depth across many markets. I greatly look forward to working with clients and colleagues here.

“Having worked in Yorkshire for a number of years, I have strong local knowledge of the region. I am committed to being a trusted advisor to clients – knowing their objectives, working with them and being part of their team – with the aim of getting the best possible deal in sometimes difficult market conditions.”

Chris Harper, Head of Corporate, Finance and Funding at Bevan Brittan, said: “I would like to offer Christian a warm welcome to Bevan Brittan. He is joining an experienced team that represents a broad range of organisations, from owner-managed businesses to multi-national corporations, and from housing associations to local authorities and the NHS.

“Our corporate team offers expert corporate advice across the whole of the UK, including advice on investment, finance and private equity; joint ventures and partnerships; corporate governance, restructuring and re-organisations; mergers and acquisitions; and business recovery, continuity and insolvency.”

Other recent appointments at Bevan Brittan’s Leeds office include: Kara Davies, a solicitor in the firm’s property and housing management team; Emma Harrison, a solicitor in the commercial and infrastructure department; Adrian Webb, a solicitor in the litigation team and Lauren Howe, a solicitor in the healthcare law team.

Michael Boyd, Partner and Head of Leeds office, said: “The appointment of Christian, Kara, Emma, Adrian and Lauren demonstrates how the firm is continuing to go from strength to strength, continually increasing the number of clients we are advising and building strength in depth in the quality and number lawyers in our Leeds office.”

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CYBG, the listed owners of Leeds-headquartered Yorkshire Bank, has confirmed that Tim Wade will be appointed as a member of the Board’s Governance and Nomination Committee with effect from 20 September 2019.

Wade joined the CYBG group in September 2016. He is Chairman of the Board’s Audit Committee and also a member of the Board’s Risk Committee.

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York-based Internal communications consultancy scarlettabbott continues to grow with the appointment of Lead Behavioural Scientist Lindsay Kohler.

Kohler, who previously supported employee engagement for some of Silicon Valley’s largest tech companies and held senior roles at Segal Benz and Nordstom, will bring her strategic insight to the agency’s portfolio of global clients.

Kohler’s expertise, which lie in the application of behavioural economics to improve employee engagement, aligns with scarlettabbott’s mission to underpin internal communications with robust scientific understanding and measurable impact.

This academic shift is fundamentally important explained Kohler, who added: “The role of internal communications is vital for driving organisational change but for too long in many businesses, the IC function has struggled to get beyond the perception of a post room.

“Deep scientific understanding of what motivates people to act combined with internal communications best practices is the key to unlocking real and sustainable change that transforms employee engagement and, in turn, the bottom line.

“scarlettabbott is absolutely championing the significance of behavioural science and, with that understanding, we can help our clients discover the most effective narratives and channels to engage their people.”

Kohler, a regular thought leadership contributor, authoring insightful industry whitepapers and reports, is a welcome addition to the team of expert practitioners, said Director and Co-Founder Rachel Thornton.

Thornton said: “Increasingly, our clients are looking for new and innovative change solutions that can also demonstrate intrinsic value to their leadership teams. We know that behavioural economics are a key driver of impactful communication in the evolving world of work.

“We are extremely excited to have Lindsay on board. Her wealth of expertise is an incredible asset to the team and will prove a major strategic advantage to our clients.”

Still fresh into her role, Kohler has already impressed senior internal communications and HR professionals with her insights at September’s Driving Change Conference in London, where she revealed the ‘lessons from behavioural science every IC professional should know.’