Manchester Messenger July 2016

July 2016 

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North West Law 

Birmingham Bombings Inquests 

Jonathan Wall of Burton Copeland outlines the background 

to the Birmingham Bombings and the reasoning behind the 

re-opening of the inquests... 

In the early evening of 

21st November 1974, two 

devices exploded, within 

a few minutes of each 

other at the Tavern in the 

Town and Mulberry Bush 

public houses. Fourteen 

men and seven women 

were killed and approximately 

200 injured in 

what was, at that time, the 

worst terrorist attack in 

England. 

The original inquest was 

opened a few days after the 

attacks but was adjourned 

due to the ongoing criminal 

investigations in what is still 

to this day probably the 

biggest murder investigation 

ever conducted by 

West Midlands Police. 

Six men, later dubbed the 

"Birmingham six", Paddy 

Hill, Gerry Hunter, Johnny 

Walker, Hugh Callaghan, 

Richard McIlkenny and Billy 

Power were later charged 

and convicted of 21 offences 

of murder on 15th 

August 1985 and sentenced 

to life imprisonment. From 

their prison cells they embarked 

on a relentless campaign 

for justice which took 

them to the Court of Appeal 

three times and 16 years before 

eventually achieving 

success and release from 

prison. 

It’s not often that I refer to 

myself as young nowadays, 

but I am too young to recall 

where I was when the Birmingham 

bombs took place. 

However I do have vivid 

memories of seeing the images 

of the Birmingham six 

outside the Old Bailey when 

their second appeal hearing 

was concluded on the 14th 

March 1991 and resulted in 

their convictions being 

quashed. I had recently 

started work with defence 

lawyers Burton Copeland 

and clearly remember that 

the case was the talk of the 

legal profession for months 

and was being described as 

the biggest injustice of the 

twentieth century. I remember 

the feeling of disbelief 

that that sort of this could 

happen in Britain and it is a 

story has stuck with me 

throughout my career. 

Despite the quashing of the 

convictions the inquests have 

never reopened and the families 

of the deceased have also 

campaigned for justice for years... 

Despite the quashing of the 

convictions the inquests 

have never reopened and 

the families of the deceased 

have also campaigned for 

justice for years. They met 

with the Home Secretary 

Theresa May in March 2015 

and lodged an application 

to resume the inquest with 

the Attorney General which 

culminated in preliminary 

hearings before Senior 

Coroner for Birmingham, 

Louise Hunt earlier this year 

when submissions were 

heard from lawyers of Properly 

Interested Persons. 

Despite objections from 

those representing West 

Midlands Police that that 

she had no power, on 1st 

June 2016 the Coroner 

ruled that the inquests 

should resume. She determined 

that although it was 

not mandatory, she did 

have such power and the 

question she had to consider 

was whether there 

was “sufficient reason to resume?” 

Her conclusion was 

that there was and it is anticipated 

that a resumed inquest 

is likely to start next 

year. 

It is likely that the determination 

in this inquest will be 

that the deceased were undoubtedly 

unlawfully killed. 

But, in addition to the main 

function of an inquest in establishing 

who, where and 

how the deceased came by 

his or her death, the coroner 

also has a duty to issue a 

prevent future deaths (PFD) 

report where there is a concern 

that there may be a risk 

that other deaths would 

occur. The Human Rights 

Act of 1998 also impacts on 

the scope of an inquest, as 

although the inquest is not 

required to investigate 

other non-causative matters, 

the scope of the investigation 

must cover 

non-causative system failures 

to enable the coroner 

to make the PFD report. 

In deciding that an inquest 

would be resumed it is clear 

that this was in her mind as 

it is understood that two 

district matters were outlined 

in her judgement. 

Firstly the fact that there 

was evidence that required 

further investigation that 

the state did have advance 

warnings of the attacks and 

may not have taken all reasonable 

steps in response, 

and, secondly that there 

was a need to investigate 

whether any of the victims 

might have been saved by 

quicker treatment. 

It is also interesting that the 

judgement by the Coroner 

came only days after M15 

increased the threat level of 

an attack on the UK mainland 

from moderate to substantial, 

meaning that an 

attack relating to Northern 

Ireland terrorism is a strong 

possibility. 

In terms of the volume material 

which has been accumulated 

from the various 

organisations involved over 

the past forty years, coupled 

with problems with disclosure, 

issues of national security, 

disputed forensic 

findings, missing exhibits, 

alleged evidence of corruption 

and perjury against 

WMP officers and the fact 

that many witnesses are no 

longer with us, it is obvious 

that the Birmingham Inquests 

are likely to be considerably 

complex in nature 

and will go on for some 

time. 

Jonathan Wall 

But, we must remember 

that they will be the first 

time since 1974 that the 

families will be entitled to 

participate in questioning 

witnesses as to the circumstances 

surrounding the 

deaths of their loved ones 

and whether they might 

have been prevented. It is 

clearly the beginning of the 

end for them and I will be 

watching with keen interest. 

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News from the President 

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In this edition... 

NEWS 

Hall Brown Family Law strengthens team 

with three expert appointments 

Mark Farrell appointed as Managing 

Director at Hilary Meredith Solicitors 

Maurice Watkins treble success 

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Editorial Committee 

Raana Afsarpour, JMW Solicitors LLP 

Such Amin, Aequitas Legal 

David Anderson, St Johns Buildings 

Julia Baskerville, Baskerville Publications Ltd 

Fran Eccles-Bech, Manchester Law Society 

Danielle Best, Weightmans LLP 

Adam Entwistle, JMW Solicitors LLP 

Mark Fitzgibbon, Hill Dickinson 

Jemma Goldstone, JMW Solicitors LLP 

Michael Hardacre, Slater & Gordon 

Helen Kanczes, Clyde & Co 

Steve Kuncewicz, Bermans LLP 

Adrian Kwintner, Mills & Reeve 

Jeff Lewis, Brabners LLP 

Louise Straw, Burton Copeland 

Matthew Taylor, Eversheds LLP 

Pannone Corporate advises Stockportbased 

Abney Garsden on Simpson Millar 

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News from Bridge Street 

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Manchester Law Society’s 

Professionals’ Dinner Club 

Monday 18 July 2016 

Throughout the month of May, the jewel of Spinningfields, Neighbourhood briefly 

closed its doors to undertake a major £1m refurbishment and we are delighted that 

this will be the next venue of our Manchester Professionals Dinner Club. 

The new look all-day eatery and bar has interiors designed by Edwin Pickett, the aficionado 

behind famed local restaurants ‘Australasia’ and ‘Tattu’, and of course, Neighbourhood’s 

original design. 

Neighbourhood melds a brasserie atmosphere with European and new American 

cuisine, offering accessible, refined all-day dining for local residents, shoppers, businesses 

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Under the careful stewardship of their Operations Director, Ciaran Hogg, formally 

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status, ensuring it has something for everybody. 

TIME: 6.00pm for 6.30pm 

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bottle of Wine) 

This is an informal inter professional social networking event and we hope that this 

will be an opportunity for: 

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• Provide a social platform to build professional networks 

• Get to know other business practitioners facing the same issues in practice 

and discuss matters relevant to your business with likeminded people 

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What people are saying about the Professionals Dinner Club; 

“The Dinner Clubs are always a great opportunity for networking with other legal professionals 

and perhaps more importantly, across the business spectrum, with the added 

bonus of trying out some of Manchester’s finest restaurants into the bargain” 

Michael Hardacre, Slater and Gordon Lawyers 

“It has always been a pleasure to attend the Professionals’ Dinner Club spanning a number 

of years for me. It is always great to meet new people on your table. The enjoyment 

comes from the atmosphere, the people, the food - well everything! It is such a delight 

that we come back time after time. The feedback from all our guests is always positive. 

Everyone has expressed that they had so much fun and that the food and venues have 

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If you would like to attend please contact Hollie Hurst 

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Forthcoming Events 

Internet and Social Media Law Conference 

Wednesday 21st September 2016 

Hilton Hotel, Deansgate, Manchester M3 4LQ 

CPD: 5 hours 

Social media and the internet provide fantastic opportunities in communicating 

with clients and potential clients, as well as friends and family. But what happens 

when you, or your employees, share too much? What are the legal implications? 

What data needs to be protected and how do you keep it safe? 

09:00 Registration, refreshments and networking 

09:30 Welcome and introduction 

Steve Kuncewicz, Head of IP & Media, Bermans and Council Member of Manchester 

Law Society & Law Society of England & Wales 

09:40 Employment and social media 

Paul Chamberlain, Head of Employment, Brabners 

10:10 Advertising, marketing and social media 

Steve Kuncewicz, Head of IP & Media, Bermans and Council Member of Manchester 

Law Society & Law Society of England & Wales 

10:40 Refreshments and networking 

11:10 Panel session: Criminal Law and social media 

Nick Cassidy, Donald Race Newton 

Amanda Coleman, Greater Manchester Police 

TBC, Crown Prosecution Service 

Tim Storrie, Lincoln House Chambers 

11:40 "Right To Be Forgotten" Update 

Christina Michalos , 5RB 

12:10 Networking lunch 

13:10 Defamation, Data Protection and alternative causes of action 

Richard Munden, 5RB 

13:40 Key case update: Morrisons 

Nick McAleenan, JMW Solicitors LLP 

14:10 Refreshments and networking 

14:40 Data Protection and Cyber Security – New Kids On The Block? 

TBC, ICO 

15:10 Panel session: Managing Reputation in the Digital Age 

Richard Munden, 5RB 

TBC, ICO 

Nick McAleenan, JMW Solicitors LLP 

Jason Searle, St Johns Buildings 

Dan Nolan, The E Word 

Anna Wilson, Tangerine PR 

16:10 Chair’s closing remarks 

16:30 Close of conference 

Cost to attend: 

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What’s all the noise about Noise Induced Hearing Loss? 

Tuesday 14th June 2016 

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This is a fully comprehensive conference on NIHL covering; 

· The changing market and how to run cases successfully 

· The perils and pitfalls of dealing with NIHL and how to avoid them 

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Conference Programme 

09:00am 

Registration; 

09:30am 

Chairman`s Welcome 

09:45am 

NIHL: Turning up the volume: The changing market and how to success 

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Karen Jackson, CEO, Roberts Jackson 

10:30am 

Coffee Break 

10.50am 

The perils and pitfalls in running a NIHL book – how to avoid them 

Zoe Holland, Founder & Managing Director, Zebra LC 

11.30am 

Panel debate: The current market and the Future of NIHL; 

Karen Jackson, Roberts Jackson, 

Zoe Holland, Zebra LC, 

Professor Mark Lutman, 

Dominic Weir Slater & Gordon 

12:45pm 

Lunch; 

1.45pm 

Quantification of Noise Induced Hearing Loss 

Professor Mark Lutman 

2.30pm 

Panel debate: Legal issues in NIHL including causation, limitation and 

breach of duty . 

Professor Mark Lutman 

Dominic Weir, Slater & Gordon 

David Wynn, Clyde & Co 

Judge Allan Gore QC 

3.30pm 

Chairman’s summing up and closing remarks 

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Price includes light refreshments, lunch and course materials. 

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President’s Column 

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From the President 

I have spoken this month 

with Mark Fitzgibbon, 

Head of Commercial and 

IP at Hill Dickinson, in 

Manchester. As a preface 

to my conversation, I 

should say that I was most 

interested to find out 

what practitioners in noncontentious 

practice 

areas are getting on, especially 

in the corporate 

and commercial arenas. 

Mark’s been a partner at Hill 

Dickinson for 6 years, specialising 

in non-contentious 

commercial and public procurement 

work with a focus 

on working with clients in 

the public sector, including 

healthcare, local government 

and education 

providers. He heads up a 

team of 8 fee earners and 

has been in post as head of 

the team for 2 years. A large 

part of the focus of their 

winning new work involves 

having to tender directly or 

to be on frameworks of 

legal services providers for 

commercial work for large 

public sector bodies such as 

NHS England, Health Education 

England, Local Authorities 

(via the North West 

Legal Consortium), health 

commissioners and 

providers (including large 

acute, mental health and 

community NHS Trusts). It 

is, not unsurprisingly, an extremely 

competitive sector, 

especially since the downturn. 

As public sector resources 

have been 

squeezed, so has the pressure 

on legal spend. The 

North West Legal Consortium, 

for example is a 

grouping of public authorities 

collaborating in the 

procurement and provision 

of their legal services to the 

respective authorities. Of 

course the commercial rationale 

for an organisation 

like NWLC is to maximise efficiency, 

increase the effectiveness 

of their external 

legal support and avoid 

multiple procurements having 

to be undertaken - you 

can’t argue with that in 

principle. Mark’s firm are 

partners on the NWLC 

framework which is, in effect, 

a legal provider panel; 

that then gives the firm the 

opportunity to compete for 

mini tenders for pieces of 

work as and when they 

come up for all participating 

members. The effect in 

practice is constantly having 

to think on your feet 

and be as lean and responsive 

as possible, particularly 

when complex opportunities 

often arise at very short 

notice. 

Inevitably, if the piece of 

work seeks a fixed or 

capped fee it means that 

Mark, with his broad experience 

of competitive tendering, 

is required to be able to 

price individual pieces or a 

book of work but it does 

mean that he needs to be 

acutely aware of how to resource 

individual pieces of 

work, often requiring specialist 

input, in order for it to 

stack up financially. 

The theme, as ever, is that it 

is tough out there and very 

competitive, such as it always 

has been, but in order 

to be able to compete (and 

remain profitable at the 

same time), firms servicing 

public sector clients in particular, 

have had to rethink 

their provision and pricing 

models quite dramatically – 

relying, where feasible, on 

paralegal provision. 

This speaks of course, to another 

underlying theme, 

across the profession, that 

is, in blunt terms, that of 

deskilling. I don’t wish to 

undermine the qualities of 

paralegals in any way. They 

play a vital role in most 

legal services businesses 

now and contribute enormously 

to these organisations. 

What I do have some difficulty 

with is that the proliferation 

of undergraduate 

courses in the last 10-15 

years in further education 

institutions has led to a glut 

of law graduates. On top of 

that are the dozens of different 

post graduate legal 

services providers, who the 

undergraduates feed into, 

resulting in increasing debt 

at a time when the chance 

of qualifying as a solicitor at 

the end of it has become 

ever more remote. 

The first cohort of graduates 

under the increased 

£9,000 a year tuition fees 

have come through the system 

and with them now 

taking on CPE and LPC debt 

to then try and qualify as a 

solicitor in a market place, 

more competitive than it 

has ever been, is a very difficult 

proposition. 

I have heard it said that one 

of the reasons there are so 

many law graduates these 

days is that in very simple 

terms putting on a law degree 

course is considered to 

Michael Hardacre 

be a cheap option by universities 

which I think is a 

sad indictment of our further 

education system. Supply 

and demand hasn’t 

worked. There are too many 

young graduates coming 

out of the universities and 

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Pannone Corporate appoints Tim 

Hamilton as Corporate Partner 

Law firm Pannone Corporate 

has appointed one of 

the region’s most experienced 

private equity and 

M&A lawyers as a partner 

to its corporate team. 

Tim Hamilton has joined 

Pannone Corporate from 

gunnercooke where he was 

also a partner. His previous 

roles include five years as 

Managing Partner at Andersen 

Legal before spending 

12 years at Addleshaw Goddard 

where he was a corporate 

partner and then head 

of Clients and Markets. 

Tim has a wealth of private 

equity and M&A experience 

having spent more than 25 

years in the Manchester 

market advising private equity 

houses and some of the 

region’s top public and private 

companies on major 

transactions. 

Tim said: “After many years 

in the industry, I know that 

I’m at my best working with 

and alongside entrepreneurs. 

Pannone Corporate is 

an entrepreneurial law firm 

with a clear vision and an 

obvious choice for dynamic 

and fast-growing clients 

with ambitious aspirations. I 

am looking forward to helping 

these clients achieve 

their goals through securing 

external investment and 

mergers and acquisitions.” 

Pannone Corporate Managing 

Partner Paul Jonson 

said: “Tim is highly respected 

in the dealmaking 

community and enjoys excellent 

relationships with 

the region’s private equity 

houses. We will benefit 

greatly from his relationships, 

knowledge and expertise.” 

Promotions follow strong year for Hill Dickinson’s 

Employment and Pensions team 

International law firm Hill 

Dickinson has bolstered 

its Employment and Pensions 

team after reporting 

a strong year-end across 

the group. 

Paula Warnock and Michael 

Wright have both been promoted 

to Partner. Paula has 

been with the firm for over 3 

years and specialises in Pensions. 

Paula’s technical ability 

has assisted clients with 

historical drafting problems 

and preparing complex rule 

amendments. In addition, 

Paula has recently been instructed 

by a number of 

schemes to implement closure 

and winding up projects. 

Michael Wright has also 

been with the firm for three 

years, and is a national expert 

in issues concerning 

the training of medical professionals. 

He recently successfully 

represented a 

client in a significant case 

concerning the application 

of whistleblowing protection 

to all junior doctors in 

training. 

The Pensions team, led by 

Barry Gibb in Manchester, 

now stands five strong and 

services a raft of clients 

across the North West and 

nationally. The team has 

grown rapidly overly the 

last 3 years and aims to 

achieve a turnover of £2m 

by 2018. 

Barry Gibb, head of Pensions 

at Hill Dickinson said: 

“Hill Dickinson is committed 

to investing in quality talent 

to support its growth and 

Paula is a prime example of 

this. The team has grown 

significantly over the past 

couple of years and Paula 

has played an integral role. 

I’m delighted to announce 

her promotion.” 

Andrew Gibson heads up 

the Manchester arm of the 

12- strong specialist NHS 

Employment team. 

Andrew said: “Michael’s promotion 

to partner in the 

NHS Employment team is 

testament to the continued 

importance the firm places 

on its expertise in this area, 

and Michael’s extraordinary 

success. The team can be 

confident of continued 

growth and exceptional 

client quality led by 

Michael’s example.” 

Paula Warnock 

Michael Wright 

Hall Brown Family Law strengthens team 

with three expert appointments 

Hall Brown Family Law has 

boosted its growing team 

with the appointments of 

a Senior Associate, Associate 

and Solicitor only six 

weeks after opening its 

doors in King Street, Manchester. 

Eleanor Aguirre joins as Senior 

Associate, with Laura 

Guillon as Associate, and 

Alice Couriel, Solicitor. All 

three were part of the family 

team assembled by Hall 

Brown founders, Sam Hall 

and James Brown, when at 

JMW Solicitors and instrumental 

in raising the family 

department from a Tier 4 to 

the top Tier 1 ranking. 

With more than five years’ 

experience in all areas of 

family law, Eleanor Aguirre, 

who is also fluent in Japanese, 

has particular expertise 

in complex contact disputes, 

international relocation, 

drug and alcohol 

concerns, and allegations of 

harm toward children. 

Eleanor adds: “Like Sam and 

James, I believe it’s more important 

to invest time with 

clients, and offer empathy 

and a quality service, rather 

than have a high volume of 

cases. It’s exciting to be invited 

to join a firm with such 

respected individuals, a 

strong shared ethos and be 

involved in its development.” 

Joining as an Associate, 

Laura Guillon, is experienced 

in working with high 

profile individuals, cases involving 

complex trust assets, 

property abroad and 

pre-marriage issues. Half- 

French, bilingual Laura says: 

“Having previously worked 

with Sam and James for two 

years, I am delighted to be 

reunited and join Hall 

Brown Family Law. I am a 

huge fan of straight-talking 

and cutting through corporate 

legal jargon, and 

strongly believe clients appreciate 

honest answers 

from professional and empathetic 

advisors – that’s 

why they recommend 

lawyers they trust.” 

Solicitor, Alice Couriel, 

trained under Sam and 

James at JMW and has been 

Back, L to R: Ele Aguirre, Laura Guillon and Alice Couriel. 

Front: Sam Hall and James Brown. 

involved in a range of family 

law disputes, including 

complex high value financial 

settlements and private 

children law proceedings. 

The 25-year-old said: “It is 

particularly exciting to be 

involved with a new firm so 

early on in its evolution. 

And to know, trust and admire 

your colleagues creates 

such a positive, 

mutually respectful and optimistic 

atmosphere. The future 

looks bright.” 

Hall Brown co-founders, 

Sam Hall and James Brown, 

added: “We are delighted to 

get the old team back together. 

Ele, Laura and Alice 

are excellent lawyers and 

are committed to delivering 

the service that our clients 

deserve and expect. We 

could not have asked for a 

better start for the firm. As 

well as the clients who followed 

us, we have had a 

record number of new 

clients in the first few weeks 

of trading and, as a result, 

require several other members 

of staff which is very 

exciting.” 

President’s Column 

continued... 

not enough jobs as solicitors for them at the end of the process. I reiterate that paralegals 

have an important role to play, but there is no question that many school leavers commence 

law undergraduate courses blissfully unaware that the chance of them qualifying 

as a solicitor several years down the line is increasingly remote. 

I’ll come back to this in later columns as the recent consultation on the introduction of a 

Solicitors Qualifying Examination closed in April 2016 following much debate and discussion. 

I will be discussing that in more detail with Julie Brannan, the SRA’s director of Education 

and Training and will report back, so watch this space. 


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Regulatory Affairs Committee Update 

On 8 and 9 June, I had the 

great pleasure of chairing 

the Liverpool and Manchester 

Law Societies’ annual 

regulatory 

conferences. We had excellent 

speakers on a wide 

variety of subjects so, for 

those of you who were unable 

to attend, I will use 

this opportunity to update 

you on some of the 

key messages from the 

conferences. 

SRA 

The SRA’s focus was on the 

new consultation “Looking 

to the Future”, released only 

a week prior to the conferences 

so it was very new to 

everyone. This is probably 

the most significant consultation 

issued by the SRA 

since the proposed introduction 

of OFR in 2010. You 

will have heard of the SRA’s 

plans to reduce the size of 

the Handbook and we now 

have the detailed proposals 

as to how the SRA plans to 

do this. The intention is to 

reduce the number of Principles 

from 10 down to 6 

and to then have 2 Codes of 

Conduct, one for individual 

solicitors and the other for 

firms. The Codes have been 

reduced in size and content 

too with the solicitor code 

stretching to only 7 pages 

and the firm code being 6 

pages long. The intention is 

to provide guidance and 

toolkits in the form of case 

studies/decision trees etc to 

help firms and individuals 

understand what is expected 

of them. Those delegates 

in Manchester had an 

opportunity to look at some 

of the case studies the SRA 

has annexed to the consultation 

and I think it is fair to 

say that they were unimpressed 

with them as tools 

that would assist. Take a 

look for yourself and let me 

know what you think! The 

other part of the consultation 

relates to access to justice 

and the proposal to 

allow solicitors to deliver 

services to the public as solicitors 

in unregulated businesses. 

This is just as 

important a proposal and 

requires a great deal of consideration 

so I urge you all 

to read the consultation, 

watch the SRA’s webinars, 

engage in the debate and 

feed back either direct to 

the SRA, or through your 

local law society contacts. 

The consultation is open 

until 21 September. 

Accounts Rules 

Continuing with the theme 

of consultations, Manchester 

delegates also heard 

from Andrew Baker of RSM 

accountants on the different 

approach now being 

adopted by reporting accountants 

following revisions 

made in November 

2015 with the focus now 

being on the risks to client 

money and providing qualified 

reports only were there 

have been material 

breaches and/or significant 

weaknesses in the firm’s systems 

and controls. He also 

discussed the proposed 

changes to the Accounts 

Rules (the consultation on 

this is running in parallel to 

the consultation on the revisions 

to the handbook I 

mentioned above) involving, 

again, a slimmed down 

version with a redefining of 

client money. Again, have a 

read of the consultation and 

feedback your views. 

Legal Ombudsman 

Kathryn Stone, chief Legal 

Ombudsman, was very well 

received and spoke about 

the importance of signposting 

clients to the LeO in the 

final decision letter. She expressed 

“disappointment 

and dismay” at the number 

of firms who fail to signpost 

and even where the firm 

does signpost, many provide 

the wrong details! 

Check your complaints policy 

and procedures to ensure 

you don’t end up 

having to pay a case fee for 

something that can so easily 

be rectified. She also confirmed 

that the LeO will be 

looking in more detail at the 

issue of third party complaints 

and the case fee debate 

so watch this space for 

further developments. 

The Information Commissioner 

also spoke at the Liverpool 

conference about 

the GDPRs and the importance 

of reviewing your 

data protection procedures 

now so that you are geared 

up for the changes ahead. 

Fraud 

Mickaela Fox of Weightmans 

gave a detailed review 

of fraud issues affecting law 

firms including mortgage 

fraud and money laundering, 

personal injury/EL and 

PL claims and cyber crime 

and provided a number of 

very useful tips for avoiding 

falling victim to such scams. 

Reviews of your policies and 

procedures, the need for 

training of your staff and 

audit/testing were recommended 

as essential steps 

all firms need to be taking. 

Sara Hutton of RBS Bank 

also provided a useful insight 

into cyber attacks 

from the bank’s perspective 

at the Manchester conference. 

AML 

Continuing the fraud 

theme, Jonathan Fisher QC 

gave a thoroughly engaging 

and interesting update 

on recent AML case law at 

the Liverpool conference 

whilst Bill Jones, CEO of 

Riliance Training Ltd, focussed 

in Manchester on 

the specific obligation of 

LLPs and Limited Companies 

to now keep a PSC Register, 

emphasising that it is a 

criminal offence not to do 

so. 

PII Insurance and Risk 

Colin Taylor of Willis entertained 

the Liverpool delegates 

with stories of how to 

manage client expectations 

and the importance of risk 

management from an insurer’s 

perspective whilst 

Richard Gledhill of MFL in 

Manchester reminded 

everyone of the impact of 

the new Insurance Act. 

My thanks go to all the 

speakers for giving up their 

time and for helping create 

such a stimulating and 

thought provoking day. I 

promised an information 

packed day and we certainly 

got it! My thanks also 

to all delegates for your 

contributions and feedback. 

If you didn’t come, you 

missed a treat – next year 

perhaps?! 

In the meantime, check out 

the consultations! 

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Davis Blank Furniss announces new partner, 

promotions & NQ appointment 

Davis Blank Furniss - the 

Manchester & Glossop 

based law firm – has promoted 

Anita Shepherd to 

partner in its Family team. 

Anita joined the firm in 

2012 and works out of the 

Manchester and Glossop offices. 

She handles all aspects 

of family law and is 

also a Resolution Advanced 

Accredited Specialist with a 

focus on domestic abuse 

and advanced financial provision. 

Before qualifying, 

Anita studied Applied Social 

Studies at Sheffield Hallam 

University and she then 

completed her Legal Practice 

Course at Manchester 

Metropolitan University. 

Kate Oldfield – managing 

partner – said: “Since arriving 

at Davis Blank Furniss, 

Anita has made a huge impact; 

her drive, enthusiasm, 

rapport and knowledge of 

the law have all helped to 

grow the team so her promotion 

is much deserved 

and is a clear reflection of 

her talent.” 

Anita added: “The last four 

years have been a period of 

growth for me as Kate and 

the partnership have allowed 

me to grow my work 

in my own way. That level of 

autonomy has really inspired 

me. Becoming a partner 

is - of course - a milestone 

in my career, but my 

focus is now on adding 

more value to the business 

and our clients.” 

The firm has also promoted 

Jennifer Smith to associate 

in the Property team and 

Kirsty Morbey to associate 

in the Family team. Whilst 

Edward Moss has been appointed 

as a clinical negligence 

and professional 

negligence solicitor following 

the successful completion 

of his training contract. 

Clyde & Co enhances infrastructure offering 

with new partner hire in Manchester 

Global law firm Clyde & Co 

has announced the arrival 

of Steve Cannon as a Partner 

in its Global Projects 

and Construction Group. 

Steve's arrival further expands 

the firm's growing infrastructure 

offering. He 

joins the Manchester office 

bringing a wealth of expertise 

and experience in construction 

and engineering 

dispute resolution. He joins 

the firm from Eversheds. 

Cannon is a recognised 

leader in construction and 

engineering disputes with 

over 15 years' experience. 

He has expertise and experience 

in national and international 

markets including 

Manchester and the North 

West, the Middle East and 

Singapore. Steve specialises 

in complex international arbitration 

and cross border 

dispute resolution. 

John Morris, Global Head 

the Projects and Construction 

Group said: "Steve is a 

valuable addition to our 

growing infrastructure offering 

and will significantly 

enhance our construction 

and engineering capabilities 

in the UK. With many of 

our contractor, developer 

and international investor 

clients increasingly looking 

at projects in the North 

West, Steve's appointment 

will further enhance our offering 

in the region. 

Steve Cannon said: "I am delighted 

to be joining Clyde 

& Co and its market leading 

global construction practice. 

Locally, the North West 

continues to see significant 

construction opportunities 

and with ongoing infrastructure 

investment interest 

and the government's 

devolution agenda, Manchester 

will continue to be 

an exciting place to practice." 

The firm's infrastructure 

group has seen significant 

growth in the past 12 

months in the UK and globally. 

In June 2015, Clyde & 

Co's infrastructure practice 

was joined by market leaders 

Liam Buckley and Stelios 

Coutsavlis who strengthened 

the firm's real estate, 

projects and energy sector 

offerings and developed a 

new commercial real estate 

practice in Manchester. 

Edward Moss, Anita Shepherd, Kirsty Morbey & Jennifer Smith. 

Mark Farrell appointed as Managing Director 

at Hilary Meredith Solicitors 

Wilmslow-based Hilary 

Meredith Solicitors Ltd 

has appointed Mark Farrell 

as Managing Director. 

Mark, who joined the firm 

last year as Operations Director, 

has extensive experience 

in the legal, claims 

management and financial 

services sectors. Previous 

roles include CEO at Beresfords 

Solicitors and Managing 

Director at Capita. He 

also has extensive experience 

in the insurance sector, 

having worked at Aon and 

Royal & Sun Alliance. 

Said Hilary Meredith:“Since 

joining as Operations Director 

at the beginning of 

2015, Mark has been instrumental 

in increasing the 

strategic focus of the business. 

As a member of our 

main board he has an important 

role to play in the 

ongoing development of 

the firm. We are delighted to 

appoint him as Managing 

Director.” 

Mark Farrell 

Said Mark Farrell:“In a fast changing legal services market, 

we are continuing to build the business by delivering an 

outstanding service to our clients.” 

Leading Manchester Business Dispute Resolution 

Team expands with new recruit 

Dispute resolution lawyer, 

Leighton Baldwin, is the 

latest recruit as Slater and 

Gordon expand its business 

services practice in 

Manchester. 

Leighton specialises in dispute 

resolution and covers 

many areas including landlord 

and tenant, rent and 

service charge disputes and 

property litigation. 

He said: “I am thrilled to be 

joining Slater and Gordon’s 

business services team. I 

aim to satisfy my clients’ 

personal and commercial 

aims whilst resolving their 

business disputes.” 

Leighton has further experience 

in breach of 

covenants, forfeiture and 

Commercial property law 

specialist, HRC Law, has 

advised Afrapoco Limited 

trading as Jazooli on its 

recent acquisition of 

larger warehouse premises 

to support their continued 

business growth. 

The e-commerce retailer, 

based in South Manchester 

and specialising in electronic 

gadgets, has seen 

substantial growth since inception 

in 2008. In 2012, the 

business relocated to a 

2,500 square foot warehouse 

which the operation 

has now outgrown and this 

recent acquisition sees the 

business take another leap 

forward in terms of size, taking 

on 36,000 square feet of 

space. 

Jazooli operates nationally 

termination and lease renewals. 

He said: “Even the best-run 

businesses can have disputes. 

I take great pride and 

enjoyment in helping to resolve 

disputes by devising 

the best possible strategy 

and giving clear and practical 

advice.” 

Craig McAdam, who heads 

up the dispute resolution 

team for Slater and Gordon, 

said: “Over the last year we 

have seen an increased demand 

for our business services 

and I’m delighted that 

the dispute resolution team 

is expanding. 

“However you decide to resolve 

your business dispute, 

be it through negotiation, 

and internationally and 

their extensive new warehouse 

will help them to 

continue to supply the evergrowing 

demand for their 

products. 

Sam Wilson, Director, of Jazooli 

said: “Our fast-growth 

means we’ve had to quickly 

develop our infrastructure 

to support this. The team at 

HRC were considered 

throughout the transaction, 

prioritising the protection 

of our interests and business. 

We had peace of mind 

throughout the transaction.” 

Helen Marsh, commercial 

property solicitor and partner 

at HRC Law, added: “Location 

can be everything for 

a business – especially 

when a business depends 

Leighton Berwin 

mediation or litigation, having 

experienced lawyers on 

your side is invaluable. 

“We are very happy that 

someone with such wideranging 

expertise as 

Leighton is joining the 

team.” 

HRC Law advises on Jazooli’s North West expansion 

Helen Marsh 

on its logistics and supply 

chain as much as Jazooli 

does. We all knew that it 

was imperative to secure 

this new warehouse in order 

for the company to continue 

on their upward curve. 

We are pleased that we 

were able to complete the 

acquisition within the short 

timescale required.”

Feature 9 

City Profile 

In this edition Sandie Gaines, Centre Director and Associate Professor at the 

University of Law in Manchester talks to the Messenger 

Sandie Gaines was appointed as the Centre Director, 

Manchester at The University of Law (ULaw) in Manchester 

in February, she is also an Associate Professor at 

the uUniversity. She joined ULaw seven years ago as a 

tutor, becoming an Operations Manager, then an Academic 

Manager. 

Originally from the North East, Sandie started her legal career 

with training contract at a small but diverse law firm in 

Kent. Sandie says that the caseload at was very varied and 

included litigation, landlord and tenant, family, personal injury 

and crime and Sandie also developed a niche area of 

practice in immigration work. 

Once qualified Sandie specialised in criminal law and moved 

to Whyte & Co Solicitors. Sandie was a duty solicitor and advocate, 

taking cases to trial level and client and caseload 

management. However Sandie decided that she wanted to 

become an employment lawyer, and moved to ASB Law, 

where she managed a substantial caseload of employment 

work, acting mainly for company clients. She then moved to 

the firm’s Brighton office to establish an employment department. 

Sandie also spent a few years with DMH Stallards in Crawley 

where she was again an employment specialist, working for 

the agricultural, independent schools and charities sectors. 

Sandie re-located to Manchester in 2007 to join Hammonds 

LLP (now Squire, Patton, Boggs LLP), where she advised on 

TUPE, collective redundancies and corporate support work. 

It was whilst in Manchester that she saw an advertisement 

for tutors at The College of Law. Sandie says “I had designed 

and delivered employment law training for corporate clients 

and considered myself to have a varied set of skills and I 

thought it would be interesting to expand my horizons.” 

Sandie’s role now encompasses a broad range of activities, 

including the financial management of the Centre, overseeing 

course management as well as developing the student 

experience, including the promotion of excellence in teaching 

and learning. 

Sandie says that the training of students and young lawyers 

has changed for the better since she did her training contract. 

She says “A good solicitors needs to be client focused 

and they also need to have entrepreneurial skills. Perhaps 

the biggest difference now is the expectations of the clients. 

They are much more aware of what to expect and they are 

looking for efficiency and value. There have also been 

changes to the way in which clients are invoiced and now 

we see more fixed costs rather than hourly rates.” 

Sandie says that prospects for students from The University 

of Law are very good and they have a very high employability 

rates currently backed up by an Employment Promise.. 

She adds “Students leave the university with excellent legal 

and analytical skills as well as being commercially aware. A 

large number find training contracts and others secure positions 

as paralegals, which often leads to a training contract 

at a later stage. Wherever they go they have the necessary 

skills to be succeed.” 

Sandie says that her personal mission as Centre Director is 

to keep developing good links between ULaw in Manchester 

and the local legal profession and wider business community. 

Anyone who may be interested should email 

Sandie.Gaines@law.ac.uk. 

Away from the university, Sandie enjoys walking and running, 

and spending time with her husband and Henry the 

cat. 

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Trio of new partners for Slater Heelis LLP 

Three new partners have 

been appointed at Manchester 

and Cheshirebased 

law firm Slater 

Heelis LLP. 

cured lending and all landlord 

and tenant matters. 

Phillip is a Resolution-accredited 

family lawyer and 

mediator. He specialises in 

complex issues that arise 

following the breakdown of 

a relationship, divorce and 

civil partnership dissolution. 

Georgina is a private client 

team lawyer specialising in 

areas involving mental capacity 

and Court of Protection 

work. 

Chris Bishop, managing 

partner of Slater Heelis, said: 

“I’m delighted Hannah, 

Georgina and Phillip have 

all accepted the offer of 

partnership here at the firm. 

We’re committed to rewarding 

talented lawyers and 

this shows that we’re a firm 

keen to invest in the future 

of the practice in multiple 

disciplines.” 

Hannah Al-Shaghana, Phillip Rhodes and Georgina Bradshaw 

Alan Lumley of DLA Piper 

Alan Lumley, a promising 

finance associate at DLA 

Piper, tragically passed 

away in April while competing 

in the Wilmslow 

half marathon. It was his 

birthday and he had just 

turned 31. 

Due to his achievements 

during his career and his 

“proactive and dedicated 

approach” on transactions, 

Alan was shortlisted in the 

lawyer of the year categories 

at both the Pro.Manchester 

Made in Manchester 

Awards and the Insider NW 

Young Professionals Awards 

(2016), with client testimonials 

describing Alan as 

“demonstrating a lot more 

skill and composure than is 

expected of a lawyer of his 

level of qualification”. However, 

it is the many warm 

tributes to Alan that have 

been received by his family 

and his firm that show the 

impact that Alan has had on 

the Manchester professional 

community and how 

deeply saddened they are 

to have lost a bright and talented 

lawyer. He was described 

by his team as a role 

model for the junior lawyers 

and always led by example. 

Feedback from clients was 

consistently high, praising 

in particular his composure 

and logical approach to 

problem-solving. A JustGiving 

page has been set up to 

collect charitable donations: 

https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/alan-lumley 

"Alan joined DLA Piper in 

2009 as a trainee solicitor 

and qualified into the finance 

team in 2011. He recently 

secured a 

well-deserved promotion to 

Senior Associate. From early 

in his career it was clear Alan 

would excel and he did. The 

Partners in Manchester 

were delighted to nominate 

Alan for both the Pro.Manchester 

Made in Manchester 

Awards and the Insider NW 

Young Professionals Awards 

as he was not only achieving 

great results at work, impressing 

clients and peers, 

he was also a role model in 

how to be really successful 

while maintaining the 

lovely guy personality that 

we all enjoyed. Alan had so 

much to look forward to at 

work and in life. He is greatly 

missed by all those that had 

the real pleasure of knowing 

him." Liam Cowell, Office 

Managing Partner, 

Manchester, DLA Piper 

Mills & Reeve’s scores a hat-trick with top 

private wealth team award 

Law firm Mills & Reeve’s 

private wealth team has 

won the Regional Law 

Firm of the Year accolade 

for the third consecutive 

year at the Citywealth 

Magic Circle Awards. 

The firm, which has an office 

in Manchester, beat off stiff 

competition to secure the 

award which was voted for 

by more than 12,000 members 

of the public and 

judged by ten industry experts. 

Now in their 11th year, the 

awards are run by Citywealth, 

the magazine for 

North West law firm Farleys 

has announced the 

promotion of Inquests 

lawyer Kelly Darlington to 

Associate Partner and 

Head of Inquests. 

Darlington, who is based in 

Farleys’ Manchester office, 

joined the firm as a paralegal 

in 2009 and qualified as 

a solicitor in 2012. She has a 

national client base, specialising 

in Inquests and Actions 

against Detaining 

Authorities and represents 

bereaved families and interested 

persons, with a particular 

emphasis on deaths in 

prison, police custody, hospitals 

and local authority 

care. 

global wealth management 

experts dealing with 

£20million+ high net worth 

clients. 

Mills & Reeve’s national private 

wealth team, made up 

of more than 100 lawyers 

and a private client base estimated 

to be worth more 

than £4billion, advises high 

net worth individuals, entrepreneurs 

and professionals 

on estate planning, including 

wills, trusts, family investment 

companies and 

family charters. 

Deborah Clark, partner in 

the private wealth team in 

Commenting on the promotion 

Jonathan Bridge, 

Partner at Farleys said “Kelly 

is an exceptional solicitor 

and is well respected by her 

clients. Kelly has been instrumental 

to the growth of 

our Inquest department 

and her promotion recognises 

her hard work and 

contribution to the growth 

of both the department and 

the firm.” 

Kelly said: “I am thrilled to 

be promoted to Associate 

Partner and Head of Inquests 

here at Farleys and 

I’m excited to continue supporting 

the progression of 

the firm and develop the Inquest 

department.” 

Hannah Al-Shaghana, 

Georgina Bradshaw and 

Phillip Rhodes have all been 

promoted to partner level. 

Hannah is a commercial 

property lawyer whose expertise 

encompasses all aspects 

of commercial 

property work including acquisitions 

and disposals, sethe 

Manchester office of 

Mills & Reeve, said: “It is a 

fantastic achievement to 

win the award three years in 

a row and is a testament to 

the private wealth team’s 

market leading position and 

our highly skilled lawyers 

who are dedicated to providing 

a top quality of service 

to clients.” 

The winners were announced 

at an awards ceremony 

at The Grange Tower 

Bridge Hotel in London attended 

by more than 300 

people. 

Leading Inquest Lawyer promoted to 

Head of Team 

It has been a treble winning 

start to summer for 

international sports 

lawyer Maurice Watkins. 

The senior partner and head 

of sport at Brabners , based 

in Manchester has had two 

successful trips to Wembley 

as chairman of Barnsley FC 

and presented the medals 

at the 2016 Euro Aquatic 

Championships at the 

Olympic Pool in Stratford as 

chairman of British Swimming. 

Maurice , CBE , former Man 

Utd director said ; " It feels as 

if I have been living out of a 

suitcase for weeks now , - all 

very hectic but hugely enjoyable 

and rewarding to 

witness so much sports success. 

" It was a great honour for 

me to present gold medals 

to both Tom Daley in the 10 

metre diving competition 

and to swimming star Adam 

Peaty in the 100 metres 

breast stroke at the European 

Aquatic Championships. 

We are now in 

good shape for the Olympic 

Games this summer. 

"In football ,the 3-1 win 

against Millwall at Wembley 

in the League One plays offs 

was the icing on the cake 

and returns Barnsley to the 

Championship. When you 

think that Barnsley were 

bottom of League One last 

November and lost the 

manager in February, this 

Kelly Darlington 

Maurice Watkins treble success 

Maurice Watkins with Gold Medal winning diver Tom 

Daley at Euro Aquatic Championships 

success is nothing short of 

extraordinary. 

" Any trip to Wembley is a 

great experience , but to go 

twice in a season and 

emerge as winners on both 

occasions is a marvellous 

achievement for the club. " 

Earlier in the season Barnsley 

beat Oxford Utd 3-2 to 

win the Johnstone's Paint 

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Pannone Corporate advises Stockport-based 

Abney Garsden on Simpson Millar acquisition 

Leading Manchester 

The corporate team at 

Pannone Corporate has 

advised one of the UK’s 

leading law firms dedicated 

to advising victims 

of abuse, Abney Garsden, 

on its acquisition by personal 

injury specialist 

Simpson Millar. 

The deal also includes 

Stockport-based Abney 

Garsden’s family and wills 

departments. 

Simpson Millar is owned by 

stock market listed Fairpoint 

plc. Adlington-based Fairpoint 

acquired Simpson Millar, 

which has offices across 

the UK, in 2014 marking its 

entry into the legal services 

market. 

Abney Garsden was established 

in 1985 by Peter Garsden 

and has become a 

pioneer of securing justice 

for survivors of abuse. 

The Pannone Corporate 

team was led by partner 

Mark Winthorpe and included 

solicitor Craig Geraghty. 

Peter said: “This is a very exciting 

time for us and with 

the support of Simpson Millar 

we can add even more 

value to our clients and 

have even further added security 

for the important 

work we do, especially 

abuse cases. 

“I cannot praise the corporate 

team at Pannone Corporate 

highly enough for 

the outstanding advice and 

support they gave me 

throughout one of the most 

important transactions of 

my professional life. They 

were understanding, industrious, 

supportive, and 

legally astute and I am extremely 

grateful.” 

Mark added: “Abney Garsden 

has built an outstanding 

reputation in the market 

and the acquisition by 

Clough & Willis Makes Property 

Appointment at Bolton Office 

Law firm Clough & Willis 

has appointed Susan 

Trudgeon to the Property 

team at its Bolton office. 

She has joined the firm as 

a licensed conveyancer 

and will handle a portfolio 

of residential property 

work. 

Simpson Millar will enable it 

to significantly expand and 

maintain its leading position 

in a consolidating market.” 

Peter Watson from Simpson 

Millar said: “We knew instantly 

that Abney Garsden 

was the right type of firm to 

join Simpson Millar because 

of their strong values and 

social conscience. 

“The extended offering we 

now have in our portfolio 

means we can give better 

and wider services to all our 

clients. Peter has built a 

strong firm with a positive 

future and by joining Simpson 

Millar we can offer a 

more flexible and secure 

place to compete effectively 

in the market place.” 

Simspon Millar was advised 

by Lizzy Tindall and Alistair 

Cree from Eversheds. 

6 Partner Promotions for JMW 

based law firm JMW Solicitors 

LLP has announced 

that they have made 6 at 

promotions Partner level 

with a further 21 promotions 

also made within the 

firm effective form 1 May 

2016. 

Commercial Property Partners 

Claire Hamilton and 

Warren Martin who joined 

the firm in 2013 and 2015 

respectively have been 

made Fixed Equity Partners. 

Claire Hamilton is the key 

Partner working for a major 

property developer and investor 

in the North West, 

while Warren Martin names 

amongst his property finance 

clients Lowry Capital 

and Aldermore. 

Meanwhile Derek Millard- 

Smith an expert in Consumer 

Regulatory work 

brought his expertise to 

JMW in 2015 and acts for 

ParkingEye and the British 

Parking Association membership. 

Michael Purvis 

joined JMW as an Associate 

in 2012 and has progressed 

to Fixed Equity Partners 

holding the relationships 

with introducers such as 

Precise Mortgages, JLL, SPF 

and Move with Us. 

There have then been 6 promotions 

from Senior Associate 

to Partner for Mark 

Heppell and Vicky Protano 

from Corporate, Tasnim 

Khalid and Jodi Lund from 

Private Client, Nick 

McAleenan in Media Law 

and Lee McGovern who occupies 

a New Business role 

in the firm. 

Elsewhere in the firm there 

have been 8 promotions to 

Senior Associate for Ben 

Miller, Louise Wakely and 

Richard Glover from the 

Commercial Litigation 

team, Paul Gotch and Daniel 

Harrison from the Private 

Client team, Jennifer Smith 

in Employment, Holly Tootill 

in Family Law and Faris Humadi 

in IT. 

A further 9 promotions from 

Solicitor to Associate see 

promoted Danielle Gibson, 

Linda Medhurst and 

Michael Walker (Personal Injury), 

Holleh Cyples, Gaynor 

Dent and Breda Fallon (Private 

Client), Sara Bluston 

(Corporate), Stephanie Adjepong 

(Commercial Property) 

and Mike Bloor (New 

Business). 

Prior to these promotions, 

staff numbers have also increased 

at JMW from 280 to 

320 including 7 new Partners 

joining the firm in the 

past 12 months. 

Commenting on the wealth 

of promotions at JMW, Senior 

Partner Joy Kingsley said: 

“All these promotions are 

well deserved and reflect 

our continuing policy of 

promoting from within as 

well as making effective lateral 

hires. 2015/16 has seen 

us promote 6 internal candidates 

to Partnership while 

hiring 7 Partners from outside 

of the firm. As we continue 

to enhance our 

reputation in the North 

West it is increasingly important 

that we retain our 

talented lawyers who need 

to see our commitment to 

their future.” 

JMW recently announced 

an annual increase in Revenue 

of 16% in the year 

2015/16, which has grown 

to £22 million from £10 million 

in 2010/11. Profit also 

increased by 13%. 

Susan has worked in the 

legal sector for 12 years and 

has been a qualified conveyancer 

for the past seven. 

She has previously worked 

at Russell and Russell, Fieldings 

Porter and Countrywide 

Conveyancing 

Services. 

The firm’s Bolton office 

opened in January this year 

and offers a range of services 

including Commercial & 

Residential Property, Employment, 

Personal Injury 

and Family Law as well as 

Wills, Trusts and Probate. 

Shefali Talukdar – managing 

partner of Clough & Willis – 

Shefali Talukdar, Susan Trudgeon & Lee Martson 

(partner at Clough & Willis). 

commented: “We are delighted 

to welcome Susan 

to the practice. She has 

some great experience and 

is a valuable addition to our 

existing Property team 

which is based at our Bury 

head office.” 

Susan added: “I’m really excited 

to be joining Clough & 

Willis. It’s an exciting time 

for the firm following the recent 

opening of the Bolton 

office. I’m now looking forward 

to helping grow both 

our presence and reputation 

in the town.” 

Why join Manchester Law Society? 

Here are some of the benefits of membership 

• The Messenger Magazine & weekly e-newsletter 

o Free to members The Messenger is packed with topical articles, 

details of what is happening with the Society, information on “movers 

and shakers”, deals, news on charity and CSR work that member firms 

have done plus a lifestyle section at the back 

o 

o 

Members can place items in The Messenger free of charge 

For past copies of The Messenger visit 

www.manchesterlawsociety.org.uk/the-messenger-north-west-law 

Building Blocks acquired by Dutch digital agency 

Manchester-based digital 

agency Building Blocks 

has been acquired by 

Dept UK Holding Limited. 

Building Blocks is a top 100 

digital agency, which specialises 

in helping global 

companies solve complex 

problems using digital technologies. 

Based on Portland Street in 

Manchester and with additional 

offices in the US and 

Spain, the privately-owned 

agency was founded in 

2007 by Andrew Iddon and 

Jonathan Whiteside. The 

two founding partners 

along with third partner 

Jasper van de Luijtgaarden 

will retain an interest in 

Dept UK Holding Limited as 

part of the deal. 

Hill Dickinson acted on behalf 

of the acquirer, a wholly 

owned subsidiary of Dutch 

digital agency Dept, with a 

team led by corporate partner 

David Mkhitarian and 

assisted by James Down 

and Sean Lightfoot (corporate) 

and Tom Slinger (employment). 

Partner Richard 

Capper provided banking 

advice to the acquirer. 

Part of an international network 

of leading digital 

agencies, Dept, which is 

backed by Waterland Private 

Equity, is a full service 

digital company employing 

350 creatives, developers 

and data scientists that provide 

integrated digital solutions 

to clients. 

Frank Schmid, Managing Director 

of Dept, said “In order 

to build a truly international 

digital agency, rapid expansion 

into the UK market was 

our top priority. We believe 

David Mkhitarian 

Building Blocks is the perfect 

first addition in the UK 

to our network of agencies.” 

Partner Darren Warburton 

of Squire Patton Boggs advised 

the sellers on the 

transaction and was assisted 

by Laura Green and 

Mary Brock.

The SRA 13 

CPD for a modern profession 

Paul Philip, Chief Executive, Solicitors Regulation Authority 

As I said when meeting 

with the Manchester Law 

Society Council in early 

May, we are continuing to 

reform how we work, 

looking at areas where we 

can get rid of outdated 

regulatory burdens and 

improve public protection. 

As part of that reform, I 

wanted to look at the traditional 

16 hours of CPD per 

year requirement. This approach 

had not been substantively 

updated for more 

than 25 years and had, 

frankly, become a tick-box 

exercise. That was not good 

for the profession or the 

public. 

So we are now moving to a 

more flexible, modern approach. 

From November 

this year, solicitors in England 

and Wales will no 

longer count CPD hours. Instead, 

the new approach 

means they will reflect on 

their work and choose training 

that is right for them 

and their firm. It is about 

making sure solicitors are at 

the top of their game: competent, 

ethical and ready to 

deliver high-quality services 

to their clients. 

We recognise that every solicitor 

and firm is different, 

and that means that they 

need to take their own approach 

to learning and development. 

Removing the 

blanket ‘16 hours a year’ requirement 

encourages 

practitioners to undertake 

meaningful continuing professional 

development activities, 

and helps to reduce 

the cost of regulation. 

Positive feedback 

We want to make sure that 

switching to the new approach 

is straightforward. 

The feedback we have had 

so far has been positive. We 

undertook a survey on the 

changes recently, and I was 

pleased to see that almost 

half of the law firms and solicitors 

who responded have 

already moved to the new 

approach. Of these, nearly 

two thirds percent said they 

did this at no extra cost to 

their business and three 

quarters of those who had 

already changed approach 

said that the transition took 

just three months or less. 

Meanwhile, feedback suggest 

that firms are already 

seeing the benefits. 

For example, Stuart Snape, 

Managing Partner at Manchester-based 

Graham Coffey 

& Co Solicitors has told 

us: "This change of approach 

gave us the opportunity 

to stop seeing CPD as 

something 'only for solicitors' 

or a 'box to be ticked' 

and to better understand 

how it benefits our business. 

We know that it is in 

our firm’s interest to welcome 

a more personalised 

and flexible approach to 

continued training as it 

helps maximise our staffs’ 

potential. This means we 

will continue to deliver a 

high quality, professional 

service to the public. 

“Our answer to adopting 

the new approach was to introduce 

an online training 

software with courses specific 

to our needs. This allows 

us to improve skills in 

key areas and focus any additional 

training where further 

clarity is needed. As 

Managing Partner, I found 

that by helping to create the 

training materials needed 

for this, it has also helped 

focus my mind on the direction 

the firm is taking and 

how I can take my staff with 

me.” 

Help with making the 

change 

We want to support you 

through this change, so to 

help you get started we 

have created a toolkit on 

our website. It has a wealth 

of information and resources 

including: 

• advice on planning, evaluating 

and recording learning 

• downloadable templates 

• real-life examples of how 

other solicitors or firms have 

adopted and are using the 

approach 

• an on-demand webinar 

that talks you through how 

to move to the new approach 

Our Handbook says solicitors 

must provide a proper 

standard of service. A key 

part of that is living up to 

our Competence Statement. 

So we have not 

changed our expectation 

that all solicitors will make 

an annual declaration about 

their continuing competence. 

A move away from a onesize-fits-all 

approach to a 

greater focus on training 

that matters to you has to 

be the right way for a modern 

profession in a fast moving 

market to stay up to 

date. I am sure you will see 

the benefits for you and 

your firms. 

For more information on 

the SRA toolkit and the 

new approach please visit 

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14 Feature 

In conversation with Nigel Day 

Tributes to Nigel 

Nigel Day of Hague Lambert is standing down from the Law Society Council 

after sixteen years. He talks to Julia Baskerville about his career and 

involvement with Manchester Law Society and the national Law Society... 

There can be very few solicitors 

who have devoted 

so much time, effort and 

dedication into representing 

the views of the profession 

than Nigel Day. 

Nigel is standing down as 

one of the Manchester 

representatives on the 

Law Society Council after 

a tenure of sixteen years. 

Nigel qualified as a solicitor 

in 1979 after training with a 

sole practitioner Neville 

Brooks in Wythenshawe. 

Nigel says the firm was essentially 

“law in the raw” - a 

typical legal aid practice 

and as a trainee and newly 

qualified solicitor worked 

on a broad range of cases 

from family, crime and litigation, 

although says that 

litigation in those days covered 

a ‘multitude of sins.” 

After two years as a qualified 

solicitor Nigel saw an 

advert in “The Messenger”, 

although adds that this was 

the old version of the Messenger 

that was xeroxed by 

the team in the office. Nigel 

applied to the firm, Lambert 

Storey, was successful and 

joined as an assistant solicitor, 

becoming a partner in 

1986. 

Nigel was the firm’s litigator, 

running the litigation department 

with various assistants. 

Several years down 

the line and again Nigel 

saw an advert in the Messenger, 

this time from a firm 

who were interested in 

merging. Nigel responded 

to the advertisement and in 

January 1996 Lambert 

Storey merged Hagues to 

become known as Hague 

Lambert. 

Nigel is now the COLP and 

senior partner. He says that 

life as a solicitor is now very 

different with the emphasis 

on specialisation and risk 

management. He welcomes 

this but wonders sometime 

whether the profession 

loses sight of the need to 

give advice as opposed to 

explaining to people what 

they can do He says that 

during his career I have seen 

the expectations of clients 

change quite dramatically, 

adding “when I first started 

my legal career clients came 

to see a solicitor with little 

or no legal knowledge, now 

the internet has changed 

this and it is important that 

the solicitor can add value 

to this by giving advice and 

helping clients to make decisions 

and choices.” 

When Nigel moved to Manchester 

he made the decision 

to take more interest in 

the professional locally and 

attended events and 

courses organised by Manchester 

Young Solicitors 

Group He became Chair of 

the YSG in 1988. The following 

year Nigel was approached 

by the then 

President of Manchester 

Law Society Philip Hodson 

who invited him to join the 

Council of the Society. Nigel 

held a number of roles before 

being elected President 

of Manchester Law Society 

in 1998. 

Nigel says that it was during 

this time that he became 

more aware of the national 

Law Society, attending a 

number of conferences and 

events. In 2000 Philp Hodson 

who was now one of 

the two Council Members 

for Manchester, Stockport, 

Trafford Tameside and Altrincham 

stood down and 

Nigel was elected to replace 

him. Nigel says “I joined the 

Council of the Law Society 

during a state of crisis. The 

presidencies of Martin 

Mears and Robert Sayer had 

provoked much controversy 

and huge rifts were appearing 

within the profession. 

There was also a £450 million 

deficit in the Solicitors 

Indemnity Fund and The 

Law Society was perceived 

as failing to properly handle 

complaints against solicitors. 

In addition the Vice 

President of the Law Society, 

Kamlesh Bahl was 

forced to resign amid allegations 

that she was bullying 

staff. She then took the 

Law Society to an employment 

tribunal claiming race 

and sex discrimination. The 

Law Society was in a complete 

maelstrom” 

In 2000 the Law Society 

made the decision to create 

the role of Chief Executive 

and appointed Janet 

Paraskeva, who had been 

the Director of the National 

Lottery Charities Board. 

Nigel says “Some within the 

Law Society and the Council 

thought that Janet 

Paraskeva was not the right 

person perhaps because of 

political bias, but I thought 

that many failed to appreciate 

that a the role of Chief 

Executive was new and unprecedented 

for the Law Society 

and demanded 

someone with an independent 

mind. However I 

think she viewed the Council 

as having little relevance 

and not representative of 

the membership and therefore 

did not seem to be anxious 

to establish an effective 

working relationship. Council 

as a result began to lose 

focus, something which has 

continued and increased 

ever since.” 

At that time the Law Society 

was both the representative 

body for the legal profession 

and also the regulator. 

Complaints were dealt with 

by the Office for the Supervision 

of Solicitors based in 

Leamington Spa, but as 

complaints handling and 

claims against solicitors spiraled. 

Nigel says that much 

of what subsequently occurred 

may not have happened, 

or would have 

developed in a very different 

way, had the profession 

at large together with Law 

Society got to grips with 

complaints handling. As it 

was the profession was now 

very much in the radar of 

government which led to 

the appointment of in 2003 

of Sir David Clementi to 

carry out an independent 

review of the regulatory 

framework for legal services 

in England and Wales. 

The Clementi Review led to 

the Legal Services Act in 

2007. Many think that the 

Act led to the formation of 

the Solicitors Regulation 

Authority but, in fact, this 

had already been created 

by the Law Society in 2005. 

This followed much debate 

in Council during which 

Nigel argued for lay involvement 

and independent appointment 

rather than 

elected body which many 

advocated. It was clear that 

this would not find favour 

with the outside world 

which demanded transparency 

and independence. 

Nigel says that perhaps if 

anyone is to blame for the 

SRA, it is him! 

The Act allowed new kinds 

of legal practices to be developed 

in which solicitors 

could join with non-lawyers 

to form practices (legal disciplinary 

practices, or LDPs) 

and then ABSs. Nigel says “I 

remember quite clearly the 

debate on the Legal Services 

Act and how it would 

change the legal market. I 

am not sure that this was 

fully appreciated. There was 

no discussion about what 

Regulation is and what it 

should look like. The Government 

grudgingly, it 

seemed, agreed that an independent 

legal profession 

should be one of the core 

principles of the Act but it 

did not seem to be a driving 

force. Nor does it now and 

this government seems to 

be more intent upon denying 

representation and access 

to justice. Sometimes I 

fear that there will not be a 

legal profession in ten years 

time, or will be so drastically 

changed as to be ineffectual. 

The profession has 

changed, is going to have to 

continue to change, but I 

take comfort from the fact 

that contrary to what many 

people think solicitors are 

highly adaptable and innovative. 

Time and time again, 

the profession has been 

forced down routes we 

don’t want to go, but time 

and time again we have 

changed and evolved and 

thrived and we can- we 

must- keep doing this.” 

Nigel concludes “I found 

that joining the committees 

or boards of the Law Society 

was the most interesting aspect 

of the role and where I 

felt I could help to achieve 

tangible results. The Council 

of the Law Society, in its 

present form, lacks real purpose 

and is not functioning 

in the way that solicitors 

might assume or expect if it 

is the sovereign body. The 

Council now needs new 

blood and a new approach 

and I await with interest the 

outcome of the Governance 

Review. I have long felt that 

one of The Law Society’s 

biggest failings is occasionally 

promising to deliver 

what it cannot. I hope that 

it does not do so on this occasion. 

” 

Nigel says he has no plans at 

the moment, other than to 

run the firm, spend more 

time with his family, particularly 

granddaughters Serena 

and Alexa, try and 

reduce his golf handicap 

and of course continue his 

support of the cause known 

as Manchester United. 

It falls to me as incumbent President, with heavy heart to say a 

few words about our National Law Society Member Nigel Day 

who will retire from the role from July 2016. Nigel has been a 

member of the national Law Society Council for 16 years and 

has performed that role tirelessly. Leaving aside the debate 

about the recent Governance Review, Nigel has been a long 

term advocate of reform of the way in which our representative 

body is structured. 

It is apparent to me immediately from my time as President of 

Manchester Law Society as well that Nigel is hugely and widely 

respected amongst his fellow council members for his insight 

into the relevant issues of the day and to cut to the chase. 

Not only that, but Nigel has been, as a past president of Manchester 

Law Society as well, a keen advocate of maintaining 

links between local law societies such as our own and the national 

council, through thick and thin, it is fair to say that that 

view wasn’t always popular at Chancery Lane but I am very 

pleased that now, at the end of Nigel’s time on Council, links 

between local Law Societies and the national Society are closer 

than they have been for many years. That is in no small part 

due to Nigel’s persistence in putting forward what must, at 

times, have been an unpopular view. 

His regular attendance at the Manchester Law Society Council 

meetings has kept us abreast of developments in Chancery 

Lane and given us an opportunity to have a sounding board 

and sometimes a target to take aim at; both of which roles he 

has taken on manfully. He has taken the joking and sometimes 

frustration at the proliferation of pink paper in the National 

Law Society meeting notes which prevent him from divulging 

confidential information, in good stead. I do still think though 

that not being able to tell us what Council members had for 

lunch at the last meeting should, for example, be in the public 

domain. 

I wish Nigel all the best for the future as senior partner of Hague 

Lambert and having more time to spend with his family. 


President 

Nigel has been associated with Manchester Law Society Council 

since I started here 28 years ago and is part of the fabric of 

the Society. He was President in 1998-1999 and became one of 

our national Law Society Council members in 2000. 

I really don’t think people understand the hard work, loyalty, 

commitment and dedication (which has gone WAY above and 

beyond the call of duty!) that Nigel has put into the profession. 

He really cares about the profession and has given up so much 

time to try and help make a difference on a local and national 

level. 

His wise counsel, knowledge of all things Law Society, our Manchester 

United chats, stories about his grandchildren are just a 

few of the things I will miss. I hope he will still say Grace at the 

Past Officers Dinner – a job I always ask him to do! 

I guess that using your talents and leaving a legacy is something 

we all desire to do and Nigel has definitely succeeded in 

doing this. And yet he has never sought recognition for his 

achievements. 

The legal profession is a better place to be because of Nigel’s efforts. 

Let’s hope we can all say that when our time comes. Nigel 

I will miss you so very much! 

Fran Eccles-Bech 

Chief Executive 

"I've sat on the Manchester Law Society Council with Nigel for 

some years and always admired his dedication to the profession, 

however I never really appreciated just how hard he fights 

for the interest of his peers until I joined Council. Nigel made me 

feel very welcome and taught me everything I know (considerably 

less than everything HE knows) about the workings of 

Chancery Lane, and has mentored me (whether he realises it or 

not) to my ongoing benefit. His contributions to Council will be 

sorely missed, and I'll miss seeing him at meetings even more." 

Steve Kuncewicz 

Bermans LLP 

Law Society Council Member

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16 Talking Heads 

Talking Heads 

As summer approaches we asked "If you were a holiday 

destination, where would you be and why?" 

Kimberley Kirby 

Partner 

Express Solicitors 

I would be Hoi An in Vietnam. 

A diverse cosmopolitan 

melting pot, Hoi An has 

successfully preserved evidence 

of its own history but 

also has signs of change 

and development due to 

sympathetic influence from 

foreign elements. Hoi An is 

a unique tourist destination 

that opens its arms to all 

from across the continents; 

it is a preserved South-East 

Asian trading port with a 

legacy of temples and ancient 

tea warehouses. It has 

niches where traditional life 

has changed very little. This 

is juxtaposed with the more 

modern influence, a mix of 

Chinese, Japanese and European 

styles. 

This warm hearted place is 

traditional at heart but not 

out of touch with the outside 

world, new opportunities 

and happily attracts 

visitors to it to share in its 

experience. 

Steve Kuncewicz 

Head of IP and Media 

Bermans LLP 

Law Society Council 

Member 

Having just been to Florida, 

I'd usually say there. It's 

loud, over the top, bad for 

you and free of irony. In a 

perfect world, however, I'd 

prefer to see myself as the 

Maldives: remote, in danger 

of disappearing but surrounded 

by natural beauty. 

Oh, and reassuringly expensive 

but worth every penny. 

I can only hope that my 

clients won't ever read this. 

Paul Jonson 

Managing Partner 

Pannone Corporate LLP 

I would be Rome; warm, cultured, 

sophisticated and not 

too much of an effort. 




What city in the world could 

be more perfect for a holiday 

than the Catalan capital 

– Barcelona - home of my 

gorgeous husband, Pedro 

Not only do I get my very 

own interpreter/translator 

24/7 but with its cosmopolitan 

feel, relaxed pace of life, 

breath-taking architecture, 

fantastic cuisine, unparalleled 

art, culture, golden 

beaches and unbeatable climate, 

it really is the city that 

has everything. 

The beachside city’s 

bustling art scene and bohemian 

vibe make it the offbeat 

counterpart to the 

more classic Madrid (which 

Pedro will NEVER visit anyway!) 

We visit Barcelona for its 

gorgeous beaches and 

eclectic nightlife, plus it has 

some of the best seafood in 

all of Europe. The streets of 

Barcelona are lined with 

breath-taking works of architecture, 

from Gothic 

churches to Antoni Gaudí's 

surreal buildings, as well as 

modern sites like Maremagnum 

Mall. It’s also home to 

the one of the world's most 

beloved soccer teams, 

Barcelona FC – go Barca! 

Nigel Poole QC 

Kings Chambers 

Venice: cultured, romantic 

and slowly sinking. 

Aiden Carr 

Consultant 

M & A Solicitors 

It would have to be Hong 

Kong - rugby mad - and 

rugby paradise during the 

HK 7s week in late March 

every year. A week long 

party !! 

It likes to get the job done 

and is frenetic in parts - Central 

and Wan Chai, but able 

to spectacularly relax in others 

- on Lamma Island or 

Deepwater Bay Beach - provided 

you check that the 

shark nets are still intact !, 

It has a great sense of history 

and tradition - the 

headstones in the cemetery 

in Happy Valley guard the 

graves of Royal Navy personnel 

who succumbed to 

outbreaks of cholera and typhoid 

in the nineteenth 

century. 

The corridors of the Hong 

Kong Football Club are lined 

with photographs of visiting 

armed forces rugby 

teams and other tourists as 

far back as 1886 when the 

club was formed. 

Needless to say The Hong 

Kong Club preserves a style 

and elegance of bygone 

days and serves a superb 

G&T - just like me !! 

Hong Kong blends East and 

West and the old romantic 

with the ultra modern - after 

more than 100 years in service 

the Star Ferry still brings 

commuters to some of the 

newest, tallest (and narrowest) 

skyscrapers in the world 

and of course Hong Kong is 

one of the most important 

financial and trade centres 

in the world. 

Like me Hong Kong loves its 

food - even the occasional 

dish of sweet and sour 

snake served with chilled Tsingtao 

beer - and does thing 

with style - hence The Mandarin 

Oriental and Peninsula 

Hotels. 

So for sport, work, history, 

tradition, food and that allimportant 

sense of wellbeing 

the answer is 

definitely Kong Kong. 

Niall Innes 

Partner & Head of 

Manchester office 

Mills & Reeve LLP 

I hope that I would be 

somewhere quiet and relaxing, 

ideally with a fairly poor 

mobile signal so that visitors 

need to talk to each other 

rather than to play on 

phones or get troubled by 

the real world. I used to 

spend quite a lot of time in 

an old cottage like that near 

Barnard Castle in County 

Durham and it was great to 

have that peace. I would 

therefore be that cottage 

because, in my head, that is 

how I am like to be around. 

I fear however that if you ask 

my wife and children they 

would think I was some 

busy coastal tourist resort 

with music blaring till the 

early hours because, they 

would say, I take days and 

days to switch off and calm 

down. Even when I do relax, 

like that cottage, I would 

hope that the cottage is allinclusive 

and with a fully 

stocked bar 


Principal Lawyer 

Slater & Gordon LLP 

President of Manchester 

Law Society 

I am struggling on this one. 

What I want to do is put 

what would be my favourite 

holiday destination but I 

don’t think that’s the point 

of the exercise, is it? So, in 

the spirit of things, what 

kind of holiday destination 

am I? Somewhere chilled, I 

think (you might have to ask 

others about that). Warm 

and sunny, like my personality. 

At this time of year it 

could be any number of 

places. Somewhere happy 

and sociable, so it has to be 

a beach, fringed by palm 

trees of an early evening, 

looking out to sea. A warm 

breeze, beer in hand, kids 

splashing around in the sea. 

Donkeys, eeyoreing in the 

distance. Of course, it has to 

be Blackpool. 

Raana Afsarpour 

Solicitor 

JMW Solicitors LLP 

I would be Ibiza (my infamous 

favourite holiday destination), 

because I have a 

sunny disposition and a 

positive and energetic per- 

sonality. I also enjoy traditional 

activities and relaxation 

when I’m not out and 

about and Ibiza surprisingly 

has a lot of opportunities for 

this too. People are often 

sceptical until they’ve been 

- a bit like the general public’s 

perception of lawyers 

until they need one! 

Kate Oldfield 

Managing Partner 

David Blank Furniss 

I’d probably say Vietnam as I 

like to think that I’m just the 

right mixture of chaos, culture 

and serenity.... In my 

head anyway! 

Louise Straw 

Partner 

Burton Copeland 

The question "If I was a holiday 

destination where 

would I be and why" gave 

me food for thought. Would 

I be somewhere that was 

perhaps a reflection of my 

character - someone in the 

office on considering this 

suggested Siberia ( I really 

don't know why!) Would I 

be somewhere with hot 

sunny beaches or rocky 

mountains? I think I could 

fit with either of those scenarios. 

It definitely would 

not be anywhere which required 

tents and sleeping 

bags; five stars are a must. I 

think I would chose to be 

Thailand. The country is 

beautiful, the people delightful 

and the food fantastic 

- what more could one 

ask for!

Local News 17 

Kings Chambers launches unique arbitration service 

Barristers at Kings Chambers 

have launched a 

unique and innovative 

service to make it simpler, 

faster and more cost effective 

for businesses to resolve 

litigation disputes. 

Sir Maurice Kay, His Honour 

David Gilliland QC, Paul 

Chaisty QC, Lesley Anderson 

QC and David Casement 

QC are amongst the 

former Judges, silks and 

barristers - all of whom are 

arbitrators - who have 

teamed up from Kings 

Chambers to launch Kings 

Arbitration Service (KAS). 

KAS provides solicitors and 

lay clients with an alternative 

method of resolving 

disputes to the traditional 

courts but retains the opportunity 

of having cases 

tried. 

Fixed fees are a key feature 

of the service which includes 

options of a paper, 

one day or two day arbitration 

starting at £3,000 for 

Three recent digital headlines – and how to react 

May saw several announcements 

in digital 

that may change the way 

you operate. We've 

rounded up the key 

points, and what they 

mean for you. 

More space for tweets 

What happened? 

Twitter announced changes 

to what counts towards its 

character limit. In the coming 

months, @usernames, 

links, image attachments, 

video and polls will no 

longer count. Meanwhile 

@mentions will be visible to 

all followers rather than just 

the recipient. 

What does it mean? 

You can say more in 140 

characters. That's especially 

important bearing in mind 

tweets with media attract 

far more engagement. Of 

course, everyone else will 

be enjoying the same freedom, 

so there's more pressure 

to stand out as feeds 

will be looking increasingly 

busy. 

disputes over sums up to 

£1m. 

Kings Chambers says its arbitration 

service will be ‘fast, 

simple, private and economical’ 

for companies who 

are increasingly shying 

away from pursuing costly 

litigation in the courts. 

Currently arbitration is invariably 

only used when a 

contract carries an arbitration 

clause. Arbitration, 

however, can be used for 

any dispute with the consent 

of the parties. 

Kings will host arbitrations 

at its chambers in Manchester, 

Leeds and Birmingham 

or at a venue of the parties’ 

choice. Kings is ranked as 

one of the leading sets in 

both Chambers UK and 

Legal 500 legal directories 

and was founded in Manchester 

in 1946. 

Colin Griffin, Chief Clerk at 

Kings Chambers, said: “At a 

time of spiralling costs, 

PPC goes mobile first 


Google announced its Ad- 

Words PPC platform is being 

'reimagined for a mobile 

first world'. Key points include 

changes to device targeting, 

responsive display 

ads, as well as more space 

for ad copy and headlines in 

search ads. 


Although the changes kick 

in later this year, marketers 

will need a plan of action for 

bid changes and ad copy revision 

to ensure they're 

being capitalised on. 

Google's tests showed increases 

of up to 20% in click 

through rates for ads using 

the new longer copy, so this 

is one to watch out for – 

more space to promote 

your business in search results 

should never be overlooked. 

...but mobile going adfree? 


Three announced they will 

clients are increasingly looking 

at cost effective ways to 

resolve their disputes whilst 

having access to the best tribunal. 

From our research 

with law firms across the 

UK, it’s clear that the expense 

of court litigation is a 

barrier to clients pursuing 

their action in the manner 

they wish. 

“With the recent further increase 

in ‘issue fees’ much of 

the cost is payable before 

entering a court. To commence 

a claim in court 

which is worth £200,000 or 

more will require a payment 

of £10,000 with strong rumours 

that this will double 

again in the foreseeable future. 

There are also fees to 

be paid to the Court Service 

each time an application is 

made and again when the 

case is set down for trial. 

“The culture adopted by the 

courts has the effect of increasing 

costs at every juncture. 

Requiring mediation to 

be undertaken even if the 

test a blanket ad block on 

their network for one day in 

June, claiming 'the browsing 

experience is degraded' 

by ads. In the same month, 

PageFair reported that mobile 

ad blocking rose by 

90% globally in the last year 

– with 1.3 million Brits now 

using ad blockers. 


Mobile display ads face an 

uncertain future; although 

it's unlikely this will massively 

affect a sector like law, 

which probably isn't best 

suited to pop-ups or interstitials. 

User-friendly, nonintrusive 

ads may be the 

way forward; but crucially, 

this means it's wise to adopt 

a multi-channel approach 

that doesn't leave you open 

to changes in any one area. 

parties consider there is little 

point to avoid being penalised 

in costs is a perfect 

example. 

“We feel we’re approaching 

the process of litigation in 

an entirely new way. We 

want to see litigants accessing 

justice in a cost-managed 

and efficient way 

allowing them to pursue 

claims without the hindrance 

of large potential 

costs or lengthy compliance 

procedures. 

“A reduction in costs, bureaucracy 

and other factors 

is clearly in the interests of 

both claimants and defendants.” 

Colin Griffin of Kings Chambers 

highlights the seven 

top benefits of arbitration: 

1) Cost: the cost of arbitration 

is usually much less 

than going to court to resolve 

a dispute. 

2) Speed: typically a dispute 

can be resolved within 

a 90-day timescale from the 

date of instruction if the 

parties so request. 

3) Privacy: Court hearings 

are open to the public and 

the press which can be 

damaging for the business 

interests and reputations of 

the parties. By contrast the 

Bolton Law Society Annual Dinner 

A hundred or so members 

of Bolton Law Society and 

their guests gathered on 

the edge of the moors at 

the Last Drop Hotel for the 

society’s annual dinner. 

arbitration process and 

hearings are private and 

confidential. 

4) Simplicity: The lengthy 

and burdensome process of 

guiding a case through the 

court system is eradicated 

as is costs budgeting (unless 

the parties agree to it) 

and the frustrations of communicating 

with the Court 

as well as waiting for a response. 

By using KAS directions 

are invariably issued at 

the outset shortly after the 

Letter of Appointment is 

signed. Most disagreements 

are resolved easily with the 

Arbitrator able to convene 

telephone (or oral) hearings 

at short notice and without 

application fees. 

5) Specialists: All our Arbitrators 

are specialists in their 

chosen field and have extensive 

knowledge of both 

litigation and arbitration. 

Utilising Kings Arbitration 

gives the parties a choice of 

who will decide your case 

rather than hoping that 

your case will be listed before 

the “right Judge”. 

6) Certainty: fixed costs 

and a clear timetables mean 

clients will know when a decision 

will be made on their 

case. This has the benefit of 

providing the parties with 

greater certainty and reducing 

the costs exposure. 

Darin Millar, President of Bolton Law Society and 

Vice President of the Law Society, Joe Egan 

President Darin Millar of 

CMA Solicitors welcomed 

District Judge Shaw and the 

heads of local organisations 

as his guests on the top 

table. During dinner presentations 

were made by former 

President Alan Walsh, 

who sponsors the awards, 

to Claire Higham of KBL Solicitors 

and Thomas Egan of 

Joe Egan Solicitors who 

were first and second in the 

Trainee of the Year Competition. 

Darin presented prizes 

to the top student from 

each year of the law course 

at Bolton University which 

the Society sponsor every 

year. 

Following dinner another 

former President, David Arkwright, 

gave a potted history 

of the Society in 

proposing the toast to the 

Society to which his former 

7) Binding: An award from 

KAS is enforceable by the 

Courts in the same manner 

as a Judgement from the 

Court, with the leave of the 

Court. If the losing party refuses 

to comply with the arbitrator’s 

award the winning 

party can simply apply to 

enforce the award at Court 

and obtain Judgement. 

partner Darin responded. 

Guests were then entertained 

to hilarious tales of 

life at the Criminal Bar by 

barrister Jaime Hamilton 

from 9, St Johns St. 

Many of the members and 

guests stayed the night at 

the hotel and it is rumoured 

that discussions of serious 

legal issues of the day continued 

in the residents bar 

until 4 in the morning. 

Joe Egan 

Sir Maurice Kay 

Colin Griffin

18 Management Issues 

Management Matters 

This column is now into its eighth year and feedback is still good. We would still like to receive observations and ideas for 

future issues. Please mail Bill Kirby at billkirby@professionalchoiceconsultancy.com or the publisher Julia Baskerville at 

j.baskerville@jbaskerville.co.uk 

Critical - Delusional 

Can I suggest ever so strongly that you make reference to the 

column from August 2015 where I wrote about the working 

capital issues facing many firms and included a whole list of actions 

that can be taken simply but could make all the difference. 

(You can get the piece on the MLS website or I will happily e- 

mail it to you). 

Management, accountability and targets are key for fee earners 

and heads of departments. 

Time certainly flies but even in the last few weeks I have seen 

evidence that even with the blessing of external accountants 

(who should but obviously don’t always know better) some 

firms are still making monthly WIP adjustments that flatter revenue 

figures, enhance gross profit and consequently net profit 

when there is no substance. When the foundations are built on 

sand. 

A real working capital error if it cannot be turned into cash. 

With available technology – your PMS system or reporting tools 

there is no reason why a fee earner cannot, every month, review 

all matters and declare what is the recoverable WIP going to be 

and very importantly when. Department heads then have a realistic 

assessment of performance and the forecasted future and 

the finance team are in a much better position to forecast cash 

flow. 

It’s not just the running out of money scenario but there is also 

a major impact on discretionary spend looking forward. 

I learned all of this within legal 20 years ago when I congratulated 

the FD of a London firm on their achievement of £12m 

turnover. Shaking his head he said it would have been so much 

better if we hadn’t written off £1.5m of non recoverable WIP at 

the year end. In those days the banks of course would just up 

the overdraft as you were lawyers. 

As I quoted then “Imagine being a firm with £2.5million of lock 

up. Outstanding bills of £500k and a bank putting you under 

pressure on a £200k overdraft. Crazy stuff as it can so easily be 

fixed with realism.” 

A Critical Measure 

In passing we have spoken about what I consider to be a key 

performance measure. Again within law firms I first became 

aware of it when in a partners meeting one stalwart said compared 

to the others his billing performance was by far and away 

the best and so his opinion should count for more. It was only 

later when I checked things out that I discovered that he had a 

team of four working directly for him – secretary and three others 

so that when we took account of his drawings and the direct 

cost of the others his contribution to the practice was effectively 

zero. 

Gross Profit is a critical performance measure for the firm and 

comparing performance by heads of department. Still unfortunately 

not uniformly applied but so important. It is missing 

from some PMS systems even now but it is critical that this is applied. 

GP is a simple calculation that takes the billing by department 

and deducts the direct costs of doing the work, partner drawings, 

costs of employment of departmental staff (partners, 

lawyers, para-legals, secretaries and referral fees if there are 

any). There is no point in trying to allocate other overheads or 

discretionary spend as that is what they are as well as being a 

diversion. 

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His Final Bow 

In June 2014, we reported in the Messenger that Bill Jones had stepped down as Managing Partner as JMW. In 

April this year Bill retired from private practice after spending more than 40 years in the law. Bill’s retirement 

prompted a multitude of good wishes. Here are just a few tributes that Bill received, confirmation that he 

truly is a Manchester Legal Legend... 

The last 15½ years have been an absolute pleasure and I feel 

so very privileged to have worked not just for you but alongside 

you and learnt so very much. You have inspired me 

throughout my career and have been a phenomenal role 

model. I now find myself in a great position here at the firm 

surrounded by fantastic people and this is down to you and I 

simply cannot thank you enough. Not only have you been 

my boss but also a true great friend and together we have 

shared so many laughs and happy times be it on the football 

pitch, golf course, ski holiday’s and of course our obligatory 

weekly pints in the Grapes. These times will be etched in my 

memory forever. 

People often refer to certain key figures as ‘Legends’ and most 

of the time it is not used in the right context but I think it is 

right for you! The true legend of JMW. 

Dan Clark 

I have never working with a more charming and inspirational 

bloke. Good bosses lead but great boss inspire and you inspired 

me. Maybe too much! 

I hope we’ll catch up in the not too distant future and wish 

you all the best with your new venture. As always, it sounds 

very exciting. 

All the very best and thanks for the memories. 

Sam Hall 

There is no way of saying this without sounding like a complete 

suck up but having the chance to watch you work has 

been genuinely special. 

What Sam and I are striving to create is a firm with an atmosphere 

and ethos like the one you created. You genuinely are 

an inspiration for us. I know due to your modesty you may 

not accept what I am writing which is why I am emailing as 

opposed to saying it to you when you would cut me off. 

It would be an honour if you would on occasion spare us 

some time as a mentor to share your wisdom and guidance... 

Thank you for the chance to work with you. I know that the 

next chapter for you will be just as amazing as the last. 

James Brown 

Thank you so much for being so kind and welcoming in the 

short time that I have known you. 

You are truly an inspiration and from the bottom of my heart 

I wish you all the best. 

Look forward to seeing you soon. 

With kind regards 

Tasnim Khalid 

On a personal note I would like to take this opportunity to say 

many sincere thanks for what you have done for me and my 

family – in particular our Ben. 

All those many years ago I’ll bet you never envisaged creating 

such a fantastic family business and for it to have grown so 

much. 

In many ways a business reflects the image and personality 

of its head. 

Much like a football team mirroring the manager’s image in 

the way they play. 

For sure Bill you created JMW in the way you are as a person. 

Obviously the foundations you have put into place will mean 

that JMW will remain in ‘The Champions League’ for many, 

many years. 

You can rest assured that we are in extremely safe hands. 

All the very best for the future with your new challenge although 

I don’t think you need luck – you will for sure succeed 

and bring your own special brand and personality to the role. 

And always remember………….. 

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but 

by the moments which take our breath away.” 

Cheers Bill 

Alan Warner 

Return of a Traveller 

Long-standing Manchester Law Society member Aidan Carr has returned to practice in 

Manchester after spending nearly two years commuting to Dublin to develop a new 

office for BLM and then taking a six month sabbatical, travelling in California. 

Aidan, former Senior Partner at Rowlands moved to 

BLM in March 2010 to specialise in healthcare regulatory 

work, defending doctors and dentists under investigation 

by the General Medical Council and 

General Dental Council and providing representation 

in related inquests and prosecutions. 

Before the move Aidan successfully defended in many 

high profile cases including the first gross negligence 

manslaughter prosecution at the Old Bailey arising from 

the inspection of fairground rides and secured a stay of 

proceedings on the grounds of abuse of process in a prosecution 

brought by the Environment Agency – Greater 

Manchester`s Fridge Mountains Case. He provided representation 

in The Shipman Inquiry. 

Aidan commented “I enjoyed my 5 years at BLM immensely. 

I had grown up professionally with many of the 

partners there so it was a pleasure to work alongside 

them. Initially I also undertook work for the SHE team but 

then focussed on GMC and GDC Fitness to Practise Hearings 

and related cases in the coronial and criminal courts”. 

When BLM opened their new Dublin office in October 

2012 Aidan was appointed Head of Office with responsibility 

for business development. The appointment was a 

success – the office grew three-fold in less than 2 years. 

Aidan explained “I had kept in touch with all the contacts I 

had made in Dublin during my time as business development 

partner at Rowlands, when the Irish economy was 

buoyant and the Irish were investing heavily in property in 

the UK and so I had a flying start as Head of Office in Dublin. 

It was a very busy time in my career because whilst developing 

the Dublin office I also continued to undertake client 

work in the UK, flying back for conferences and hearings in 

Edinburgh, Manchester and London. 

This did however mean that in less than two years I made 

just under 300 flights between the UK and Ireland, so when 

we had successfully established the Dublin office I decided 

to have some down-time and went travelling in California 

and Spain, before accepting a consultancy with niche practice, 

Morrison and Associates – a position which has enabled 

me to return to my wider scope of practice whilst continuing 

to provide representation in the healthcare sector”. 

Aidan can be contacted at – 

Morrison and Associates Solicitors, 

53 Fountain Street, 

Manchester, 

M2 2AN. 

Email: ac@maasolicitors.co.uk 

Mobile: 07736 466 078 

Telephone: 0161 850 1090 

Fax: 0161 247 8448

20 Charity & CSR 

CILEX 

LawWithoutWalls 

LawWithoutWalls is about 

developing a future generation 

of lawyers that are 

commercial, innovative, 

digitally-savvy and global 

thinkers. 

This innovative programme 

supports students in developing 

the right skill set to 

thrive in the new global 

legal marketplace, learning 

how to collaborate across 

borders and time zones." 

Bryan Hughes, Chief Executive 

of Eversheds. 

2016 marks the fourth year 

of Eversheds’ involvement 

with LawWithoutWalls, an 

innovative legal and commercial 

education project 

developed by the University 

of Miami School of Law with 

whom Eversheds has partnered 

since 2013. 

The programme is part virtual, 

part in-person and is 

designed to engage future 

leaders of the legal profession 

to innovate, develop 

commercial skills and improve 

cross-border working 

practices within the context 

of real commercial projects. 

LawWithoutWalls has built a 

world-class reputation, taking 

students from major law 

and business schools 

around the world and providing 

them with a platform 

to develop in ways which 

are fully aligned to Eversheds’ 

brand mission of 

‘thinking without boundaries’. 

This year LawWithoutWalls 

kicked off in Madrid in January. 

50 students from across 

the world including China, 

Australia, South Africa, the 

US, the UK, Spain and Germany 

came together with 

over 100 mentors from the 

legal and business world. 

These mentors included 

university professors, general 

counsels of multi-national 

corporates, 

entrepreneurs and practising 

lawyers at international 

law firms and from inhouse. 

20 of these mentors 

were either senior lawyers 

or ‘rising stars’ from Eversheds 

who were in turn 

partnered with 20 client 

mentors taken from a selection 

of Eversheds’ largest 

clients. These included 

Unilever, Iron Mountain, The 

Co-operative Bank, HSBC, 

Volvo and many more. 

Three lawyers from Eversheds’ 

Manchester office attended 

– James Batham 

(Global Head of Innovation), 

Sarah Naylor (Principal Associate, 

Financial Services 

Dispute Resolution) and 

Lizzy Tindall (Senior Associate, 

Corporate). 

The 2016 cohort spent a 

weekend together in 

Madrid where they were divided 

into 10 teams consisting 

of students, Eversheds’ 

mentors, Eversheds’ client 

mentors, and other mentors 

from legal practice, academia 

and business. The 

teams worked on teambuilding 

exercises, received 

personal development 

training, heard the stories of 

previous LawWithoutWalls’ 

participants and learnt how 

to work effectively together. 

Each team left Madrid with 

a topic or problem from 

legal education or practice, 

with topics ranging from social 

justice to systems design. 

Teams were tasked 

with exploring their topic, 

fine-tuning their problem 

for a discrete audience and, 

finally, developing a solution 

to the problem they 

identified. The solution had 

to consist of a business plan 

and prototype such as an 

app, a new model regulation, 

a website or new software. 

The next four months saw 

weekly online meetings, 

webinars and training sessions 

delivered by worldleading 

experts and 

covering topics such as 

project management, effective 

storytelling, brand 

awareness and gender 

equality. In addition, 

through weekly online collaboration, 

the teams 

worked together on business 

plans and prototypes 

with Eversheds and client 

mentors leading the 

process of guiding and supporting 

their respective 

teams through the research 

of their topics and to the development 

of an idea. 

The LawWithoutWalls programme 

culminated in the 

‘ConPosium’ which saw the 

teams gather together in 

Miami in May for this interactive 

event. The two day 

event saw the teams showcase 

their innovations to the 

LawWithoutWalls cohort 

and a panel of multidisciplinary 

judges, including venture 

capitalists, who 

assessed the substance, viability, 

and creativity of the 

projects. After the conclusion 

of the final team’s presentation, 

the entire cohort 

voted for their winner. The 

2016 crown was won by 

‘VIDE’, a mobile phone app 

which aims to increase access 

to justice by democratizing 

the technology used 

to produce social biographical 

videos to humanise defendants 

of non-violent 

crimes in US court rooms. 

Lizzy Tindall, a 2016 Eversheds’ 

mentor commented: 

“The whole mentoring experience 

was fantastic. It 

was humbling to work with 

so many talented young 

people, together with an 

impressive group of mentors. 

I came away from the 

LawWithoutWalls in Miami 

programme with new ideas 

about the way we can work 

together in the global marketplace, 

the way we can 

present our ideas and the 

way we can engage with 

the leaders of tomorrow. It 

has made me rethink the 

role that both individual 

lawyers and law firms can 

take in the wider commercial 

world.” 

Deans Court Chambers Run the Manchester 

10k for Cancer Research UK 

On the 22nd May 2016, members and staff of Deans Court Chambers joined forces to 

take part in the Great Manchester 10k Run. 

Our ultimate goal was to raise money and awareness for an amazing charity in memory of 

one of our criminal Barristers, Nicholas Courtney, who sadly passed away earlier this year. 

In total we have raised £5254.85 for Cancer Research UK which is an amazing achievement, 

and made the run worthwhile. 

We would like to thank each and every one of you who took the time to donate to a well 

worthy cause. We aren’t natural runners here at DCC so taking part in the 10k was a tough 

challenge for all involved. 

Some of the participants from DCC - We did not look like this once over the finish line! 

Team Building in Madrid 

Send your Charity and CSR events to 

j.baskerville@jbaskerville.co.uk

On Sunday 22 May 2016, 

various members of Irwin 

Mitchell took to the 

streets of Manchester 

with thousands of other 

runners to take part in this 

year’s Great Manchester 

Run. 

The run is Europe’s biggest 

10k running event , with 

around 300,000 runners taking 

to the streets. Our Manchester 

team ran to raise 

funds for the office charity 

of the year, MedEquip4Kids 

(http://www.medequip4kid 

s.org.uk/). 

MedEquip4Kids is a children’s 

charity raising money 

to provide paediatric medical 

equipment and facilities 

for hospitals and community 

health teams. Their aim 

is to help ensure babies, 

children and teenagers receive 

the best possible care 

when sick or injured. 

An amazing total of 16 

members of the office ran 

the race, including Medical 

Law Firm tackles 35 mile run and 

climb for charity 

Jefferies Solicitors has 

raised nearly £1,000 for 

charity by running the 

Manchester Marathon 

and hiking up Snowdon. 

The charitable team at the 

Altrincham-based solicitors 

firm has run and walked 35 

miles altogether for their 

chosen charity – The Children’s 

Adventure Farm Trust. 

Four keen runners took part 

in the Manchester 

marathon on 10th April led 

by director Nina Ramsden, 

and a 19-strong team took 

part in the Snowdon climb 

Negligence Partner, Frank 

Patterson. Well done to the 

team who ran: Samantha 

Lewis, Graham Feeney, Mark 

Goodfellow, Mealla Logue, 

Frank Patterson, Alex Curran, 

Amanda Goral, Emma 

Bates, Hayley Crombleholme, 

Alan Deveney, Paul 

Kelly, Sara Wakefield, Victoria 

Akroyd, Darren Hark, Ciaran 

Wells, Jonathan Brett. 

Some fantastic times were 

achieved on the day, despite 

the rain that managed 

to creep in late morning. 

After the race, the team 

were invited to join the 

charity’s after-party at Bourdon 

and Black, just off Albert 

Square in Manchester, 

as the charity showed their 

appreciation. It was a great 

opportunity for our team to 

meet other runners for the 

charity. 

Alexandra Barrie, Solicitor in 

the medical negligence 

team in Manchester office 

and Head of the IMCF Manchester 

committee, said: “It 

on 23rd April. 

CAFT is Jefferies Solicitors’ 

chosen charity and the 

team has been committed 

to fundraising on its behalf 

for several years. 

Nina Ramsden comments: 

“Running and walking over 

35 miles across both events 

was certainly challenging 

but it was a great opportunity 

to raise money for a 

charity that’s close to our 

hearts. 

“We have been involved 

with CAFT for many years 

Charity & CSR 21 

Irwin Mitchell takes part in Manchester 10k for MedEquip4Kids 

is great that so many members 

of our office were able 

to participate in the Great 

Manchester Run. It’s a fantastic 

event with a heartwarming 

atmosphere as 

members of the public line 

the street to cheer on all the 

runners. Thank you to all 

those from our office who 

took part – money is still 

coming in from the event 

and there’s still time to 

sponsor the team!” 

If you wish to sponsor the 

team who ran please visit 

the fundraising page: 

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/IrwinMitchell10k 

To date, the team have 

raised over £500 from online 

and offline donations 

(including gift Aid). 

and we’re proud to be helping 

such an important charity 

in the community.” 

CAFT was established in 

1985 by Founding Patron 

Tim Grundy. It is based in 

the grounds of a beautiful 

17th Century Farmhouse in 

Millington, Cheshire and offers 

free adventure breaks 

and activities to children 

who are disadvantaged by 

illness, disability and 

poverty. 

For more information on 

CAFT, visit www.caft.co.uk 

Legal eagles planning to fly high in 

three peaks challenge 

Members of leading Manchester law firm, 

JMW Solicitors LLP and Manchester and 

Leeds-based Barristers Kings Chambers, 

are set to scale England, Scotland and 

Wales’ highest mountains in 24 hours as 

they tackle the three peaks challenge for 

charity later this month. 

The team, comprising 18 individuals from the 

two professional services firms, will be raising 

money for national charity, the Child Brain Injury 

Trust. They aim to conquer the three 

mountains in 24 hours, following in the footsteps 

of other adrenaline junkies who have 

taken on the challenge. 

Setting off from Manchester city centre early 

on the morning of Thursday June 23, the professionals 

will reach the Glen Nevis Visitor 

Centre, to commence climbing Ben Nevis, 

Scotland’s highest mountain, at 5pm. They 

will then travel on to Scafell Pike, England’s 

highest mountain, and Wales’s highest mountain, 

Snowdon. They hope to complete the 

challenge by 5pm the following day, Friday 24 

June. 

Andrew Lilley, partner at JMW and part of the 

team undertaking the three peaks challenge, 

said: “We’ve had a close link with the Child 

Brain Injury Trust for a number of years now, 

and when the challenge was laid down to 

scale the three peaks, we weren’t able to resist. 

I’m really looking forward to seeing 

months of training pay off and for our team to 

complete the challenge in 24 hours. 

“I’m also sure I speak for the rest of the team 

when I say how grateful we are for the support 

we’ve had from colleagues, family and 

friends over the last few months. It feels like 

a lot of people have really rallied round to 

support our challenge attempt and we’re very 

keen to do them all proud.” 

The full list of individuals undertaking the 

challenge are: Andrew Lilley, Charlotte King, 

Andrew Lilley 

Naomi O’Rourke, Heather Bennett, Charlotte 

Boothroyd, Steve Brown, Liz Fletcher, 

Kim Peet, Francesca Powell, Alison Chu, 

Sam McElroy, Anna Ozarowska, Catherine 

Anderson, Helen Mulholland, Rory Davis, 

Steve Loxton, Charlotte Law and Rachel 

Galloway. 

You can sponsor the team by visiting their 

JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/CBITthreepeaks 

JMW is also the Child Brain Injury Trust’s 

sole legal support services provider in the 

North West, and ensures that any individual 

or family who wishes to use the charity’s 

services in the region, is able to access the 

full suite of services offered by the firm, getting 

the advice they need in the face of an 

acquired brain injury.

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The Future of Conveyancing 

Adam Bullion, General Manager of Marketing at InfoTrack 

explores how we have embraced technology and how 

technology needs to be employed to reduce the time 

between instruction and completion. 

Looking back, it’s probably 

fair to say that the 

processes associated with 

conveyancing haven’t 

changed dramatically, 

other than the failed HIPS 

scheme almost 10 years 

ago. However, you’re 

probably aware that the 

Department for Business, 

Innovation and Skills (BIS) 

will soon issue its ‘Call for 

Evidence’ as they look at 

the future of conveyancing. 

This is in response to 

home buyer experiences 

where there is an unknown 

outlay of costs due 

to delays within the 

process. 

Conveyancers themselves 

would admit to sharing similar 

frustrations with the 

process. Presently, conveyancers 

are visiting a 

plethora of websites to 

complete matters. That 

means rekeying the same 

information repeatedly into 

unrelated systems that look 

completely different. And 

with each site requiring a 

different log in and password, 

it’s simply inefficient 

when you compare it to the 

aggregated technology in 

our personal lives. 

Consider how we manage 

our day to day lives now 

we’re living in a 24-hour society. 

We all have a myriad 

of useful ‘apps’ on our smart 

phone or tablet which is 

technology that we enjoy 

using. It’s these experiences 

that change our expectations 

– to the point where 

we now demand more. Having 

been exposed to clever 

and intuitive technology we 

now have an elevated expectation 

of instant results. 

Unfortunately, the same 

can’t be said of the conveyancing 

process, a 

process that some consider 

as being suffocated by regulation. 

Conveyancers’ frustrations 

are clear – too many 

steps in the process to manage 

risk. Too many forms to 

complete. Too much rekeying 

of data. And too much 

time spent managing 

clients who don’t understand 

the conveyancing 

procedure. Taking into account 

all these frustrations, 

we simply need functional, 

enjoyable technology that 

ensures the process is made 

smoother, faster and easier. 

The simplest answer is to 

use technology that reduces 

the time between instruction 

and completion, 

keeping both the conveyancer 

and homebuyer 

happy. Companies that 

offer technology for the 

conveyancing industry 

need to focus on incorporating 

all steps of the conveyancing 

process, 

including AP1 Transfer, SDLT 

Submissions and even the 

Contract Pack, in order to 

make it easier to manage; 

simple steps that reduce the 

stress of a transaction for 

both the conveyancer and 

their client. 

Providing the industry with 

the ability to complete all 

relevant searches, transfers, 

form submissions and contracts 

within a single website 

means that 

conveyancers will start saving 

time from the moment 

the quote is issued, and we 

all know that time is money. 

Utilising a single website 

where all aspects of the 

process link together eliminates 

any rekeying of information 

and accessing of 

multiple sites simplifying 

the various tasks. 

The future of conveyancing 

is very much a change of 

technology rather than the 

home buying process. And 

that’s why it is now important 

that conveyancers 

adopt technological 

change. In the crowded 

market of suppliers, there 

are technology innovators 

but it’s up to the conveyancer 

to take a step back 

and look objectively at technology 

solutions that deliver 

against their needs. 

InfoTrack already has a fantastic 

heritage of delivering 

superior information services 

in Australia and has 

brought that same vision to 

the UK market, with a fast 

growing base of happy 

clients working with a more 

efficient platform. InfoTrack 

are applying forward thinking 

technology that truly 

challenges the traditional 

methods of completing a 

matter, ensuring all tasks – 

from instruction to postcompletion 

– can be completed 

within a single 

system. 

Manchester Free Legal Help 

The Manchester Free 

Legal Help (MFLH) is a 

support service located at 

the Manchester Civil Justice 

Centre. 

Its aim is to assist people 

who need legal advice and 

support but are unable to 

afford it, or are not entitled 

to Legal Aid. The impact of 

legal aid cuts, on both 

clients and the legal profession 

is great. MFLH is committed 

to ensuring that 

Litigants in Person receive 

access to justice and it 

should not be seen as a substitute 

for Legal Aid funding. 

MFLH was set up in September 

2014 by The University 

of Manchester School of 

Law and is a clinic of and 

supported by LawWorks. 

The service offers pro bono 

legal advice and support by 

coordinating appointments 

(face to face or telephone) 

with a volunteer 

solicitor/barrister. To assist 

with and increase the number 

of available appointments 

MFLH uniquely 

brings together a number 

of volunteers with wide 

ranging skills from law firms, 

chambers and three academic 

institutions (The 

School of Law at The University 

Of Manchester, The University 

of Law and BPP). 

Students are supervised by 

solicitors and barristers, giving 

them the opportunity to 

connect with the local legal 

profession, as well as gain 

valuable skills by actively 

engaging with clients who 

are often well in to the litigation 

process. 

The Centre needs volunteer 

solicitors and barristers to 

assist in providing free legal 

advice in different areas of 

law such as civil litigation, 

consumer rights, wills and 

probate, immigration, family, 

welfare and more. With 

the help of volunteers the 

Centre can assist some of 

the most vulnerable members 

of the community to 

access much needed legal 

advice and support, in the 

fewest steps necessary, thus 

saving resources and time. 

For firms, involvement with 

the Centre is a fantastic addition 

to their corporate social 

responsibility agenda, 

which in turn bolsters its 

reputation amongst potential 

new clients and employees. 

For trainees and junior 

lawyers, the service offers a 

unique opportunity to access 

hands on experience 

interacting with clients in 

wide ranging areas of law. 

The Centre offers volunteers 

the ability to do pro bono 

work, help Litigants in Person 

and support the local 

community. The Project Coordinator 

will assess the 

client needs, take a full referral 

with all relevant information 

of their case and link 

them with the most appropriate 

pro bono advisor or 

support service thus making 

it easier and less time 

consuming for the volunteers. 

For more information and 

to get involved please call 

0161 240 5034 or email 

freelegalhelp@manchester.ac.uk 

MFLH is a sister project of 

The University of Manchester 

School of Law Legal Advice 

Centre (LAC) that has 

been running for over 17 

years. What started as an 

opportunity for law students 

to gain clinical education 

and experience of ‘real 

life’ clients has grown into a 

vital community service, advising 

the Manchester 

conurbation on a variety of 

legal issues, including family, 

employment, housing, 

and dementia law. 

Due to the increase in the 

number of mental health requests 

the LAC worked hard 

to create a sustainable advice 

and support network 

for these clients. The Dementia 

Law Clinic, which 

has been created in partnership 

with the charity Making 

Space, offers free legal 

assistance for sufferers of 

dementia and their families. 

This Clinic has been hugely 

successful, and the LAC was 

recently awarded ‘Best New 

Student Pro Bono Activity’ 

at the LawWorks & Attorney-General 

Awards in London 

in recognition of the 

positive impact the work in 

the Dementia Law arena 

has had on the local community. 

In addition, the 

work done by the LAC was 

recently awarded Highly 

Commended in the ‘Inspiring 

Communities’ category 

at the University of Manchester 

Social Responsibility 

Awards. 

The University of Manchester 

is dedicated to alleviating 

the detrimental effects 

of the cuts to legal aid, and 

through the LAC and MFLH 

is working to increase access 

to justice and support 

the local community 

through innovative but sustainable 

free advice services. 

MFLH contact details 

Email: freelegalhelp@manchester.ac.uk 

Tel: 0161 240 5034 

Website: manchesterfreelegalhelp.org.uk 

Twitter: @mancfreelegal 

LAC contact details 

Email: free.legal@manchester.ac.uk 

Tel: 0161 275 7976 

CILEX News 

The Greater Manchester CILEx branch would like to 

thank Christopher Boxall and Phillipa Hildyard of Park 

Square Barristers 

(http://www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk/) for providing 

May’s training. Christopher and Philippa provided on 

training on instructions to Counsel and what information 

Counsel would require. The Training was extremely popular 

and helpful for all who attended. 

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) 

scooped the award for 'Best Social mobility initiative by 

a professional body' in the 2016 MemCom Membership 

Awards held at the Royal College of Obstetricians and 

Gynaecologists, London on 19 May. 

The MemCom Awards recognise excellence in membership 

organisation communications. The social mobility 

initiative category was introduced this year to recognise 

the changing work of professional bodies. The award 

was judged by Nicholas Miller, Director, The Bridge 

Group (an independent, not for profit, policy association 

promoting social mobility) and Suzanne Maskrey, 

Deputy Chief Executive, Brightside (a charity that helps 

young people access the education and career pathways 

they might not have believed were available to them). 

The judging panel in its citation for the award said “CILEx 

is the only route into the legal profession which is truly 

open to all whatever their background. Going further in 

this area, their new CILEx Tech Level 3 Diploma in Law 

and Legal Skills launching this year is designed specifically 

for 16–18 year olds, it will enable young people to 

choose to study practical legal skills and knowledge and 

gain valuable work experience that will allow them to 

embark on a fulfilling career in law. The judges were impressed 

with CILEx’s work in this area including publishing 

member stats on background and diversity.” 

On winning the award Mandie Lavin, CILEx chief executive 

officer, said “It was a huge honour to be nominated 

for this award and we are delighted to have won, particularly 

given the strong competition. In accepting this 

award, CILEx remains committed to actively promoting 

social mobility and diversity within the law.” The 

award was received by Martin Callan, CILEx vice-president 

and Vicki Hurdley, CILEx director of sales and development. 

If you are interested in joining the Manchester branch, 

please email manchestercilex@outlook.com. The 

branch regularly holds both CPD events and Social 

events. 

We are always looking for new ideas and events, if you 

would like to get involved with the committee, please 

get in touch. 

The next CPD events will take place on 30 June 2016. 

Please contact the branch for further information. 

The branch will be holding its annual BBQ on 28 July 

2016. Please contact the branch for further information. 

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change – so why do systems and processes s seem to stay the same? You know there must be ways of saving yourself 

hassle and making your work easier, it’s just that someone needs to make those things real. That’s where we come in. 

InfoTrack is a service e provider that’s challenging the norm so that conveyancing can evolve. With us, you can carry out all 

your key tasks – including Searches, SDLT 

Submissions and AP1 Transfers – within a single website. 

Times change – 

and we’re driving those changes, for you. 

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SRA Activity - all practices will be aware of the 

impending reduction in the Code of Conduct to 

10 pages and the intended shrinking of the SRA 

Handbook to approximately 50 pages from the 600 or 

more currently seen. 

Insurers are awaiting sight of this before making any 

formal comment but we are aware at this stage that 

a close eye is being kept on the issue of third party 

managed accounts in particular. 

Obviously there is some hope that this will seek to 

address much of the risk that currently goes with 

holding and handling client money, especially so 

given the SRA announcement of over £50m having 

been stolen from solicitors’ practices over the last 18 

months or so, though it is of course acknowledged 

that there are potential downsides to yourselves as a 

profession in terms of additional cost, loss of interest 

and possible delays e.g. to conveyancing transactions. 

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Consultations - one running until 14th of July, 

proposing a change to Participating Insurers’ 

 

regulator and improve competition in the market 

following an approach by The Society for Licensed 

 

 

 

 

regulator, i.e. not ceasing practice entirely. 

This consultation is not tied in with the more 

substantive consultation on changes to the Minimum 

Terms and Conditions (MTC) for PII in line with the 

Insurance Act 2015. 

So, turning now to The Insurance Act, due to come into 

force from 12th August this year. 

Many Insurers (with some exceptions) have not yet 

fully set out their approach to this vis a vis what they 

 

policy will respond. 

Perhaps not as much of an issue for your own 

profession as it will be for others in view of the extent 

 

do have concerns about this. 

We are ourselves in the process of writing to our 

own clients setting out the impact of the Act as we 

see it might have upon them, but for the purpose of 

this article we set out below a few highlights for your 

attention, starting with the positives: 

• The Act adjusts the contract risk presently 

 

 

between them and yourselves as Insureds 

• Some mitigation of contractual terms favourable 

to Insurers, such as terms that limit their liability 

cannot now be relied upon if they are irrelevant to 

the breach that caused the loss 

• Greater contract certainty 

BUT, you should also bear in mind: 

• Directors, partners, senior managers etc. must 

adjust to the legislation. 

• You have a new duty to provide a fair presentation 

 

 

Partners, senior managers etc. 

• You have an obligation to undertake a reasonable 

search for material information to disclose to 

insurers. 

• Proportionate remedies are available so where you 

are in breach of the duty of fair presentation 

(though Insurers retain the right in some cases to 

avoid the policy and make no payment). 

• Parties can ‘contract out’ from certain aspects of 

the Act. It seems some Insurers will do so for larger 

 

 

We at MFL are already a little concerned with what we 

 

 

simply asking for information as limited as fee income 

and fee split, before asking you to declare ‘any other 

material facts’. 

What will happen in these scenarios in the event of a 

failure to declare something? Only time will tell. 

In Summary – it is felt that the SRA Consultations will 

not impact on PII until 2017. The Insurance Act will 

we feel have limited impact in October but a much 

greater change could be expected next year, in terms 

of underwriting information. 

 

It is fair to say we have a mixed bag just now. For 

 

seen a continued softening of the market, with some 

 

As ever, the possibility of more new entrants is there 

once again though nothing concrete to report just 

yet, whilst we see some of the established markets 

re-trenching somewhat with mixed outcomes to date, 

some tightening up, others looking to grow. 

 

the Excess Layer markets, where we are aware of 

some hardening, e.g. certain Insurers changing 

 

increases or pulling out altogether. 

Here at MFL it is fair to say the market is a little split 

in terms of the make-up of a practice. For example, 

 

Insurers in genuine specialist, niche, practices such 

as Gaming, Sports Law, FI, Procurement, Transport, 

Clinical Negligence, Employment, IP to name a few 

examples. 

Whilst not every Insurers’ cup of tea, those less keen 

on such specialists still seem to favour the traditional, 

 

there appears to be an improving picture; so for 

example there are Insurers looking a little more kindly 

on Conveyancing 

 

 

and better client relationships. 

 

with a focus on the lowest price are often the most 

 

Ombudsman’s caseload being complaints about fee 

level. 

Turning now to Cyber Insurance. You will have seen 

our own bulletins highlighting the need for this. With 

many Third Party fund losses caused by cyber fraud 

 

 

being picked up by the PI policy. 

For instance, you may be interested to know of approx. 

100 cyber fraud attacks dealt with by one Insurer alone 

over the last year where the average costs for forensic 

 

 

to dovetail properly with the PII. 

In summary, MFL have new facilities for MLS members 

to address both PII and Cyber Insurers. We’ll be 

writing to members individually but in the meantime, 

 

 

not hesitate to get in touch with us as below. 

Risk Update 

Welcome to the July edition of Risk Update. 

This article does not present a complete or comprehensive statement 

of the law, nor does it constitute legal advice. It is intended only to 

highlight issues that may be of interest to MLS members and solicitors. 

Specialist advice should always be sought in any particular case. 

© MFL Professional 2016 

MFL Professional is a division of McParland Finn Ltd. McParland Finn Ltd is 

authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. 

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Director 

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I thought I would give Jack a break this 

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You know what it’s like - you don’t get an 

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THREE!!!!! 

Firstly to the polo at Chester Race Course. 

One of our Advantage MLS members, 

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