Appointments: Nabarro; Garbutt + Elliott; Chadwick Lawrence

STEPHEN SCOTT, real estate dispute resolution partner at Nabarro, has been re-appointed as divisional managing partner of the firm’s Sheffield office.

He will manage the day-to-day running and strategy of Nabarro in Sheffield and also continue to lead the firm’s real estate dispute resolution team.

Graham Stedman, senior partner at Nabarro, said: “I would like to congratulate Stephen on his re-appointment. Over the last three years our Sheffield office has gone from strength-to-strength under his leadership. It has established itself as a centre of excellence for legal advice across a range of areas including real estate investment, leasing and asset management, environment and health and safety, litigation, corporate, and clinical negligence and professional disciplinary work. Sheffield now operates seamlessly with our London and Manchester offices in the UK and is also home to many of our business services staff.”

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LEEDS and York-based accountancy firm Garbutt + Elliott has appointed two of its tax specialists to head up the firm’s personal tax and business tax specialisms.

Richard Whitelock and Rob Durrant-Walker have been appointed from within to lead the firm’s tax teams.

Mr Whitelock will become head of private clients’ tax while Mr Durrant-Walker will be head of business tax.  Together they will manage the team of tax specialists across Garbutt + Elliott’s York and Leeds offices.

Current Garbutt + Elliott clients include York Racecourse, Bill Plant Driving School, Thai Leisure Group and concrete block and block paving manufacturer Plasmor.

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LAW firm Chadwick Lawrence has bolstered its dispute resolution team by welcoming Sophie Clague and Kathryn Hunt.

Ms Clague is a newly qualified solicitor and joins Chadwick Lawrence from LCF where she completed her training contract. Ms Hunt is a trainee solicitor and has moved internally to assist with the increased demand in the dispute resolution team.

In February, Chadwick Lawrence centralised its litigation and insolvency teams together in Leeds.

Nick Worsnop, head of dispute resolution, said: “It is an exciting time to join Chadwick Lawrence.  As a firm we are in a record breaking period.  Our dispute resolution team has seen a significant increase in new instructions against the same period last year, as Chadwick Lawrence strengthens its reputation as having one of the leading teams of litigators in West Yorkshire.”