Messenger September 2017

September 2017 

October 09 

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North West Law 

Manchester firms and solicitors shortlisted in 

Law Society Excellence Awards 

A number of Manchester 

firms and individuals have 

been shortlisted in the 

11th annual Law Society 

Excellence Awards amid 

strong competition from 

around England and 

Wales. 

Individual solicitors shortlisted 

are Emma Nawaz of 

Blackstone Solicitors, shortlisted 

for Woman Lawyer of 

the Year. Lesley Graves of 

Citadel Law has been shortlisted 

for Solicitor of the 

Year - Private Practice and 

Peter Garsden of Simpson 

Millar for Human Rights 

Lawyer. 

Manchester firms Bott & Co 

are on the shortlist for the 

Learning and Development 

Award, Hugh Jones Solicitors 

are shortlisted for the 

Private Client Practice 

Award and Kuits are up for 

the Conveyancing Award. 

Peter Garsden of Simpson 

Millar has spent more than 

two decades seeking compensation 

for victims of 

child abuse and was recently 

honoured with the 

Life Time Achievement 

award at the Claims Management 

Awards as well as 

winning a number of Manchester 

Legal Awards over 

the past decade. 

The Monthly Publication of the Manchester Law Society 

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Peter was a driving force behind 

the launch of the Association 

of Child Abuse 

Lawyers (ACAL) which provides 

specialist training in 

this highly sensitive and 

complex area. He has also 

offered professional counselling 

to his fee-earners in 

recognition of the impact 

this area of work can have 

on those involved. 

Peter commented “I am delighted, 

but also very honoured, 

to have been 

shortlisted for Human 

Rights Lawyer of the Year. 

The Human Rights of every 

abuse victim are paramount, 

fundamental, and 

vital to recognise in our 

legal system. The clients are 

extremely vulnerable and 

need strong and robust representation.” 

Peter is currently working 

with four further survivor 

charities in petitioning the 

Education Secretary to introduce 

a new law forcing 

schools, faith groups, sports 

bodies, the NHS, and nurseries, 

to inform their local 

authority of all allegations 

and incidents of suspected 

and known abuse. He is 

also seeking to abolish time 

limits in child abuse cases. 

Lesley Graves of Citadel Law 

says that she is honoured to 

have been shortlisted for 

Solicitor of the Year. She 

adds “ I am delighted that 

my work to support the PI 

sector has received national 

recognition” Lesley was a 

catastrophic injury partner 

at Irwin Mitchell, who in 

2010 set up Citadel Law, a 

law firm dedicated to supporting 

the personal injury 

sector in the face of unprecedented 

government 

reform. 

Lesley has been integral in 

restructuring and recovery 

situations, saving law firms 

from insolvency through 

improving cashflow in business 

critical situations. 

Her commitment to supporting 

PI lawyers through 

both SRA CPD accredited 

training and a continuing 

competence approach to 

training and mentoring 

means she works as “part of 

the team” with white labelled 

services to increase 

recoverable WIP. She 

demonstrates immediate 

value, advising on rehabilitation 

and settlement, focusing 

on commercial costs 

resolution. 

Lesley has advised on technical 

performance and valued 

personal injury WIP for 

bank credit, restructuring, 

sale, purchase and M&A in 

excess of £450M. Her work 

has led to the development 

of “LQC Analytics” – an innovative 

value enhancement, 

risk management and financial 

forecasting tool that sits 

on top of case management 

systems to increase operational 

performance in PI law 

firms. 

Bott & Co, shortlisted in the 

Peter Garsden 

Learning and Development 

category continues to offer 

employees training programmes 

geared to career 

development, which inspire 

and motivate employees. 

Their overall commitment 

to staff has seen the firm 

thrive and lead the way in 

finding and developing 

new niche areas of law. 

Bott & Co radically adjusted 

their approach to staff development 

and recruitment 

in the wake of major 

changes to the personal injury 

industry and now boast 

an in-house training academy 

under the brand of 

Bott Academy ‘Your career’ 

(our care, your career), low 

turnover rates and a highly 

engaged and motivated 

workforce ranked number 1 

in the UK for revenue per 

lawyer. 

This focus on training and 

developing staff provided 

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Gordon 

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Forthcoming Events 

Property Law Conference 

The Manchester Law Society Property Committee is delighted to announce their inaugural 

Property Law Conference Created for residential and commercial property lawyers of 

all levels of experience, this will be an important conference covering some of the key issues 

which affect property lawyers in Manchester. 

The Manchester Legal Walk will this year take 

place on Thursday 28th September 2017. 

The Manchester Legal Walk is a 10km sponsored walk around Manchester to 

raise money for local advice services. 

Why do we walk? 

LEGAL SUSTAINABILITY ALLIANCE AND THE PLANET MARK TM 

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The need for free legal advice centres has grown in the past few years. The 

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President’s Column 

5 

From the President 

Before setting off on my 

summer holiday, I had the 

pleasure of attending a 

meeting at Chancery Lane 

with Joe Egan and Paul Tennant 

OBE, the President and 

Chief Executive of the National 

Law Society respectively, 

along with 

representatives of the Joint 

Five Law Societies (Birmingham, 

Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool 

and Manchester). This 

meeting with the Joint V is 

now an annual event and 

reflects the importance of 

the group in the eyes of the 

NLS. I certainly found it a 

very useful forum for us to 

engage with the NLS, to 

better understand what it 

has achieved in the year and 

its focus going forward. 

I was particularly interested 

to hear from Paul Tennant 

who has a reassuringly business-like 

approach. Having 

stabilised the Society in the 

wake of Catherine Dixon's 

departure, and tackled the 

governance of the organisation, 

Paul now has his sights 

set on transforming the Society 

to make it fit for the 

21st century. 

Paul appears to have spent 

a lot of time working with 

NLS Council members and 

staff to define the purpose, 

vision and goals for the Society 

and is now focusing on 

the internal culture of the 

organisation in an effort to 

remove any barriers to 

achieving its goals. According 

to Paul, his overarching 

aim is to increase the impact 

of NLS whilst reducing 

the cost of doing so. Who 

could argue with that? 

During the course of the 

meeting we heard from a 

number of the very high calibre 

staff at NLS who gave 

an overview of their work 

which includes lobbying 

across a range of stakeholders, 

responding to numerous 

consultations and 

inputting into government 

policy formulation. 

Express Solicitors are a Leading 

Firm for Personal Injury. 

Due to continued growth plans, we are 

looking for an experienced 

Cost Litigation Assistant to join our 

specialist teams. 

Previous cost experience preferred 

but not essential as full training will 

be provided. 

What we can offer: 

Competitive salary 

Generous commission structure 

A wide range of benefits 

Tailored training & development 

It is clear from what they 

told us that there is an awful 

lot of work going on behind 

the scenes promoting the 

UK legal system and the 

profession to counter the 

potentially damaging impact 

of Brexit, and the danger 

of foreign legal centres 

using this as an opportunity 

to undermine England and 

Wales as the jurisdiction of 

choice. This work has included 

meeting with ambassadors 

and providing 

them with the ammunition 

to fly the flag for our legal 

system abroad. 

As you would expect, the 

NLS is actively engaged 

with the SRA in respect of 

proposed deregulation and 

changes to the route to 

qualification. The SRA believes 

that such proposals 

will encourage competition 

which will ultimately bring 

down costs for consumers. 

Whilst cheaper legal services 

is an admirable aim, removing 

regulation will 

inevitably expose consumers 

to unpalatable risks. 

Such proposals represent a 

real threat to the profession 

as it not difficult to envisage 

that, in time, the absence of 

the protections provided by 

current regulations will lead 

to consumers being let 

down without recourse to 

the benefits of, for example, 

indemnity insurance. Stories 

of consumers losing out 

due to poor legal services 

could easily attract negative 

press coverage and eventually 

this will undermine the 

public's belief in the quality 

and integrity of the profession. 

Ironically, these are the 

qualities the Government is 

so anxious to promote internationally. 

Nevertheless, the 

SRA seems prepared to 

compromise those hallmarks 

in the name of competition. 

The NLS can and is 

doing a great deal to temper 

the proposals brought 

forward by the SRA. However, 

the potential impact 

on the solicitor brand is 

such that we all have a part 

to play in responding to 

consultations to underline 

to the SRA that we, as a profession, 

value and wish to 

preserve existing regulations 

as they underpin our 

brand. 

Turning to local matters, the 

MLS officers and I recently 

met with Joanne Roney OBE 

the new Chief Executive of 

Manchester City Council. As 

many of you will be aware, 

Joanne took up her new 

post shortly before the 

tragic events at the Arena. 

Her response and that of 

the Council appeared to me 

to be perfectly judged and 

early signs are very positive 

as to how she will lead the 

Council going forward. 

I was extremely pleased to 

hear that Joanne is keen to 

work with us to promote 

the profession and the 

wider professional services 

offered in the city. Joanne 

fully appreciates that the 

legal sector is a very strong 

proposition and one which 

is regarded jealously by 

other regional cities. With 

Joanne at the helm I am 

hopeful that we will be able 

to work more closely with 

the Council in the future to 

promote the profession and 

make further inroads in attracting 

clients and work 

Jon Hainey 

historically serviced out of 

London and other regions 

of the UK. 

It's been a busy month and 

there is more that I would 

like to add, but I'll leave it 

there for now as I've probably 

said enough and it's extremely 

tricky typing an 

article like this on an iPhone 

on a beach in Portugal! 

Jon Hainey 

President 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please get in touch via email to 

recruitment@expresssolicitors.co.uk 

Or for further information go to: 

www.expresssolicitors.co.uk/careers 

Recognised for both 

Ranked 157, with 

Personal Injury & 

Clinical Negligence 

LISTED FIRM 2016 

largest growth in 

turnover for 2016 

2016

6 Movers & Shakers 

Top of the Property Ladder: 

Lawyer Linda lands leading role at Slater 

and Gordon 

A woman who studied for 

her law degree while 

working full time and raising 

two children has been 

appointed as the new 

head of residential property 

at Slater and Gordon. 

Linda Kirk left school aged 

15 to work as a typist before 

landing a job as a legal secretary 

at a high street law 

firm. 

After impressing bosses 

with her drive and determination 

she was promoted to 

personal assistant to one of 

the partners – before deciding 

that she would much 

rather become a partner 

herself. 

She said: “I don’t know what 

it is, I’ve just always been 

very driven and if you want 

to do something badly 

enough then you’ll find a 

way. 

“My son was four, my 

daughter had just been 

born and I was working fulltime. 

I suppose in hindsight 

it was a lot to take on, but 

thankfully it paid off and I 

like to think it’s shown my 

children, who are now 

grown up and following 

their own careers, what can 

be achieved through hard 

work.” 

Linda, now 53, took a course 

with the Chartered Institute 

of Legal Executives (CILEx) 

before enrolling to do a degree 

at what is now the University 

of Central 

Lancashire. Because of her 

CILEx qualification, she was 

exempt from certain modules 

and managed to complete 

the three-year course 

in 12 months. 

She studied her Legal Practice 

Course, a requirement 

for all aspiring lawyers before 

they can begin a training 

contract with a law firm, 

in the evenings to fit around 

her other commitments. 

Linda Kirk 

In 2008 – just three years 

after qualifying – Linda 

achieved her dream and 

was made partner at 

Stephensons Solicitors 

where she remained until 

moving to Slater and Gordon 

earlier this year. 

Linda, who was born and 

brought up in Preston and 

now lives in Cottam with 

husband Tony, will head up 

the firm’s residential property 

operation based out of 

the firm’s flagship office in 

Manchester city centre. 

Teams handle everything 

from sales and purchases to 

transfers of equity, remortgages 

and lease extensions. 

She added: “I was at 

Stephensons for 11 years so 

I felt it was time for a new 

challenge. 

“I’ve worked in property for 

more than 20 years and 

have a lot of experience and 

ideas which I’m really looking 

forward to putting into 

practice.” 

Carol takes on Treasurer’s role as 

Bromleys supports Ashton Town team 

Bromleys Solicitors is 

backing a campaign to 

make Ashton-under-Lyne 

a better place in which to 

live and shop. 

Marketing associate Carol 

Parker has joined the Ashton 

Town Team’s executive 

committee as its treasurer. 

The Ashton Town Team is a 

not-for-profit organisation 

which promotes the town’s 

social, economic, cultural 

and environmental regeneration 

and seeks to help local 

people improve their skills. 

The committee, which 

meets monthly, also includes 

representatives from 

business and banking, retailers 

and market traders, 

community and faith 

groups, Tameside Council, 

the office of Ashton MP Angela 

Rayner, and Ashton 

Sixth Form College. 

Councillor Bill Fairfoull, 

chairman of Ashton Town 

Team, said: “Ashton town 

centre is home to more than 

600 independent businesses 

and the team is committed 

to supporting them 

and to make Ashton a better 

place in which to live 

and shop. 

“Bromleys has been an integral 

part of the town for 

many years so it’s a pleasure 

to welcome Carol to the 

Ashton Town Team in her 

role as treasurer. We welcome 

her commitment and 

future input to help us 

achieve our goals.” 

Carol said: “I’m delighted to 

be involved with the Ashton 

Town Team, whose sole aim 

is to build a better and more 

prosperous future for the 

town. It’s also a further example 

of Bromleys’ commitment 

to working with the 

Carol Parker 

local community.” 

You can follow the Ashton 

Town Team on Twitter via 

@ashtontownteam or via 

the 

www.shopatashton.com 

website. 

Bright future for Slater Heelis 

Corporate team 

Experienced corporate 

lawyer Simon Wallwork 

has been appointed head 

of the Slater Heelis Corporate 

team. Simon has 

nearly 30 years’ experience 

in corporate law and 

has been repeatedly 

ranked by Experian as one 

of the most active dealmakers 

in the North West. 

The Corporate team is 

going from strength to 

strength after seeing significant 

growth since 2015 and 

a strong first half of 2017. 

The team has seen fee income 

more than double, 

completing 34 transactions 

in 2016, with the rate of 

transaction completions rising 

again in 2017, with 17 

deals completed since January. 

Since Simon joined in 2014, 

the team has grown from 

two partners and one assistant 

operating from the 

firm’s Sale office, to three 

partners and four assistants 

operating from city centre 

Manchester and from Sale. 

A key part of this growth 

was the appointment of 

Nicky Collins as a partner in 

2016. 

The team now consistently 

ranks in the Top 10 Dealmakers 

by Experian. 

Simon said:“I believe there 

is a gap in the market for an 

energetic, high quality corporate 

law team that puts 

Browne Jacobson’s real estate 

practice continues to 

go from strength to 

strength in the North West 

with the appointment of 

lawyer Camille Stephenson 

into its Manchester 

base. Camille joins from 

FieldFisher in Manchester 

where she worked as a 

commercial property solicitor. 

The appointment further 

supports the firm’s development 

of its work in the property 

sector and its 

commitment to grow its 

Manchester office. Camille 

joins a 50 strong national 

property practice which has 

extensive experience in 

complex transactional work 

and delivering major projects 

across the country, including 

ground breaking 

regeneration projects and 

major mixed use schemes. 

Camille’s real estate experience 

cuts across: 

· landlord and tenant / asset 

management 

clients’ interests at the forefront 

of the work they do.” 

“We pride ourselves on our 

personal service. When 

clients engage a senior 

member of our team, the relationship 

remains with 

them throughout, ensuring 

we always deliver the 

renowned levels of service 

that have become synonymous 

with Slater Heelis.” 

“Our successes over the past 

year give us a strong platform 

to build on and my vision 

is to continue to 

develop our offering to cement 

our place in the market 

as a proactive team for 

entrepreneurial clients.” 

The North West corporate 

market has boomed in recent 

years; however, Brexit 

and economic instability 

· sales and purchases 

· finance 

· corporate transactions. 

The firm’s Manchester real 

estate practice, headed by 

partners Dominic Buckley 

and Victoria Thourgood, has 

recently advised YHA (England 

and Wales), the Homes 

and Communities Agency 

and various Academy 

chains on a number of recent 

and ongoing property 

matters. 

Dominic commented on 

the appointment: “I am delighted 

to welcome Camille 

to our thriving Manchester 

team. 

“She is a very talented junior 

lawyer with some already 

fantastic, broad real estate 

experience under her belt. 

Her appointment will be a 

great addition to the practice 

and to our both our 

clients and prospective 

clients in the region and 

throughout the UK.” 

Simon Wallwork 

pose threats that many in 

the industry are wary about. 

Simon added: “It’s a very active 

market in the North 

West at the moment. We’re 

seeing a large number of 

foreign companies investing 

in or buying UK companies.” 

“Uncertainty over Brexit and 

the wider economy could 

serve to destabilise the market 

in the coming months 

but having the best people, 

with a range of diverse experiences 

and backgrounds, 

enables us to guide our 

clients through any challenges.” 

Slater Heelis is a leading law 

firm with offices in Manchester 

City Centre, Sale and 

Timperley. 

Browne Jacobson strengthens real 

estate practice in Manchester 

Camille Stephenson 

Since opening in February 

2012, the firm’s Manchester 

office has seen significant 

growth with total headcount 

growing by over 40% 

in the last twelve months 

alone. 

To accommodate its future 

expansion strategy in the 

North West the firm will be 

re-locating to No.1 Spinningfields 

later this year 

which will see it quadruple 

its existing office accommodation.

Regulatory Affairs Committee Update 

Hudson) - a former consultant 

of London based firm 

Howard Kennedy, fined 

£1,500 and ordered to pay 

£300 costs for lending 

£30,000 to clients before 

acting on their behalf. Hudson 

is said to have loaned 

£30,000 to a couple, whom 

he described as long-standing 

clients, with no written 

agreement and based 

solely on an understanding 

that the money would be 

paid back following a remortgage 

of their home. 

Following the loan, Hudson 

was asked to act for the 

couple’s parents in the sale 

of their property and he 

subsequently 

asked 

whether his loan could be 

repaid through a premium 

being paid for the grant of a 

lease. This was agreed and a 

form of authority signed by 

the parents provided. 

The SRA noted that Hudson 

had not verified the authority 

with the parents and he 

later admitted to acting 

where he stood to benefit 

from the proceeds of a 

transaction as well as in a 

situation where there was a 

clear potential for conflict. It 

was held that he had not 

taken sufficient steps to obtain 

the parents’ consent 

and had failed to ensure 

that his client had authority 

to give instructions. 

In mitigation, Hudson said 

that he had trusted his 

clients enough to personally 

lend them the £30,000 

and had not considered the 

parents to be vulnerable. 

• Misuse of client funds 

(Lynne Muscroft) - A partner 

struck off after admitting 

to ‘deliberately’ 

misleading her clients and 

defendant solicitors by 

making a series of improper 

payments from client accounts, 

spanning over a period 

of 10 years. One such 

matter included a file where 

she settled a personal injury 

claim for £5,000 without instructions, 

whilst telling the 

client that it had settled for 

over £60,000 and then paying 

the fictitious damages 

from unrelated client accounts. 

She agreed to being 

struck off the roll of solicitors, 

as well being ordered 

to pay costs in the sum of 

£17,438. 

• Taking instructions from 

someone other than 

client (Simon Keith Proddow) 

– conveyancing solicitor 

rebuked and fined 

£2,000 and £600 costs for 

dealing with the daughter 

of the owner of a property 

being sold without ever 

meeting the seller or speaking 

to him over the telephone. 

It later transpired 

that the seller had a lasting 

power of attorney in place 

naming his son as his attorney. 

• Lying to client and backdating 

a document 

avoids referral to SDT for 

‘exceptional’ 

circumstances 

(Thomas Giddings) 

- a divorce lawyer 

told his client during a divorce 

case in 2016 that a 

letter had been sent to the 

court outlining his wishes, 

when no letter had actually 

been sent. When the client 

asked for a copy, Giddings 

created and then backdated 

a letter. Giddings admitted 

what he had done 

within hours and was accordingly 

reported to the 

SRA. The SRA took into account 

the fact that Giddings 

had reportedly been 

experiencing serious personal 

issues that affected 

his state of mind. It was also 

noted that this was an isolated 

incident with no impact 

on the client or the 

case, and that Giddings had 

never before been the subject 

of disciplinary action. 

The SRA fined Giddings 

£2,000 and ordered him to 

pay £1,350 in costs. 

We have seen many examples 

of solicitors being 

struck off for lying to clients 

and backdating letters etc 

so I can only assume that 

there really were some exceptional 

circumstances involved 

here. 

Overturn of Intervention 

application rejected 

The firm of Neumans which 

was intervened in by the 

SRA following a referral by 

the Court of Appeal to the 

SRA and DPP came before 

the High Court recently 

when it applied to overturn 

the intervention. The firm 

“vehemently” denied any 

suggestion that there was 

any form of dishonesty or 

agreement to unlawfully 

obtain funds from the public 

purse but Newey J concluded 

that the risks of 

withdrawing the intervention 

outweighed those of 

continuing it, notwithstanding 

the serious consequences 

of allowing the 

intervention to continue. 

Continuing with the theme 

of interventions, the SRA 

has said that it can’t explain 

why there has been an increase 

in the number of interventions 

recently. In the 

5 months between January 

and May 2017, the number 

of interventions were twice 

the number for the same 

period last year but Paul 

Philip was unable to give 

any reason for this. He was 

quoted as saying that the 

SRA’s caseload had become 

more complicated with 

more cases being referred 

to the SDT and that the SRA 

was keeping a “watching 

brief” on the rise in interventions. 

I cannot help but 

question whether, if the 

SRA’s caseload has indeed 

become more complicated 

with more cases proceeding 

to SDT, it was sensible 

for the SRA to reduce its solicitor 

panel down to just 

one firm? 

Launch of SRA’s Corporate 

strategy consultation 

The SRA has also launched a 

consultation on its new 

draft corporate strategy. Details 

of their 5 strategic aims 

are set out separately at 

page 27 of this month’s 

Messenger. All views on it 

are welcome and due by 21 

September. Any comments, 

please feed through to either 

myself, Fran or any 

Council member. 

Personal Injury CMC numbers 

fall 

The MOJ has recently reported 

that the turnover of 

Personal injury CMCs has 

fallen 41% in the past two 

years to £182m as has the 

number of CMCs (down by 

23%). The report has also 

highlighted the MOJ’s focus 

on those CMCs who have 

entered into a damages 

based agreement with the 

client with many of them 

failing to fully comply with 

the Damages Based Agreement 

Regulations 2013. It 

also identified the increase 

in holiday sickness claims 

activity and has set up a 

dedicated unit with a view 

to auditing CMCs focussing 

on such claims. 

SRA COLP and COFA Annual 

conference 

And finally, the SRA’s annual 

COLP and COFA conference 

will again beheld in Birmingham 

on 31 October. Registration 

is now open and 

details can be found on the 

SRA’s website. 

Michelle Garlick 

Chair 

Regulatory Affairs 

Committee 

Weightmans LLP 

I’ve just got back from 

holiday in Italy where the 

highest temperature we 

recorded in our hire car 

was 48 degrees (C)! Even 

the Italians were complaining 

it was too hot so 

there was no hope for me. 

Believe it or not, I even 

started to miss the good 

old Manchester rain! So 

let’s look at what’s hot on 

the regulatory scene this 

month.… 

Cyber - Continuing the 

trend 

The trend over the last few 

months has very much 

been focused on cybercrime 

and the risks posed 

by electronic data. This 

month is no different with 

the SRA reporting a record 

number of cyber thefts 

from law firms in the first 

quarter of the year, with 

property moves being the 

main target. 

The SRA reportedly received 

more than double 

the amount of reports in 

the first quarter of this year 

compared to last year, with 

the amount stolen tripling 

to over £3.2 million. Around 

three quarters of reports involved 

email hacking 

(where criminals amend 

emails and modify bank details) 

and almost half of reports 

involved house 

moves. Other targets included 

inheritance money 

and firms’ own money. 

Paul Philip, SRA Chief Executive, 

said that ‘The threats 

of criminals using IT to steal 

client’s funds is an increasing 

problem. It is important that 

law firms develop a culture 

where cyber security is 

treated as a serious priority’. 

I cannot stress enough the 

importance of having 

proper policies and procedures 

in place to address 

cybercrime, increase security 

and reduce risk. Your PII 

insurers will undoubtedly 

be asking you about this on 

your next renewal form – 

will you be able to give 

them the comfort that you 

are taking all steps necessary 

to avoid falling victim 

to an attack? 

Lessons to learn from disciplinary 

findings this 

month include: 

• Crossing the professional 

boundary (Allan 

Regulation 7 

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Forthcoming Events 

8 Movers & Shakers 

Bermans announce highest turnover in firms’ 

history with revenues of over £5m 

North West law firm 

Bermans has announced 

record financial results for 

the third consecutive year 

with the firm reporting an 

increase in turnover from 

£5.14M to £5.3M for the financial 

year ending 30th 

June 2017. 

The firm has made a number 

of key appointments 

and internal promotions 

over the past 12 months, as 

well as securing some significant 

new clients and 

completing on some major 

deals, all of which have contributed 

to these financial 

results. 

The employment team has 

continued working with 

Handelsbanken Northern 

UK Region and the commercial 

department has worked 

with jewellers, Boodles, in 

providing the terms of business, 

website user terms 

and privacy policy for the 

launch of its new website. 

The property team has been 

active in the hotel sector for 

a number of clients including 

acting on the acquisition 

of The Stonecross 

Manor, Kendal, The Wild 

Pheasant Hotel, Llangollen 

and The Regency Hotel, 

Cheltenham as well as the 

sale of The Comfort Inn, 

Middleton. 

Senior recruits to the firm 

include Partners Andrew 

Koffman to the litigation 

team and Anton Stirrett to 

the corporate team. Internally, 

the firm has promoted 

Jon Davage to head of corporate 

and Guy Pattison, to 

partner in the firm’s property 

team. Fergal O’Cleirigh, 

head of property and finance 

director said: “Jon has 

shown energy and enthusiasm 

for all aspects of the 

business and is constantly 

looking for ways to improve 

our offering, we look forward 

to him playing a key 

role in the development of 

our Manchester office.” In respect 

of Guy, he added, 

“Guy has made a significant 

contribution since joining 

the firm in 2006, not only in 

terms of his fee earning but 

also practice development 

and in the supervision of 

others.” 

Innovation is at the heart of 

the firm’s expansion and 

success and the firm has recently 

launched a new suite 

of innovative funding solutions 

bespoke to the SME 

market including products: 

Capitalise, escalate and vIP. 

vIP focuses on helping SMEs 

exploit the value inherent in 

their intellectual property, 

Capitalise is a unique funding 

aggregator platform 

and escalate is a disruptive 

product in the litigation 

market that affords SMEs a 

wholly contingent, fully 

funded and insured option 

for contested disputes and 

debts. As Bermans is rooted 

in the SME space, the products 

have given the firm a 

real cutting edge, added 

value to clients and have 

generated additional income 

streams for the firm as 

well as its referrer network. 

Fergal O’Cleirigh says: “It is 

an exciting time for us at 

Bermans and we believe we 

are in strong position to deliver 

the legal services that 

Fergal O’Cleirigh 

our clients require. All departments 

across the firm 

have performed very well, 

with the level of transactional 

activity being unaffected 

by Brexit, and I am 

delighted with our growth 

and the projections for the 

next 12 months. “ 

“The wealth of experience 

and skills injected into the 

firm through recent promotions 

and newly appointed 

team members will be significant 

in our ongoing 

commitment in providing 

excellent service to our 

clients and also to the continued 

growth of Bermans. 

We intend to build on what 

we have achieved and continue 

to develop with strategic 

acquisitions and 

offerings.” 

Alex Chapman, partner and 

head of asset based lending 

also added: 

“Our national reputation in 

the asset based lending industry 

continues to thrive illustrated 

by the fact that 

firstly we have had a record 

year and secondly by exciting 

new client wins. We continue 

to be a market leader 

in asset and invoice finance 

and these financial results 

demonstrate our position in 

the industry.” 

Bermans is a full commercial 

law firm with offices in Liverpool 

and Manchester and 

are credited as a top tier 

firm in the Legal 500 for 

debt recovery and ranked in 

the London listing for Finance 

in the asset based 

lending specialism of the 

Legal 500 Directory. 

HRC Law expands property department 

with new appointment 

To support ongoing 

growth, full service commercial 

law firm, HRC Law, 

has expanded its team 

with the appointment of 

Nasrin Ali. 

Nasrin joins the firm’s growing 

commercial property 

department as an associate 

and has over 19 years’ experience. 

She joins from Slater 

& Gordon where she held 

the position of senior associate. 

Prior to this she 

trained at Cameron 

McKenna, held positions at 

Allen & Overy and Addleshaw 

Goddard and was a 

sole practitioner for 11 

years. 

Her property experience extends 

beyond property law 

as Nasrin also is a qualified 

civil engineer and she 

worked at Balfour Beatty 

early in her career, before 

training as a solicitor. 

Nasrin is also the deputy 

chair of Manchester Planning 

and Highways Committee 

and is a judge of the 

First Tier Residential Property 

Tribunal as well as a 

school governor. She will 

continue with these commitments 

whilst working in 

the team, bringing complementary 

experience to the 

firm from each role. 

The property team, headed 

by partner Helen Marsh, 

was formed two years ago 

and has experienced rapid 

Multi-national and international 

law firm IMD Solicitors 

LLP have 

announced the promotion 

of Olexandr Kyrychenko 

to Partner effective from 1 

August 2017. 

Promoted to Partner shortly 

after completion of his first 

year of employment at IMD 

Solicitors, Olexandr specialises 

in both civil and 

commercial litigation along 

with general commercial 

matters. Olexandr has and 

continues to develop a 

strong commercial client 

base and day to day advises 

Russian, Ukrainian and English 

speaking business 

clients whether based in the 

UK or abroad. 

Olexandr started his professional 

career in 2011 at Horwich 

Farrelly Solicitors as 

Litigation Executive in their 

Defendant Fraud Department. 

Following which, 

Olexandr took up an 18- 

month training contract 

where as a Trainee Solicitor 

he completed seats in Real 

Estate & Commercial, Employment 

and Defendant 

growth in line with the rest 

of the firm, advising on 

many high profile transactions 

such as The Fragrance 

Shop’s Oxford Street flagship 

store and DOMU 

Brands’ (formerly Designer 

Habitat) new office headquarters 

and warehouse expansion. 

Nasrin will be 

advising the firm’s clients on 

a full spectrum of commercial 

property law issues 

ranging from one-off transactions 

to year-round property 

portfolio management. 

Commenting on her appointment 

Nasrin said: “As 

soon as I met the team at 

HRC Law, I was absolutely 

clear this was the right 

move for me. The firm works 

Insurance Litigation. He 

then went on to qualify in 

September 2013 and joined 

IMD Solicitors in June 2016. 

Marcin Durlak, Senior Partner 

and Head of Commercial 

at IMD says: “We are 

delighted to welcome 

Olexandr as Partner of the 

firm. In the short time that 

he has been with us, he has 

made a significant impact 

not only in his practice area 

but by also assisting in the 

development and growth of 

the firm as a whole.” 

Marcin added: “We are very 

lucky to have a whole host 

of talented individuals 

within the business and, as 

our firm continues its expansion 

and growth, we are 

committed to helping them 

develop further within their 

careers.” 

IMD Solicitors are a leading 

provider of individual and 

business legal services to 

Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, 

Romanian, Latvian, Czech 

and Slovak communities 

throughout England, Wales 

and abroad. 

Nasrin Ali 

in partnership with its ambitious 

client list and collaborates 

brilliantly across teams 

to help clients’ businesses 

succeed.” 

Property partner, Helen 

Marsh said: “At HRC Law we 

look for cultural fit, technical 

skill and deep sector expertise 

in our new hires. Nasrin 

ticked every box and was 

the obvious choice. Our 

clients look to us for our 

problem-solving approach 

and to have an eye on opportunities 

for them and 

their business. Nasrin brings 

such a wealth of industry insight, 

we’re looking forward 

to the value she will add to 

the firm and our clients.” 

IMD Solicitors announces Partner promotion 

Olexandr Kyrychenko

97% of Mills & Reeve staff say they would 

recommend the firm as a good place to work 

A staff survey at leading 

national law firm Mills & 

Reeve has revealed exceptionally 

high levels of employee 

engagement. 

The survey, which is carried 

out every two years, also 

showed that 97% of staff 

would recommend Mills & 

Reeve as an employer and 

83% felt valued for the job 

they do. 

“Whether a partner or a secretary, 

a director or a trainee 

lawyer, your opinion will be 

listened to and acted upon,” 

says Sandy Boyle, Director 

of Human Resources. 

“What makes the survey unusual 

is two things, the fact 

that over three-quarters of 

our staff completed the survey, 

when the typical response 

is usually around 

60% and secondly, the satisfaction 

levels of our staff. 

Obviously we are not complacent, 

but we are really 

delighted by the results.” 

Mills & Reeve has recently 

been named for a record 

14th year running as one of 

the 100 Best Companies to 

Work For in the Sunday 

Times’ annual survey. The 

firm was ranked 66th and is 

one of only a handful of organisations 

nationally to 

have achieved a listing for 

over 14 years running, and 

the only UK law firm to do 

so. 

Sandy added: “Part of the 

reason we are have 

achieved such a strong 

ranking again is because 

each and every one of our 

staff has a voice that is listened 

to. The survey 

demonstrated that our staff 

care about what they do 

and are rewarded accordingly, 

not just financially, 

but also being recognised 

for what they do.” 

Movers & Shakers 9 

Niall Innes 

Niall Innes, head of the 

firm’s Manchester office 

said: “The overall results are 

excellent, but our local results 

were in some cases 

even better, with 100% of 

staff supporting the firm’s 

leadership team, and 92% 

agreeing that they are 

treated as an expert in their 

role.” 

The Mills & Reeve board will 

now develop an action plan 

to address issues raised by 

staff in the survey, such an 

appetite by some to have 

more variety in their roles 

across the firm. 

Blackstone accredited with Investors in 

People Silver 

Blackstone Solicitors, with 

offices in Hale, Cheshire 

and Mayfair, London, has 

achieved ‘Investors in People 

– Silver’ the international 

accreditation which 

recognises outstanding 

management, communication, 

and training 

within businesses and organisations. 

From the thousands that 

seek Investors in People accreditation, 

across some 75 

countries each year, only 

20% gain the coveted Silver 

status. 

Blackstone was established 

by Emma Nawaz in 2010 

with just herself and a secretary 

and has since grown to 

30 employees. In 2014 the 

firm were awarded Investors 

in People and have now 

gone on to achieve Silver. 

The Investors in People Report 

summarized, “Blackstone 

Solicitors is an 

organisation with a set of 

strong values that define 

how people are encouraged 

to work. During the initial 

context meeting, leaders 

explained the importance 

of the values the firm holds, 

focusing on ‘communication, 

tenacity and transparency’. 

During interviews, 

line managers could describe 

what knowledge, 

skills and behaviours they 

need to lead, manage and 

develop people effectively, 

regularly referring to the 

values of Blackstone Solicitors.” 

Achieving such an accreditation 

is further proof of the 

value that Managing Director, 

Emma Nawaz places on 

her team. Asked for her response 

to this latest 

achievement, Emma said, “I 

am so proud of what we 

have all achieved. Our ‘People’ 

value is incredibly important. 

We hope that this 

award shows just how dedicated 

we are in supporting 

and developing each one of 

our team and how much 

they are appreciated.” 

Clough & Willis retains Law Society's 

quality mark for fifth year running 

Bury & Bolton based law 

Clough & Willis firm has 

retained its membership 

to the Law Society's Conveyancing 

Quality 

Scheme - the mark of excellence 

for the home buying 

process – for the fifth 

year running. 

Retaining its CQS status 

marks the firm out as meeting 

high standards in the 

residential conveyancing 

process. The scheme requires 

practices to undergo 

an initial strict assessment, 

compulsory training, self reporting, 

random audits and 

annual reviews. 

It is open only to members 

of the Law Society who 

meet the demanding standards 

set by the scheme 

and has the support of the 

Council of Mortgage 

Lenders, the Building Societies 

Association, Legal Ombudsman 

and the 

Association of British Insurers. 

Shefali Talukdar – managing 

partner at Clough & Willis - 

commented: "We are delighted 

to have once again 

retained our CQS status. 

Giving our clients a reliable 

and efficient service is central 

to everything we do so 

this is recognition is testament 

to the talents and professionalism 

of the team.” 

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Meet Simon Davis 

The new Deputy Vice President of the Law Society 

Inspired by a television 

diet including Crown 

Court, the Paper Chase 

and LA Law, I joined what 

was then Clifford Turner in 

1982 and for the first year 

believed that I had made a 

serious error of judgement. 

My personal assessments 

after the first two 

seats in transactional departments 

were poor. I 

found that every time I 

tried to draft clauses in 

Share Purchase Agreements 

or Leases I would 

find ways to get round my 

own drafting, with the 

clauses becoming long 

and labyrinthine and my 

stress levels going 

through the roof. 

After a year of this torture, I 

was sent to our Paris office 

for a fresh start.My career 

was saved. Within a matter 

of weeks I was asked to liaise 

between our litigators 

in Hong Kong and a French 

client who was being sued 

for trade mark infringement. 

As I read the affidavits 

and pleadings I felt goosebumps 

of excitement and 

discovered quite quickly 

that I was a born litigator, 

with a mind which could 

pick holes in anything. This 

sole "talent" had made me a 

self-destructor, not 

selector,in our transactional 

groups. 

What this taught me was 

that a career in the law has 

something for everyone, so 

long as you are lucky 

enough to find an aspect of 

the law you are good at and 

enjoy. I am often asked in 

this context whether I 

would recommend someone 

now becoming a solici- 

tor. My answer is always 

"Absolutely". Because solicitors 

are everywhere,sorting 

out people's problems, 

using modern technology, 

arguing in court, resolving 

and negotiating seemingly 

intractable issues, wrestling 

with intellectually challenging 

conundrums and above 

all else, providing a service. 

And although solicitors 

firms today have to be run 

like businesses i.e. efficiently 

and profitably, this does not 

mean that they treat their 

clients as "customers".In my 

own experience, the desire 

to provide a top class service 

to "clients " is what binds 

all solicitors, large or 

small,external or in- house. 

My concern that reforms 

proposed by the Ministry of 

Justice were having consequences, 

possibly unintended 

ones,on the profession 

and our underlying 

clients, led me in 2002 to 

join the Civil Justice Committee 

of the Law Society, 

with a view to at least trying 

to achieve that the proposed 

reforms reduce complexity 

and expense, rather 

than add to them. There I 

met two Council Members, 

Mike Williams from Cambridgeshire 

and Nigel Day 

from Manchester, whose 

obvious sense of duty,combined 

with humour,inspired 

me to join the Council in 

2004. 

Amusingly, when I joined, 

the reputation of the Law 

Society was that it had no 

interest in the City, or at 

least so I thought, because 

on arrival at the 

Council,member after 

member told me that the 

Law Society was only interested 

in the City. 

Simon Davis 

Coming soon: New Google features to look out for 

2017 is proving to be a big 

year for Google, as they 

launch a host of new features 

which promise to be 

beneficial for both users 

and advertisers. We’ve 

rounded up some of the 

most important to look 

out for in the coming 

months. 

Homepage feed 

Google’s iconic simple 

homepage is set to be populated 

with a new ‘feed’ of 

news stories and media – 

which will be based on the 

user’s previous browsing 

history as well as topics they 

have chosen to follow. It’s 

unclear yet whether there 

will be sponsored content 

opportunities for businesses, 

but it certainly emphasises 

the importance of 

publishing regular high 

quality content on your site. 

In-market for search 

‘In-market’ has been a targeting 

option for display 

advertising for some time. 

This allows you to show 

banner ads to people who 

are highly likely to buy a 

specific product type (e.g. 

business services, estate 

planning, real estate), based 

on signals from their browsing 

history. Now, Google is 

rolling this option out to 

search campaigns, so you 

can target these valuable 

individuals with text ads in 

Google search results too. 

Life events targeting 

Meanwhile a brand new targeting 

option is set to roll 

out for Gmail and YouTube 

ads – life events. This means 

you’ll be able to target ads 

at people who are planning 

or going through a major 

life event such as marriage, 

moving house or graduation. 

This could be an attractive 

proposition to firms 

offering services such as 

pre-nuptials or conveyancing 

services. 

Google My Business 

messaging 

Currently only available in 

the US, this feature enables 

users who have found your 

business through local listings 

(which are usually generated 

by searches such as 

‘solicitors in Manchester’) to 

message you directly. Businesses 

need to supply a relevant 

phone number to 

receive SMSs and be prepared 

to respond out of 

hours – but this could be a 

great way to capture those 

urgent enquiries. However, 

it appears this feature is optional 

so it should be turned 

off if you don’t have capacity 

to deal with it. 

Staying on top of changes 

Google is constantly evolving, 

and it’s important to 

stay up to date with their 

latest changes – but fortunately 

for marketers, it 

seems they’re always working 

towards a more helpful 

and user-focused experience. 

The reality as I have found 

over so many years is that 

the Law Society is actually 

interested only in ensuring 

that the solicitors profession 

is given the freedom to provide 

a professional,high calibre 

service to its clients, 

making sure that solicitors 

are not hamstrung along 

the way by lack of funding, 

by ill - conceived reform or 

by the rubbishing of the solicitor 

brand by politicians. 

What I also found is that the 

Law Society covers so much 

ground, making representations 

now to Government 

on Brexit to protect practi- 

tioners rights, opening markets 

to remove protectionist 

barriers abroad, fighting 

legal aid cuts, making our 

legal system accessible to 

all, that it sometimes finds it 

hard to demonstrate to 

every member its relevance 

and relentless benefit to the 

profession and its clients. 

This is why I have become 

Deputy Vice President and 

my mission is to work with 

the Law Society staff, with 

local Law Societies , with relationship 

teams, with the 

SRA, with Government, with 

the public, and with solicitors,all 

to ensure that solicitors 

are allowed to get on 

with what they do best: representing 

clients, upholding 

the rule of law, in the public 

interest,and that we do not 

become just one kind of 

provider of legal services. 

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and Wales, regulated, qualified, 

insured, diverse,and, in 

a word, professionals. 

Simon Davis 

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Law Society Excellence Awards continued from front cover... 

the business with a more solid and secure workforce who 

were fully engaged with the new culture and direction of 

the firm; vital to improve chances of surviving and thriving 

amidst more legal changes. 

Senior Partner David Bott said “We are incredibly proud to 

have been shortlisted for Excellence in Learning and Development 

category alongside other well known, high profile 

organisations. To be recognised as excelling in learning and 

development, is extremely important to us and confirmation 

that we are on track to ensure we engage and meet the 

training needs of all our staff.” 

Manchester commercial law firm Kuits has been shortlisted 

in the Excellence in Conveyancing category. 

This follows on from being crowned Best Professional Services 

Firm at the Business Masters Awards 2017. Kuits also 

won Best Law Firm at The Talk of Manchester Business 

Awards in December last year. 

Steve Eccleston, Managing Partner for Kuits, said: “We’re delighted 

that our residential team has been recognised as the 

best in Manchester. Kuits are acknowledged as the go-to experts 

for those looking for commercial advice and a highquality, 

bespoke service when buying or selling their home.” 

Tony Hardy, Head of Residential for Kuits, added: “Delivering 

excellent client care is our number one priority, and our 

thorough and attentive approach is becoming increasingly 

relevant in today’s residential market due to the increasing 

risk of fraud and cybercrime. 

“Kuits has successfully maintained the Law Society’s Conveyancing 

Quality Scheme (CQS) accreditation for five consecutive 

years. This is an indication of the standards that we 

uphold when acting for our clients in residential property 

transactions.” 

Emma Nawaz, Managing Director of Blackstone Solicitors, 

shortlisted for ‘Woman Lawyer of the Year commented: “ It 

is an absolute privilege to have been shortlisted in such 

prestigious awards. The firm has come a long way in a relatively 

short time. Based in Hale, Cheshire, we now also have 

an office in Mayfair, London and plans for a third office later 

this year. My focus remains on driving the business forward, 

however at the same time nurturing talent within the firm. 

Just weeks ago we received Silver in Investors in People, a 

fabulous achievement for the team. We have an impressive 

portfolio of clients which means we are able to attract the 

very best staff. Additionally, we have represented a number 

of Iranian clients in ground breaking cases against high 

street banks – something that has attracted international 

exposure for the firm. Handling such cases has resulted in 

Blackstone setting up our own Iranian desk. This latest notification 

that I have been shortlisted is really just the icing on 

the cake. We look forward to attending the Awards in London 

in October.” 

Hugh Jones Solicitors, shortlisted for the Excellence in Private 

Client award is a firm of independent Court of Protection 

solicitors, founded by Hugh Jones, a nationally 

recognised leader in the field with over 30 years’ experience 

in supporting vulnerable people, particularly those with a 

mental incapacity, their families and their advisers. The firms 

also advises Local Authorities and other firms of solicitors. 

Hugh Jones, Managing Director of Hugh Jones Solicitors 

said “We are absolutely delighted to be shortlisted in the Private 

Client category for the second year in a row. We are a 

specialist firm and so this is well deserved recognition of the 

dedication of the entire team, to protecting the interests of 

a vulnerable section of society – children and adults who 

have lost capacity and their families.” 

“ This is only the fourth year the firm has been in existence 

and the firm has quadrupled in size in that period. In the last 

year, we have brought a number of high profile cases, successfully 

fighting for funding or for our clients’ wishes to prevail 

in decisions about their lives.” 

The firm’s first case to reach the Court of Appeal will be 

heard in the Autumn. 

Hugh Jones Solicitors has also been shortlisted for a third 

consecutive year for the STEP awards Vulnerable Client Advisory 

Practice of the year in addition to their win at the 

Manchester Legal Awards 2017 (Private Client Team). 

Joe Egan, President of the Law Society said "To be shortlisted 

for the Excellence Awards is an achievement to be 

proud of. The awards showcase the first-rate work and dedication 

of the profession to their clients and the wider community, 

and is one of the most rewarding and memorable 

days in the legal calendar." 

The finalists for the prestigious awards are selected by a 

panel of experts from within and beyond the profession, 

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"This eleventh anniversary year of celebrating excellence in 

the profession is a testament to the hard work of our members, 

and of their sustained contribution, not only to clients 

but to society as a whole," said Joe Egan. 

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Stephensons shortlisted for prestigious 

Investors in People Award 

The national law firm, 

Stephensons has been 

named as a leader in people 

management practice 

globally, having been 

shortlisted in the ‘Excellence 

in Social Responsibility’ 

at the annual 

Investors in People 

Awards. 

The Awards celebrate the 

best people management 

practices amongst Investors 

in People accredited businesses. 

Winners will be announced 

at the awards 

ceremony and dinner at Old 

Billingsgate, London, on 23 

November 2017. 

The 12 Awards categories 

recognise the organisations 

that have achieved the 

highest standards. There are 

a range of Awards categories, 

focusing on the main 

elements of what it means 

to be an Investor in People. 

The Awards provide the opportunity 

to benchmark 

against high performing organisations 

globally. 

Sarah Boustouller, a partner 

at Stephensons, said: “It is a 

real accolade to be shortlisted 

for the category and a 

clear endorsement of the 

commitment to corporate 

social responsibility (CSR) 

from staff across the firm. 

“Stephensons prides itself 

on having a true social conscience 

and a determination 

to help and assist charities 

and good causes wherever 

possible and to pursue 

a business model that focusses 

on the people we 

serve and the communities 

of which we are part.” 

Paul Devoy, Head of Investors 

in People, said: 

“Once again we have been 

overwhelmed by the number 

and calibre of entries received 

for the Investors in 

People Awards. It’s fantastic 

to see so many organisations 

nominated for outperforming 

in their sector, 

demonstrating great people 

management practice 

and a commitment to staff 

development.” 

Monthly Competition 

Scene Indian Street Kitchen 

Scene Indian Street Kitchen opened to rapturous reviews in April 2015 and has since gone from strength 

to strength. Set in Manchester’s premier food and drink district, Spinningfields this exciting venue is inspired 

by the energy and vitality of the Indian sub-continent. 

At Scene we want to create something special, build memories, loyalty and engage with people on a social 

and gastronomical level; giving them the full Scene Experience. 

We offer our diners fun, quirky and authentic street food, taking customers on a journey through India, 

Pakistan and South Asia. A visit to Scene is a truly engaging experience that uses all the five senses. Customers 

will be able to see the freshness and vibrant colours of the ingredients, smell the spices used and 

hear the food being prepared through the theatrical open plan kitchen which is the focal point of this 

exciting restaurant. 

Manchester Law Society members also receive 50% off the total food bill on your first visit and 25% off 

the total food bill each visit thereafter Sunday – Friday, evening menu only. Simply quote Manchester 

Law Society/Key for the City at the time of booking. 

Commercial law firm Brabners 

has promoted 10 of 

its lawyers across its Manchester, 

Liverpool and 

Preston offices. 

The appointments include 

two new promotions to 

partner – Andrew Rogers 

and Russel Forward. 

Property litigation lawyer 

Andrew joined the firm’s 

Liverpool office in 2016 

from DWF. He advises occupiers, 

landlords, investment 

funds, local authorities and 

offshore investors and has 

extensive experience of 

dealing with litigation in the 

High Court. 

Russel specialises in real estate 

finance and restructuring. 

He advises banks, 

Sarah Boustouller 

Brabners promotes 10 across 

North West 

insolvency practitioners, institutional 

lenders and 

bridging finance providers. 

He qualified in 2004 and 

joined Brabners in 2014 to 

head up the real estate finance 

and restructuring 

team. 

Meanwhile, the firm has 

also promoted two lawyers 

to senior associate – Hannah 

Carter in litigation and 

Joanne Radcliff in family. 

The final six promotions are 

to associate – Alex Watson 

and Brendan McAleese in 

employment, Daniel Hayhurst, 

David Seddon and 

James Petts in corporate 

and Oliver Andrews in litigation. 

Mark Brandwood, managing 

partner, said: “These 

promotions exemplify the 

strength in depth of the 

firm. Our focus is on developing 

the talent we have inhouse 

and complementing 

that with the right external 

appointments. This has produced 

a team of commercially 

minded lawyers who 

offer sound legal advice 

that is tailored to the needs 

of individual clients and the 

sectors they operate in.” 

Brabners has also made a 

number of recent senior appointments 

including sport 

and entertainment specialist 

Simon Taylor and private 

client practitioner Steven 

Appleton, who both joined 

the firm as partners. 

The deadline for the October edition of 

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It is not just documents that require legal translation though – interpreters in a 

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What do legal translation services cover? 

It is not just documents that require legal translation though – the attendance of an 

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very important the translator has a thorough understanding of the legal system in 

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Why professional translation matters 

You don’t have to be in the legal profession to understand that words which appear 

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16 Literature 

Manchester Literature Festival 2017: a gathering of the 

world’s leading literary names with five new commissions 

Friday 6 – Sunday 22 October 2017 Manchester 

venues, citywide 

• The 2017 festival launches with How to be Champion: An 

Evening D with Sarah Millican, a special in-conversation with 

the comedian, broadcaster and debut author 

• Nigella Lawson and Jeanette Winterson muse on food, literature 

and pleasure 

• Jon Savage talks Burgess, Punk and The Sex Pistols 

• Shami Chakrabarti, Britain’s leading human rights campaigner, 

takes aim at the oldest and most pervasive injustice 

of all: gender inequality. 

• Michael Morpurgo delivers the Castlefield Manchester Sermon 

at Manchester Cathedral 

• Roddy Doyle, one of Ireland’s finest writers, talks about his 

new novel Smile 

More to enjoy for 2017, Bookend events outside the main 

festival • dates: 

• Cult author and gay rights pioneer Armistead Maupin returns 

to Manchester to reveal his long-awaited memoir, Logical 

Family 

• Award-winning American author, activist and feminist Rebecca 

Solnit in conversation with Jeanette Winterson about 

The Mother of All Questions: Further Feminisms 

• Jennifer Egan makes a rare UK visit to talk about her forthcoming 

novel, Manhattan Beach – her first foray into historical 

fiction 

• Ali Smith and Jackie Kay – MLF regulars and firm friends 

join forces to discuss the art of creativity and read extracts 

from their forthcoming books, Winter and Bantam 

In the 2017 festival, many events touch on the increasingly 

important topics of activism, protest, citizenship, race, class, 

feminism, identity and our place in the world. Maxine Peake 

hosts Protest: Stories of Resistance, featuring writers 

Michelle Green, Courttia Newland and Kit de Waal; journalist, 

blogger and author Reni Eddo-Lodge talks about her 

book Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About 

Race; Michael Rosen discusses his childhood adventures 

with his communist parents and his first forays into political 

theatre and activism; Howard Jacobson talks about the art 

of satire and writing as resistance to Trump; George Monbiot 

launches his new book Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics 

in an Age of Crisis; and Paddy Armstrong, one of The 

Guildford Four, talks about his new memoir Life After Life 

and how he rebuilt his life after the appalling miscarriage of 

justice. 

The Real Story present 4 writers from the crowdfunded anthology 

Know Your Place: Essays on the Working Class by 

the Working Class (published by Dead Ink); Comma launch 

volume II of Refugee Tales with readings from Caroline 

Bergvall, Kamila Shamsie and Marina Warner, and Sabrina 

Mahfouz, Asma Elbadawi, Nafeesa Hamid and Hibaq Osman 

perform poetry and work from the brilliant British Muslim 

Women Writers anthology The Things I Would Tell You. 

Other writers appearing at the Festival this year include 

Sarah Hall, Claire Tomalin, Will Self, Alan Hollinghurst, Kamila 

Shamsie, Marina Warner, Simon Schama, Linda Grant, Elif 

Shafak, Nadeem Aslam, Andrew McMillan, Hollie McNish, 

Yiyun Lee and Kit de Waal. 

As always there is the opportunity to take afternoon tea the 

elegant Midland Hotel or embark on one of a series of literary 

walks exploring the city’s diverse literary history. 

Manchester Literature Festival takes place in a variety of 

venues from the old to the new and from the elegant to the 

cutting edge, celebrating the city’s rich cultural heritage as 

well as the spoken word. This year’s venues include The Martin 

Harris Centre for Music and Drama, The Royal Northern 

College of Music, The Portico Library, The Midland Hotel, 

Manchester Cathedral, the International Anthony Burgess 

Foundation, Manchester Central Library, The Dancehouse, 

The Irish World Heritage Centre, The Royal Exchange Theatre, 

Instituto Cervantes, The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester 

Art Gallery, Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, Gorilla, Z-arts 

and the streets and squares of Manchester. 

Earlier in 2017, Manchester Literature Festival welcomed The 

University of Manchester as its official Higher Education 

Partner. Over the past decade a strong relationship has been 

formed with the University’s Centre for New Writing, and the 

festival is working closer with the Centre’s Co-Directors John 

McAuliffe and Kaye Mitchell, Professor of Creative Writing 

Jeanette Winterson, and various lecturers and alumni. As 

well as bringing leading international authors to the city, 

through this partnership the festival will showcase emerging 

talent and develop a year round programme of activity. 

The Festival also has the ongoing and valued support of the 

Festival’s founder sponsors - Castlefield, responsible finance 

and ethical investment specialists with headquarters in 

Manchester, as well as law firms Squire Patton Boggs and 

Weightmans and The Midland Hotel. 

More about Manchester Literature Festival’s 2017 programme: 

Will Self, cult author, broadcaster and critic introduces his 

new novel, Phone, a wildly funny send-up of contemporary 

British life. 

Danish virtuoso Dorthe Nors appears at the Festival for the 

first time to discuss her highly acclaimed work. 

Harriet Harman talks about her 30 years in politics, her 

memoir, A Woman’s Work, and the many challenging experiences 

of being the UK’s longest continuously serving MP 

with host Sarfraz Manzoor. 

Simon Schama, historian and broadcaster, discusses Belonging: 

The Story of The Jews 1492-1900, the second volume of 

his epic history of the Jewish people with MLF Patron and 

critic Erica Wagner. 

Arundhathi Subramaniam attended the first Manchester Literature 

Festival in 2006 and returns to share her sensual, 

soulful poetry exploring the contradictory nature of living 

in a Third World megalopolis. 

As well as the annual Castlefield Manchester Sermon, this 

year written and read by Michael Morpurgo in the auspicious 

surroundings of Manchester Cathedral, the Festival includes 

four other special commissions: 

This year’s The Royal Literary Fund Commission is presented 

by Malika Booker, poet, storyteller, theatre-maker, and 

founder of the international writing development initiative 

Malika’s Poetry Kitchen. She presents a vibrant and lyrical response 

to recent rhetoric around Brexit, immigration and 

the political posturing of party leaders. 

This year’s Midland Hotel Writer in Residence is acclaimed 

British short story writer and novelist Tessa Hadley, who 

reads her newly commissioned story over afternoon tea. 

Walks and Talks 

Literary Manchester is explored through a series of walking 

tours, sponsored by Weightmans. A new addition for this 

year is The Original Punk Poet Pub Tour, celebrating the bard 

of Salford, John Cooper Clarke and checking out a few of his 

old haunts. The Thinkers and Drinkers Pub Tour visits the watering 

holes favoured by Manchester’s literary thinkers and 

drinkers and The Gothic Literature Walking Tour reveals the 

dark history of the city’s streets. There is also a walking tour 

that retraces the footsteps of Elizabeth Gaskell, including a 

visit to the author’s magnificently restored house. 

Events for children and families 

Comedy Club 4 Kids: Professional comics Sean Mason and 

Kate McCabe show children aged 8 to 11 how to write and 

perform comedy, finding the funny in their own experiences 

and turning it into confidently delivered stand-up and 

sketches. 

Family Reading Day at Manchester Central: a day of fictional 

fun featuring Ben Faulks (Mr Bloom from CBeebies), author 

and illustrator Ed Vere, Clare Foges and Al 

Bhuchar Boulevard Company presents Child of the Divide, 

a story of family, identity and belonging, marking the 70th 

anniversary of the partition of India, a moving play by Sudha 

Bhuchar in association with Big Imaginations, Partition History 

Project and Polka. Suitable for children aged 8+ and 

their families. 

Manchester Literature Festival, place from 6-22 October 

2017 at venues across the city. Tickets on sale from early 

August - to find out more and to book, please visit 

www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk or call 0843 

208 0500. 

About Manchester Literature Festival 

Now in its 12th year, the Manchester Literature Festival has 

been building on its previous success expanding audiences 

and creating new partnerships across the national and international 

literary world. Patrons of Manchester Literature 

Festival are Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, award-winning 

journalist and Observer critic Rachel Cooke, poet and Scottish 

Makar Jackie Kay, broadcaster and anchor of BBC Radio 

4’s Woman’s Hour Dame Jenni Murray, broadcaster and journalist 

Miranda Sawyer, poet and publisher Michael Schmidt, 

acclaimed novelist Kamila Shamsie and author and broadcaster 

Erica Wagner. 

The Festival has tripled in size from 2006 when it featured 

30 events attracting an audience of 3,000 to the 2016 Festival 

which featured 85 events and attracted an audience of 

13,500. Over the past 12 years MLF has featured many of the 

biggest names in literary fiction and spoken word from 

across the globe, including Martin Amis, Simon Armitage, 

Margaret Atwood, Kate Atkinson, Malorie Blackman, William 

Boyd, Tracy Chevalier, Roddy Doyle, Margaret Drabble, Carol 

Ann Duffy, Helen Dunmore, Anne Enright, Helen Fielding, 

Neil Gaiman, Seamus Heaney, Alan Hollinghurst, Howard Jacobson, 

Linton Kwesi Johnson, Eimear McBride, Val McDermid, 

David Mitchell, Walter Mosley, Andrew Motion, Jo 

Nesbo, Patrick Ness, Audrey Niffenegger, Ben Okri, Kamila 

Shamsie, Anita Shreve, Lionel Shriver, Kate Tempest, Colm 

Toíbín, Rose Tremain, Joanna Trollope, Sarah Waters, Fay 

Weldon, Jeanette Winterson, and Xinran.

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Legal Costs Update 

Here, in Kain Knight Costs Lawyers regular, monthly legal costs update, we focus on those 

cases which we believe are likely to have a practical relevance for its members. We welcome 

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Conditional Fee Agreements (“CFAs”) 

The tail of "old" pre 1st April 2013 CFAs is long indeed. In July 

alone, the Court of Appeal handed down three judgments 

and in a further appeal about CFAs and assignments, judgment 

has been reserved - Budana v Leeds Teaching Hospital 

NHS Trust. 

In Radford v Frade, permission to appeal from the decision 

of Warby J ((2016)4 CLO 653) had already been given in respect 

of his decision on "scope" : the extent to which , if at 

all, the costs of work done outside the scope of the CFA, can 

be recovered from a paying opponent. Upon a further application, 

Hickinbottom LJ gave permission on an interesting 

point about rectification : is there a cut-off point after 

which it is no longer possible to rectify a CFA which has a defect? 

In Frade & Ors v Radford & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 

1010 (14 July 2017), an attempt to carry out a retrospective 

rectification after Warby J had made his costs order, was held 

to be too late, so counsel lost out on his fees. Whether he 

was right about that will be decided with the rest of the appeal 

on 5 December 2017. 

Catalano v Epsley-Tyas Development Group Ltd (2017) 

EWCA Civ 1132 has resolved for the time being the uncertainty 

about the circumstances in which a claimant who has 

a pre 1st April 2013 CFA, can rely on QOCS protection in a 

failed claim –(Qualified One Way Costs Shifting under CPR 

44.13 - 16 : the limitation on enforcement of costs orders in 

lost personal injury claims). 

The short answer is that a losing claimant who has entered 

into a " pre-commencement funding arrangement" (CPRspeak 

for a pre 1 April 2013 CFA with or without ATE insurance), 

cannot rely on QOCS protection. That is the effect of 

CPR 44.17 : were it to be otherwise, the Court of Appeal said, 

it would enable a claimant with a strong claim to continue 

the claim and recover the success fee and ATE premium, but 

if prospects became low, to discontinue the action and escape 

the costs consequences via QOCS. 

In Ms Catalano's case, she had signed an "old " CFA in June 

2012 but without ATE insurance as this had been turned 

down. After the introduction of QOCS, she traded it in for a 

new CFA in the belief that she could shelter under the QOCS 

veil if she lost, or as happened, she discontinued her claim 

.. That was a mistake. CPR 44. 17 meant that there was no 

QOCS protection so the deemed costs order made on discontinuance 

was enforceable against her. 

Stevensdrake v Hunt (2017) 3 Costs LO 517 is another 

salutary reminder about the basic principles of contract law! 

The solicitor and Insolvency Practitioner client went back a 

long way in business . The deal (according to the IP) was that 

the solicitor would work under CFAs and his fees would be 

met out of realisations. So far so good until a losing defendant 

went bust after he had been ordered to pay £1.9m so 

there was nothing in the kitty to meet the solicitor's fees. 

The IP contended that he had no personal liability because 

payment out of realisations was a term of the retainer . That 

argument succeeded before the judge but was reversed on 

appeal. There was no contractual justification for going outside 

the terms of the CFA , nor was there an implied term as 

to payment required to give the agreement business efficacy. 

So the IP had to pay up! 

Kupeli v Atlasjet (2017) 3 Costs LO 517 concerns cancellation 

notices. None were given by the solicitors when 669 

claimants signed CFAs in a community centre in a prospective 

group action against an airline. Held : the meeting had 

not been “an excursion organised by [a] trader away from his 

business premises” so none were necessary under the Cancellation 

of Contracts made in a Consumer’s Home Place of 

Work etc Regulations 2008. 

Part 36 

Jordan v MGN (2017) EWHC 1937 (Ch) . The “‘phone hacking” 

litigation is well known. It is being handled by Mann J. 

This is one such case, but unlike the others went disastrously 

wrong for the claimant because he got in a complete tangle 

about Part 36 and its consequences. The judgment is 

long and the facts complicated, but in short, on the day before 

the trial was due to start on 4 July this year , Mr Jordan 

sought permission to accept a very old Part 36 offer of 

£15,000 made in September 2014, having rejected £100,000 

in June 2016 which was then withdrawn. The action was 

thus compromised but without hesitation, Mann J ordered 

him to pay MGN’s costs on the indemnity basis. 

Costs Budgeting 

In paragraphs 33 to 43 of his judgment in Napp Pharmaceutical 

Holdings v . Dr Reddy ‘s Laboratories (UK) Ltd 

[2017] EWHC 1433 (Pat), Birss J was asked to make an 

order for costs budgeting in an action with a value of over 

£10 million. Whilst accepting the proposition that the court 

could do so, he considered that costs budgeting was not yet 

required and that the matter should be revisited after pleadings 

had closed, when the parties would need to produce 

and exchange statements setting out how much they had 

spent and estimating what their future costs would be. The 

fact that the rules indicate that budgeting is appropriate in 

cases of up to £10 million, did not deter him from indicating 

that he might impose budgeting at a later stage. 

Please feel free to contact us for more information, guidance 

or discussion about any of these cases or indeed 

any other costs issues. 

Please contact Nick McDonnell: nick.mcdonnell@kainknight.co.uk 

or Colin Campbell: colin.campbell@kainknight.co.uk 

if there are any points you wish to discuss. 

Nick McDonnell 

Colin Campbell

18 Management Matters 

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 

This month: 

• No Owner/Manager i.e. Partner/Director 

can afford to put his firm at risk. There is 

a massive need to step up to a critical 

issue 

• Failure to do so can cost 

o Money 

o Clients 

o Credibility 

• It is not new but escalating like crazy 

Traditionally we think about working capital management 

i.e. running out of money whilst we consider 

ourselves being profitable and good at what we do. 

No longer (certainly not since 2008) can we assume 

the bank manager will help us out. The article from 

2015 can help quite a lot here http://professionalchoiceconsultancy.com/articles/workingCapital.pdf 

Secondly profitability from trading performance. 

Owner managers get their tangible rewards this way. 

Accountability, delegation, measurement (KPIs and 

Reports)– above all driving the key business challenge 

of enhanced gross profit by individual and very 

key by department. Over heads are with us in the 

medium term with really just marketing and headcount 

related costs being discretionary – so focus, 

focus, focus – Article July 2016 

http://professionalchoiceconsultancy.com/articles/cri 

ticalDelusional.pdf 

The Big Issue 

The main concern now is unfortunately being robbed 

and blackmailed by hackers, losing client data and 

losing the confidence of clients. Not only is it embarrassing 

and a PR disaster but in reality it is going to 

cost a fortune in fines (look at GDPR breaches and lost 

revenue and clients) that most firms cannot afford. 

As long ago as my November 2014 Management 

checklist “I have said many times that managing partners 

should check IT business continuity and disaster 

recovery for themselves. If the servers fail what is the 

guaranteed up time SLA. Apart from failing compliance 

and hurting client experience, loss of income 

you are most likely going to lose any commercial 

clients within a short time period” 

It is much worse than that now as we have seen and 

even the big firms with all their IT muscle – like DLA – 

have been seriously embarrassed. 

In December 2016 I wrote this - http://professionalchoiceconsultancy.com/articles/buckStopsHere.pdf 

- 

December 2016 

It is just not IT but also a staffing issue and that means 

management 

Three members of the Manchester Law Society Advantage 

Group, in collaboration with MLS are going 

to collaborate on a major survey of MLS members 

and the wider net of the North West over the next few 

months but to be quite honest as individual firms I do 

not think that you can afford to wait. 

The survey/checklist will include matters relating to 

end users and business owners – managing partners 

• End Users – will cover topics such as – 

Passwords. Training, Social Media 

• Managing Partner & business owners – 

will cover topics such as - GDPR aware 

ness, system down and guaranteed re 

covery period, SLAs with your IT suppliers, 

last disaster recovery check, Cyber 

Essentials status 

You may like to think or more likely hope that you 

have the best management in the business and the 

best IT resource and staff that are totally on the ball 

or even the best third party managed service or hosting 

supplier. No one can afford to delude themselves 

any longer. 

I have probably worked with 40 – 50 law firms in reviewing 

their IT infrastructure. As part of the decision 

making exercise the most useful part has been an 

audit by potential bidders of the existing infrastructure 

and the use of that in presentations about going 

forward. Yes they have a point to prove and it does 

ask the right questions but irrespective of making the 

bold decision to change you still need an independent 

audit that goes much further than a penetration 

test. If your commercial clients haven’t asked for them 

yet they are not far away from doing so. I have even 

been asked by banks to have conversations with 

managing partners where even the bank is worried 

about the situation. 

I do fully recommend a third party check on your IT. 

Security, reliability of servers and networks, time for 

recovery, service level guarantees. Forgetting Cyber 

Security - if you can -just work out the lost revenue of 

50 fee earners, doing their 5 billable hours a day if 

your IT is not available for 5 days. (£200 per hour). 

That is £250,000 lost Revenue. Without the impact on 

clients. 

Feel free to contact me – no fees involved, if you want 

to ask any questions – and I can give some guidance 

on the topic. Otherwise here are three contacts who 

can give best advice or cross refer 

• charlie.edwards@xyone.co.uk – 

Cyber Security Experts 

• Andy.lewis@nasstar.com – Hosting and 

managed service suppliers 

• victorl@matrix247.com – Hosted Telecom 

and network suppliers 

Please make some critical decisions very soon but 

with the strength of knowledge about how things really 

are 

The forthcoming MLS Survey 

• The Manchester Law Society Advantage 

group are going to be launching one of the 

largest reviews of security and risk in the 

legal profession across the North West over 

the coming months. 

• The focus is on understanding how firms 

and individuals are tackling the biggest 

challenge to face the profession, the threat 

of cyber fraud, hacking, data breaches and 

online crime. 

• The Manchester Law Society will be inviting 

all of its members (mainly corporate but also 

individual) to take part in a short survey 

which will be sent out in the coming weeks 

• It will look at what individuals are doing 

within their firms to mitigate their risk from 

cyber threats, as well as what managing 

partners and senior leaders are doing to 

take ownership of these issues, not only as 

the threats grow but as the impending 

regulatory clouds of GDPR begin to gather. 

• The plan is for a September issue date and 

an initial report during October 2017. A 

great thing to participate in. Who will 

handle it for you? Hopefully it will be 

targeted at the managing partner. 

Last Month’s Issues and Response 

In the August issue we covered some great topics and 

the response has been equally rewarding. If you were 

on holiday you can check it and other articles out at 

http://professionalchoiceconsultancy.com/articles.php 

• Smaller firms have realised they can get the 

same returns as the giants like Shoosmiths 

– mobility, agility, profitability (enhanced 

revenue and reduced costs) almost instantly 

with the right approach. 

• Financing just doesn’t have to be for the 

obvious and it protects working capital 

• A strategy, a product marketing plan and a 

marketing plan monitored and reviewed 

can make monumental changes – more on 

this specific topic over the next few months. 

Bill Kirby is a director of Professional Choice Consultancy 

offering advice to firms on business issues 

from strategy, planning, business 

development, the effective use of IT applications 

and IT hosting for compliance, business continuity 

and DR. He can be contacted at 

billkirby@professionalchoiceconsultancy.com

JMW family team campaign for 

progress on single parent surrogacy 

Two fertility law specialists 

at Manchester-based 

law firm JMW Solicitors 

are involved in the campaign 

to open up surrogacy 

to single parents in 

England as Wales, with the 

legislation scheduled to 

be changed in 2018. 

Cara Nuttall and Jo-Anna 

Jellings, who undertake 

complex surrogacy cases for 

clients across the country, 

are liaising with the Department 

for Health and other 

relevant agencies to make 

submissions about the proposed 

wording for the new 

legislation, to ensure that it 

can help as many prospective 

parents as possible to 

secure legal parenthood. 

Cara said: “Manchester is 

often at the forefront of scientific 

advances, and it is 

following pioneering research 

and treatment in the 

North West that many people 

have been able to obtain 

parenthood through 

any one of a growing number 

of methods. It is absolutely 

appropriate that 

the city is also involved in 

cutting-edge legal developments 

which allow them to 

do so” 

As the law stands, only a 

couple can obtain a 

parental order to secure 

legal parenthood following 

a surrogacy arrangement. 

However, in late 2016, Sir 

James Mumby, the President 

of the Family Division, 

On 8 August 2017, The European 

Union Financial 

Sanctions (Amendment of 

Information Provisions) 

Regulations 2017 (‘the 

Regulations’) came into 

force. 

declared this incompatible 

with human rights, requiring 

a change in the law. 

The legal status of a growing 

number of children remains 

in limbo until the law 

has been changed. Fertility 

lawyers are calling for the 

changes to be made as 

soon as possible to bring 

such uncertainty for an end 

for all those involved. 

Cara said it is important that 

the legal change is right and 

does everything it needs to, 

as well as being done as 

quickly as possible. 

During a recent High Court 

case concerning just such 

an arrangement, the JMW 

family law team expressed 

concern that the proposed 

changes may not go far 

enough to cover everyone 

who may need to secure 

parenthood as a single person. 

They are now making 

submissions on the need for 

an all-inclusive interpretation 

ahead of the Remedial 

Order being finalised. 

The team at JMW hope the 

new law will end the misery 

of incomplete legal status 

for many, but they do stress 

there is still work to be 

done. 

Cara said: “Whilst this 

change is a significant and a 

much-welcomed step forward, 

making a fundamental 

and life-changing 

difference to these families, 

ous sanctions regimes. The 

reporting requirements are 

to inform HM Treasury if 

they know or have reasonable 

cause to suspect that a 

person has committed an 

offence under the relevant 

sanctions regulations or is a 

person who is the subject of 

an asset freeze. 

Aside from lawyers, those 

businesses and professions 

affected include: trust or 

company service providers, 

estate agents, dealers in 

precious metals and stones, 

casinos, accountants and 

auditors. It should be noted 

that there is a potential 

legal professional privilege 

exemption to the reporting 

obligations under each 

sanctions regime. 

This is a significant change 

to the UK sanctions regime. 

It comes at a time when the 

government has consulted 

News 19 

Cara Nuttall 

the law will by no means be 

perfect. 

“The law has always been 

drafted to play catch-up 

with significant scientific 

advances, and needs a more 

thorough overhaul to reflect 

the increased use of 

surrogacy both following 

domestic and international 

arrangements. The team at 

JMW still see too many 

cases where the transfer of 

parenthood is far too complicated, 

or even impossible, 

and that needs to 

change. We will continue to 

campaign for improvements 

in the law and are 

proud to show that the 

Manchester legal community 

is at the heart of pushing 

boundaries for the 

development of family law 

to fit the modern age, in 

keeping with its diverse and 

visionary population.” 

European Union Financial Sanctions 

Zia Ullah of Eversheds-Sutherland outlines the 

Regulations which came into force on 8th August 2017 

The Regulations expand the 

scope of the reporting obligations 

set out under the 

existing UK financial sanctions 

regimes to certain 

businesses and professions 

which now includes law 

firms. Prior to the Regulations 

coming into effect the 

reporting obligations only 

applied to ‘Relevant Institutions’, 

which in practical 

terms impacted regulated 

financial institutions. Under 

the Regulations, law firms 

and other impacted businesses 

and professions will 

now commit a criminal offence 

if they fail to comply 

with the reporting obligations 

as set out in the varion 

further legislative 

amendments to the UK 

sanctions framework focused 

upon the manner in 

which international sanctions 

are implemented by 

the UK, as a consequence of 

Brexit. Law firms and their 

compliance teams will now 

have to carefully monitor 

the potential involvement 

of parties subject to UK (and 

EU until Brexit) sanctions 

during the course of their 

retainer. Although there 

should be an ability to 

utilise the privilege exemption, 

this will only apply in 

circumstances where a duty 

of confidentiality applies. 

Where such a duty does not 

arise, there will be an obligation 

upon lawyers to consider 

their disclosure 

obligations. 

Zia Ullah 

Eversheds-Sutherland 

Why artificial intelligence is gaining 

pace in the legal profession and 

shouldn’t be feared 

While artificial intelligence 

has been widely adopted in 

many industries, the legal 

sector has only started to realise 

its benefits over the 

past few years. And even 

then, this advanced technology 

was the sole preserve 

of firms with vast 

resources – and deep pockets 

– but that all appears to 

be about to change. Firms 

in the region are increasingly 

realising the benefits 

that artificial intelligence 

presents to their practice. In 

fact Manchester based 

Aaron & Partners announced 

the launch of 

AaronBot earlier this year – 

an innovative robot designed 

to replace underperforming 

partners – 

demonstrating that the use 

of technology is gaining 

pace. 

So what are the benefits 

that AI presents the legal 

profession? And should, as 

the media suggests, lawyers 

be fearful that the robots 

will soon replace their jobs? 

Fortunately for Manchester 

based legal professionals, a 

recent analysis conducted 

by our team here at Clayton 

Legal, revealed that most 

SME firms both recognise 

the importance of the use of 

AI, regard it as an opportunity 

to be embraced and do 

not feel threatened by its 

impact on their business. 

In fact, one of the respondents 

to our research project, 

Andrew Kwan – solicitor 

advocate at Clear Law – 

commented, “This approach 

allows us some advantages 

including being agile within 

a changing legal market. 

Therefore I can see the utilisation 

of AI as being an opportunity 

to deliver greater 

value to clients, both individuals 

and businesses, by 

removing some of the administrative 

elements of the 

process.” 

And it’s not only senior professionals 

who are experiencing 

this optimism. 

Miriam Khan – a junior colleague 

of Khan at Clear Law, 

made the point that AI and 

human skill sets should 

complement each other 

rather than take opposing 

sides, “The profound purpose 

of AI is to save the 

need for time, cost and energy 

on manual labour and 

increase efficiency. Why do 

a job that a computer can 

do for you?” 

Clearly then, there appears 

to be a consensus that the 

use of AI can offer firms the 

chance to provide their 

clients a better service 

whilst also saving time. But 

what about the much 

hyped threat that technology 

poses to jobs? Our 

opinion is that while artificial 

intelligence is certainly 

arriving at a rapid pace, it really 

isn’t something to be 

feared. You only have to 

look at firms – such as Clifford 

Chance and Linklaters – 

that have been using AI for 

some time, to see that its 

use is very much about driving 

efficiencies, rather than 

eradicating jobs. Artificial 

intelligence is becoming a 

priority for legal firms and 

the smaller practices that 

we spoke to are also hoping 

to generate higher fees and 

ensure that processes can 

be and will be outsourced 

to machines. 

For employers, this has 

huge benefits but it also offers 

their people more interesting 

work, making the 

workplace a more satisfying 

place to be in, in a marketplace 

where retention is key. 

For legal professionals at all 

levels, the introduction of AI 

represents an opportunity 

to develop new skills, and 

for those who are open to 

change, to increase their 

value in the marketplace. 

The interpersonal and technological 

skills required to 

adapt to the new AI infused 

working environment are 

likely to bring benefits to all 

that choose to engage with 

them. Rather than replacing 

jobs, then, AI offers professionals 

the chance to diversify 

and learn new skills. 

It seems clear that, while 

technology can replace 

many tasks, what it certainly 

can’t do is replace the 

human element. And as Andrew 

Kwan told us, ‘I do not 

see AI removing the elements 

where you are a compassionate 

human. You 

can’t remove this from a 

process and expect a great 

result for your client’ which 

sums up this sentiment very 

well. 

For more information, or 

to speak to Clayton Legal 

about your recruitment 

needs, contact Lynn Sedgwick 

on 01772 259 121 or 

visit 

www.clayton-legal.co.uk 

You are warmly invited to 

THE WOMEN IN the LAW ANNUAL DINNER 2018 

AT 

The Midland Hotel 

16 Peter Street, Manchester, M60 2DS 

on 

Thursday 8th March 2018 

Dress: Lounge Suits and Cocktail dresses if you wish. 

Guest of Honour 

The Rt. Hon. Lady Hale of Richmond, President of the Supreme Court 

Male and female colleagues in the legal profession are all invited. 

£65 per person for members (£75 or £85 per person for non members of WItL) 

If you would like to book a place email Lisa at womeninthelawuk@gmail.com 

Payment January 2018 

Places only confirmed on receipt of payment prior to 25th Feb 2018. 

Cheques payable to : “Women in the Law” 

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20 Local News 

MTSG Update 

Thank you 

I feel it would only be appropriate 

to open my first 

contribution to the Messenger 

magazine by saying a 

big ‘Thank You’ to the outgoing 

2016/17 MTSG Committee. 

The last 12 months 

have been extremely successful, 

with events such as 

networking socials, educational 

talks, the biannual 

balls, sporting triumphs 

and a ski trip to Val Thorens 

filling the diaries of Manchester’s 

paralegals and 

trainees. The hard work and 

commitment put in by all 

the members of the outgoing 

committee was fundamental 

to the success of 

these events and I am sure 

that I speak on behalf of 

everyone who attended an 

MTSG event last year when 

I extend my thanks to them 

all. Thank you also to all the 

sponsors and supporters of 

the MTSG over the last year, 

whose support and generosity 

enabled us to provide 

and deliver the events 

to our members. 

We’ve had a busy few weeks 

since the ‘Election Night’ 

when the new 2017/18 

Committee was revealed, 

and I know many of the 

committee have already 

thrown themselves into organising 

some fun and informative 

events for the 

next few months! 

The Year Ahead 

Since I joined the MTSG 

three years ago, I have seen 

first-hand how beneficial 

being part of the group, and 

attending their various activities 

and events throughout 

the year, can be. I am 

excited for my role of Chair 

over the next 12 months, 

and can’t wait to meet this 

year’s new intake of trainee 

solicitors, paralegals and 

other MTSG members. 

Planning for the MTSG 

Launch Night is well under 

way – and I can safely say 

Loretta, Georgina and 

Naana have plans in places 

to make sure we are set for a 

fantastic evening! Keep 

your eyes peeled for details 

of the night which will be 

circulated to our members 

over the next few weeks. 

Looking further ahead, the 

MTSG calendar for the year 

ahead is already filling up 

nicely and looks to be jampacked 

full of exciting 

events and informative talks 

to keep us all busy. The 

MTSG is widely known as 

being one of the nation’s 

best trainee solicitors 

groups, and we are very fortunate 

that we continue to 

have the on-going support 

of our sponsors which make 

the wide range of activities 

and events on offer possible. 

Over the coming year, 

we are excited to build on 

existing relationships with 

current sponsors, and are 

enthusiastic to explore the 

possibilities of working 

alongside new sponsors 

and supporters who wish to 

get involved with the MTSG. 

On behalf of the new 

2017/18 committee, I think I 

can say safely that we are all 

looking forward to the year 

ahead, and to developing 

and expanding the MTSG. 

Here’s to a year of networking, 

educational opportunities, 

meeting new people, 

investing in our careers, 

supporting each other and 

taking on new challenges. 

See you at the launch party! 

Charlotte King 

Chair of MTSG 

Trainee Solicitor at JMW 

Solicitors LLP 

The Manchester Trainee 

Solicitors Group provides 

social, education, sporting 

and networking opportunities 

for junior 

legal professionals in and 

around Greater Manchester. 

If you would like to 

become a member, 

whether you are a paralegal, 

prospective trainee, 

trainee or newly qualified 

solicitor, please visit the 

‘Join Us’ section of our 

website 

(www.mtsg.org.uk), 

contact us via twitter 

(@mcrtsg) or via the 

Facebook group 

(MTSG 2016/17). 

CILEx Update 

Summer BBQ 

The Greater Manchester CILEx would like to thank everyone 

who attended the annual summer BBQ on 20 July 2017 at 

Missoula. We would like to then Sacco Mann for sponsoring 

the welcome drinks and providing helpful advice on recruitment 

to everyone who attended the BBQ. 

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives CEO, Linda Ford 

attended along with the new Deputy Vice President Patricia 

White. 

Everyone had a fantastic evening and we are all looking forward 

to our next event at Christmas. 

Training: 

The Greater Manchester CILEx branch next training session 

will take place at 6pm on Thursday 24 August 2017 Glaisyers 

Solicitors, One St. James’s Square, Manchester, M2 6DN. 

Michael Fletcher, a Charted Legal Executive and Costs 

Lawyer at Glaysiers will provide a Civil Costs update. 

If you would like to attend, please email greatermanchester@cilex.org.uk 

This training session will be suitable for all levels of experience 

Michael’s talk will include a general costs update and 

overview of recent case law 

CILEx Welcomes a New President: 

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has inaugurated 

Millicent Grant (Millie) as its 54th President. 

A Chartered Legal Executive for almost 40 years, Millie, inspired 

by her barrister uncle who came to the UK from Jamaica, 

entered the profession as a legal secretary in the 

1970s with the intention of qualifying as a Legal Executive. 

After qualifying as an Associate of the Institute, Millie has 

gone on to enjoy a career in both private practice and inhouse 

for a number of public sector organisations. 

Since 2006, she has run her own consultancy advising and 

investigating issues arising from a range of employment 

matters and is also a trained executive and personal performance 

coach. She has been a member of CILEx Council 

since 2013 and became a Fellow of the Institute in 1991. 

Alongside this, Millie has been a trustee and vice-chair of 

Knights Youth Centre in Lambeth for over 15 years and last 

year, was appointed chair of the charity’s board. The centre 

provides transformational opportunities to hundreds of 

young people each year across South London. 

Speaking about her inauguration, Millie says: “Becoming 

President of this great institute is one of the proudest moments 

of my career. Had I not discovered CILEx, I would not 

have enjoyed the varied and rewarding career that I have 

had. CILEx gave me the confidence to progress and I feel 

very privileged to now be in a position where I can help others 

achieve their legal career ambitions. 

“As I embark on my term as President, I will be focused on 

delivering progression in the profession for all CILEx members. 

I am proud to be the figurehead for a highly diverse 

membership of over 20,000 Chartered Legal Executive 

lawyers, other legal practitioners and paralegals and am a 

big believer, indeed an example, that there is more than one 

route into the law. Yet, there are many areas where challenges 

lie ahead, one of which is tackling the notable diversity 

issues in the judiciary. 

“There is currently a cap on how far CILEx members can 

progress in the judiciary, and alongside our new judicial development 

programme, we will be lobbying for the removal 

of this artificial barrier so that there is parity with solicitors 

and barristers. The make-up of our membership – with 74% 

women and 32% of new students from a BAME background 

– means that Chartered Legal Executives can play a major 

role in improving diversity on the bench.” 

During her term, Millie will preside over significant regulatory 

reform, which will see CILEx separate out its duties to 

the public interest, the profession and independent regulation 

with a new governance structure that means it is prepared 

should the government choose to make legal 

regulators entirely independent. 

The reforms, which will take effect from January 2018, are 

driven primarily by a desire to embed best practice within 

the organisation and ensure its operation is transparent and 

promotes good decision making. 

Entries for the CILEx Awards 2017 are now open! 

We encourage you to nominate yourself, a colleague or your 

employer for a CILEx Award and help celebrate excellence, 

outstanding achievement and dedication to the profession. 

The categories are: 

• CILEx Apprentice of the year 

• CILEx Employer of the year 

• CILEx President’s Award 

• CILEx Pro Bono Award 

• CILEx Graduate of the year 

All award winners will receive a commemorative trophy, certificate 

and the winner's logo. Prizes include a £500 cheque 

provided by the award sponsor. 

The closing date for nominations is 9am on Friday, 8 September 

2017, so don’t miss out on your chance to shine. 

The Awards will be presented at the CILEx Graduation and 

Admission Ceremony on Saturday, 7 October 2017 at Jury’s 

Inn, Milton Keynes. 

Joining the branch 

If you are interested in joining the Greater Manchester CILEx 

Branch or attending one of our events, please email us at 

greatermanchester@cilex.org.uk or follow us on Facebook 

and Twitter. 

Rachel Stevens

Will Aid 2017 21 

Will Aid are calling for Solicitors to join 

fundraising drive 

Solicitors across the UK are being urged to sign up now 

to a campaign which raises money for charity and targets 

the two thirds of Britons who do not have a will. 

Will Aid, a month-long drive which sees legal firms across the 

UK pledge a portion of their time to write basic wills in return 

for a charitable donation, runs again this November. However, 

our publicity drive and the list of participating firms 

goes live from the first week in September, so the sooner 

firms sign up the earlier they benefit. 

Now in its 29th year, Will Aid raises money for nine charities: 

ActionAid, British Red Cross, Christian Aid, NSPCC, Save The 

Children, Sightsavers, Age UK, SCIAF (Scotland) and Trocaire 

(Northern Ireland). It has raised more than £19 million since 

it launched, with an estimated £95 million extra raised in 

legacy pledges. In that time, over 300,000 wills have been 

written through the scheme. 

A poll conducted in 2017 by Will Aid has shown that across 

the UK, 61% of people who have a will, used a solicitor to create 

it. 

Peter de Vena Franks, campaign director for Will Aid said: 

“One of the advantages of signing up to Will Aid is that Solicitors 

benefit from several months of extra local publicity and 

exposure for their firm by being part of our marketing activity, 

so the sooner they sign up the more awareness they can 

raise of their firm. 

“Will Aid has made an amazing contribution to the work of 

the nine participating charities and 2016 was no exception. 

Thanks to the commitment of local solicitors that took part, 

many people both in the UK and abroad will receive life- 

changing support and local people who used the scheme 

have the peace of mind thanks to having a professionally 

drawn up will. 

“Solicitors raised an incredible amount of money in 2016, but 

we need more solicitors if we are to satisfy demand. We are 

urging more solicitors to sign up and donate time in 2017. 

Being part of Will Aid will raise the profile of your firm in your 

local community and bring new clients to your door, and all 

whilst supporting nine of the UK’s best loved charities.” 

Chris Andrews, a partner at John Fowlers Solicitors, which has 

offices across North Essex was the third highest fundraising 

firm last year, raising £14,260. 

He said: “Ironically, we have found that through doing something 

altruistic, we have actually benefitted hugely ourselves 

too. 

“We were introduced to dozens of new clients, many of 

which have continued to work with us and our business has 

been much celebrated in the regional press which has 

helped boost our reputation and brand locally. 

“The scheme is easy to take part in and the campaign team 

helped us behind the scenes, carrying out the burden of the 

extra admin and supporting us throughout.” 

To sign up visit the website and fill in the registration form. 

You pledge some of your time and skills and Will Aid will do 

the rest. 

For more information about Will Aid visit the website at 

www.willaid.org.uk 

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News from the President’s Charity: 

St Ann’s Hospice 

St Ann’s Hospice, the President’s 

Charity for 2017, is 

appealing to solicitors 

from across Greater Manchester 

to help with its 

fundraising Will Week 

campaign. 

The charity, which needs to 

raise around £16,000 every 

day to ensure it can continue 

providing its services 

to local patients, runs the 

annual appeal every March 

to encourage people to 

make their Will whilst supporting 

the hospice. 

Participating solicitors donate 

their time by preparing 

the Wills without a fee, and 

the hospice asks that individuals 

taking part in the 

appeal make a donation 

equal to their normal solicitor 

charges directly to the 

hospice. 

Hospice director David 

Spilsbury, whose remit includes 

managing the 

fundraising, trading company 

and finance teams at 

St Ann’s, explained: “Only a 

third of adults who die in 

Britain are covered by a Will, 

so this campaign is one that 

not only benefits the hospice, 

but also gives participants 

peace of mind too. 

“Solicitors work with the 

hospice to agree how many 

Will Week appointments 

they can make available, 

and people can book to see 

them if they wish to have 

Single Wills, Mirror Wills or 

Updated/Codicil Wills produced. 

“The campaign also highlights 

the importance of 

making a Will, and last year 

just under 40 solicitors took 

part. Feedback was that 

they really enjoyed joining 

the appeal, and that it 

helped them to make new 

connections whilst supporting 

a local cause. 

“We’d love to work with 

even more local legal firms 

this year to help us to provide 

Wills to more local people, 

so we’d ask that anyone 

interested in taking part get 

in touch.” 

Will Week 2018 will take 

place from 12th to 16th 

March, and St Ann’s is discussing 

the appeal with 

local solicitors now. Any 

firms interested in finding 

out more, or signing up to 

take part, should contact 

Norma Young on 0161 498 

2099 or email 

legacies@sah.org.uk 

Bromleys named as Curzon Ashton 

shirt sponsor 

Tameside law firm Bromleys 

has agreed a deal to 

be the official home shirt 

sponsor of Curzon Ashton 

FC for the 2017/2018 season. 

The Vanamara National 

League North side play at 

the 4,000-capacity Tameside 

Stadium in Ashtonunder-Lyne. 

Under manager John Flanagan, 

the club finished 14th 

in the league last season 

and reached the second 

round of the FA Cup for only 

the second time, losing 3-4 

at home to AFC Wimbledon 

in a televised clash. 

This season will see Curzon 

Ashton take on Stockport 

County, Salford City and FC 

United of Manchester in a 

series of mouth-watering 

derby fixtures. 

The club is heavily involved 

in the community through a 

variety of footballing initiatives 

and runs more than 40 

teams for boys, girls, men 

and women. Every Tameside 

resident aged under 11 

is entitled to a free Curzon 

Ashton season ticket. 

Curzon Ashton chief executive 

Natalie Atkinson said: 

“We are thrilled to have secured 

a partnership with an 

Ashton-based firm which 

echoes the values, thoughts 

and drive of our club. 

“We hope this is the start of 

a long-term partnership 

that can go from strength to 

strength. We are delighted 

to welcome Bromleys and 

all their staff to the Curzon 

family.” 

Mark Hirst, senior partner at 

Bromleys, said: “We’re 

thrilled to be supporting 

Curzon Ashton as the official 

home shirt sponsor for 

this season. 

“With a history that can be 

traced back more than 160 

years, we too are very much 

part of the fabric of Tameside, 

and this partnership is 

a great way to promote our 

brand in the area and beyond. 

“Everyone at Bromleys is excited 

to be working with the 

club and its fans, and we 

wish John and his squad 

every success for the 

2017/18 season following 

their achievements in recent 

years. 

“We greatly admire the 

work that Curzon Ashton 

does in the community to 

enrich people’s lives 

through football, in particular 

its commitment to the 

borough’s youngsters by expanding 

the number of activities 

for them. 

“The club is making 

progress off the field too, 

and that’s great to see. 

“Bromleys has a proud 

record of working with local 

people, businesses, charities 

and other organisations, 

and this partnership is a further 

example of our commitment 

to this.” 


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and finance industries, will include a champagne reception, sumptuous 4-course meal with 

wine, live entertainment and music. Plus, Granada News Presenter, Paul Crone will be the 

Master of Ceremony for what promises to be thoroughly enjoyable evening. 

As lifelong supporters of Cancer Research UK, The Commerce & Industry Group North 

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Pro bono for busy lawyers 

BPP Manchester’s Pro Bono Centre runs a range of student 

led projects. These include the more well-known 

legal advice clinics as well as areas such as public legal 

education, translation and procedural assistance at employment 

and medical tribunals in the area. We have 

over 250 students volunteering annually and help 

scores of clients in a variety of different practice areas. 

Given the volume and variety of projects the Pro Bono 

Centre runs, their work would not be possible without 

the fantastic support of its external supervisors. 

Enterprise Clinic 

This year we have set up an Enterprise Clinic. The adage of 

Britain being ‘a nation of shopkeepers’ is reflected in the fact 

that of the 5.4 million businesses in the UK last year, 5.3 million 

were classed as ‘micro businesses’ with fewer than 10 

employees. 

The clinic provides free commercial advice to startups and 

small businesses who would not otherwise have access to 

legal advice. In its first term, the clinic has helped a wide variety 

of clients with issues including: 

• how to register a limited company, 

• disputes with consumers or suppliers 

• issues with commercial leases; and 

• advice regarding copyright or trademark. 

community’s legal needs and provide better opportunities 

for lawyers to get involved in pro bono. 

Pro bono from your desk! 

• ELTAL is BPP’s employment law helpline. This project provides 

a simple but effective model, enabling clients to receive 

prompt initial advice by telephone. Nearly all of the 

callers would find it difficult to access traditional legal advice, 

largely because of cost, but also because traditionally 

evening appointments are not available. We are on the lookout 

for qualified solicitors to give an hour’s free advice to 

clients by telephone once every 8-12 weeks. 

• Streetlaw is BPP’s free public legal education project. Fun 

and interactive legal sessions are delivered to community 

groups that might not otherwise have access to legal information, 

including schoolchildren, prisoners and homeless 

people. In 2016/17, 325 BPP law students delivered over 

200 Streetlaw sessions to over 3000 members of the public. 

BPP has over 50 presentations in its precedent bank, on 

topics including housing, employment, consumer law, IP 

and human rights. BPP is always on the lookout for experienced 

practitioners who would be willing to review a presentation 

to check the legal content is up to date. 

If you would like to get involved, or simply have a chat to 

discover how you/your firm could work with us, please don’t 

hesitate to contact Probonomanchester@bpp.com. 

Law student volunteers meet clients and conduct a factfinding 

interview. They follow up each interview with a detailed 

letter of advice supervised by a qualified lawyer. The 

Enterprise Clinic is currently looking for commercial solicitors 

to supervise the clinic appointment either in person or 

via Skype and review the law students’ letter of advice. 

Should you volunteer, we will endeavor to match your experience 

with the advice being sought. 

All projects are supported by fully qualified solicitors, who 

have all previously worked in private practice. BPP’s staff understand 

the barriers that practitioners face when engaging 

in pro bono work. Time can be a major factor, as well as 

many feeling their field of expertise might not add value. 

The Pro Bono Centre has created initiatives that meet the 

Bring your child to work for an inspiring day 

Bring Your Child To Work Day (www.bringyourchildtoworkday.co.uk) 

provides children with the unique opportunity 

to spend an entire day at their parents’ 

workplace, learning about the company and industry 

they work in, in a highly interactive, fun and educational 

way. 

This initiative, founded by Employees Matter, has been 

adopted by many companies in the UK and is run by highly 

trained educational leaders who create a full day of inspiring 

events for children of staff to give them their first look at 

the world of work. While parents carry on with their daily 

work routine, their kids are elsewhere in the building, engrossed 

in innovative workshops and events related to the 

industry they work in. 

Whether it’s setting up the world’s first childrens’ law firm, 

bank, stock market, retail chain, newspaper or TV channel or 

just learning about their parents’ industries, the programmes 

comprise fun, workplace-inspired activities designed 

to develop their understanding of work. 

The fun-filled Bring Your Child To Work Days have already 

been successfully taking place within many companies 

across the UK, including Northern Trust, , BNP Paribas, Pinsent 

Masons and Bloomberg, with further days planned for 

summer 2017 at firms, including VISA, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, 

Bird & Bird and Herbert Smith Freehills. This initiative 

bridges the gap between the academic offerings of the 

school curriculum, and the real-life experiences that shape 

the vision and ambition of our future leaders. Not only funpacked, 

it also introduces the concept of work at an early 

and impressionable age. 

The Bring Your Child To Work Days are organised by Employees 

Matter, who piloted the Bring Your Child to Work Day 

after hearing about the success of the initiative in the United 

States. Starting out in two companies, they now firmly lead 

the field, as 8-16 year olds across the country get a real-life 

glimpse of mum, dad, auntie or uncle’s job and responsibilities. 

Zoe Sinclair, Director of Employees Matter, who founded the 

Bring Your Child To Work Day said: “This is a great way for us 

to create a window into our working lives for our children to 

climb into, to help them understand what their parents do 

all day at work when we are apart from them.” She added, 

“what could be more exciting than spending a day seeing 

what adults really do all day? 

Together with the team at my company, Employees Matter, 

I thought about what would inspire and engage my own 

children. I wanted to create something for the kids that was 

more than just ‘work experience’ and something more than 

sitting bored at their parents’ desks observing them in action. 

That’s why we work with engaging and inspirational 

teachers who run workshops throughout the day for the 

children, on all aspects of the business. The children are taking 

part in team building, financial education, marketing, 

branding and innovation workshops. 

When would they ever get to do that at 8 or 12 or 16 years 

old? Surely this will get them excited about life after 

school…” 

For further information, visit 

www.bringyourchildtoworkday.co.uk 

SRA Corporate Strategy 

Over the last three years 

we have reformed our regulation 

and how we work. 

We have cut bureaucracy, 

improved our customer 

service and set out a path 

for real change in our sector. 

Now it is time to look ahead. 

This draft strategy sets out 

what we want to achieve 

over the three years to 2020. 

We are proposing five 

strategic aims: 

1 We will set and apply 

consistently high professional 

standards for the 

individuals and firms we 

regulate and make sure 

they are appropriate to 

meet the challenges of 

today and the future. 

2 We will make sure our 

regulatory requirements 

are proportionate, providing 

solicitors and firms the 

flexibility to innovate and 

better meet the needs of 

members of the public 

and businesses, while 

maintaining appropriate 

levels of public protection. 

3 We will increase the 

availability of relevant 

and timely information to 

help people make informed 

choices in the 

legal services market. 

4 We will make sure that 

our regulatory arrangements 

work as effectively 

as possible for the public, 

businesses, solicitors and 

firms in the context of 

constitutional developments 

within the UK and 

any new relationship with 

the EU. 

5 We will work better together 

and with others to 

improve our overall effectiveness, 

our responsiveness 

and the delivery of 

our regulatory functions. 

To draw up our strategy, we 

have looked at what is coming 

down the line – what is 

happening in the legal sector 

that would or could impact 

on what we do, from 

Brexit to the rapidly changing 

legal market. 

This is the first time we are 

consulting on our Corporate 

Strategy, as we want to 

know if we have got it right 

and if anything is missing. 

We welcome your views on 

whether our strategy will 

help us build a diverse, 

open and modern legal 

market. One that works in 

the best interests of the 

public, and helps solicitors 

and law firms develop and 

thrive.

We need to talk to Alcohol.. 

This week I’ve been on a real drive to help my clients understand 

the role of alcohol in their quest to get look, 

feel and perform better. 

For many hardworking and often highly stressed city 

centre professionals, alcohol can be central to entertaining 

clients, socialising with colleagues and friends, and 

relaxing at home after a long day. 

Many of our clients tell us how the first thing they do 

when they get home is reach for a glass of wine or a beer 

– others tell us that alcohol is an expected part of work 

related socialising, and even if they wanted to, it’s hard 

to escape the peer pressure of a few drinks on such occasions. 

So what’s the impact of alcohol on how you look, feel 

and perform? 

The first thing to mention is that in changing your life for 

the better, everything has its place – alcohol included. 

Placing those drinks in the context of your other aspirations 

is important though, and as we’ll explain in a second, 

alcohol is often a sneaky source of calories. 

A large glass of wine contains about 200-230 calories (a 

pint of beer isn’t far behind). Say you have 7 large glasses 

per week (which might be conservative for many of 

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you!), that’s 1610 extra calories per week, or 83720 calories 

per year. On top of what you’re already eating / 

drinking. 

In order to maintain your existing weight, you’d need 

about 2500 calories per day as a man, and 2000 calories 

if you’re a woman. It’s not hard to see how an extra 1610 

calories a week from alcohol can lead to pretty rapid 

weight gain. 

A pound (0.45kg) of body fat contains about 3500 calories, 

so if you’re looking to shed some fat rather than gain 

it, cutting back on high-calorie, low-nutrition items like 

alcohol is a good place to start. 

So what other impacts does alcohol have? 

Here are a few: 

• Reduces deep (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep 

• Is depressive and can lead to more, and more 

severe, episodes in those with existing mental 

health issues 

• Increases your risk of cancer (even one glass in 

some people) 

• Can increase for your risk of heart disease 

• Can cause sexual problems 

• Can impact memory 

• Damages your intestinal lining and Increases 

your risk of ‘leaky gut’ (intestinal permeability) 

• Impacts liver metabolism 

Again, that’s not to say that you should never drink alcohol, 

but if you want to look, feel, and perform better, 

then putting alcohol intake in the context of those goals 

is non-negotiable. 

While I’m not always the biggest fan of counting calories, 

becoming aware of how many calories you’re eating and 

drinking on a daily basis in the short term, can help you 

to change your lifestyle habits in the long term. 

Using a tool like myfitnesspal combined with a fitness 

tracker can be a good place to start. 

To your lean, healthy, optimised future, 

Matt 

For more information visit 

www.optimisedpersonalwellness.co.uk 

twitter: @mattopwellness 

facebook: /optimisedpersonalwellness 

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