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This week’s Yorkshire appointments

Langleys, Ellie Milner and Sarah Valentine

Two York solicitors are celebrating promotions this summer.

Ellie Milner in the Private Client Unit and Sarah Valentine in Insurance at Langleys have both been promoted to Associate Solicitor.

David Thompson, managing partner, said: “These promotions are in recognition of the commitment and professionalism that is central to everything we do at Langleys.

“Ellie and Sarah are to be congratulated on their achievements and I wish them the very best of luck in their new positions.”

The promotions come during a very successful period for Langleys which also has offices in Lincoln. The law firm recorded revenues of more than £20 million this year, representing 7% growth for the company which employs almost 400 staff.

Andrew Gibson, Tom Steeper, Mike Thomas, Simon Stephens and Dean Bartle of BPR

BPR, Mike Thomas and Tom Streeper

Better Placed Recruitment (BPR), which has offices in Leeds, Manchester and London has created a new engineering and manufacturing division following the appointment of Mike Thomas, who joins from Michael Page.

Joining Mike in the new division is Tom Steeper who has been at BPR for five years.

Dean Bartle, one of the founding directors of Better Placed, believes the new division comes at the right time in the development of the company.

Dean said: “This is an exciting time for the business. The founding directors of Better Placed are ambitious and keen to build on what has been achieved in the last 12 years.

“We are always looking for opportunities to further develop the Better Placed Brand and take our service lead approach into new areas and disciplines. “Mike’s track record and network in the engineering and manufacturing sector is second to none and we have no doubts he will make a success of this opportunity.”

Lupton Fawcett Denison Till, Peter Foskett

One of the region’s most prominent lawyers, Peter Foskett has joined Lupton Fawcett Denison Till (LFDT) from Gordons.

Peter, who is highly regarded as a family law practitioner, with specialisms in high net worth financial settlements, will be joined by his colleagues from Gordons, solicitor Matthew Miles and chartered legal executive Sarah James.

The three of them will strengthen the nine-strong family law team at LFDT, which is headed up by Andrea Dyer and was awarded the prestigious Quality Mark for its practical and constructive legal advice.

Peter Foskett said: “We are looking forward to bringing our in-depth experience in all matters relating to family law to the existing team. We will also be able to draw on the skills of other departments such as residential property, wills, tax and estate planning to offer a holistic approach for our clients.”

Commenting on the new appointments, managing director of LFDT, Richard Marshall, said: “We already have a highly respected family law department, as was recognised by the recent award.

“However, with the addition of Peter, Matthew and Sarah, it will become even more impressive and help to maintain our position as a leading law firm.”

PHP, Dr. David Evans

Dr David Evans has been appointed ‘Clinical Medical Consultant’ by the Baildon based PHP group of companies.

A new role for the group, Dr Evans will work with the three businesses, health & wellbeing intermediary PHP, treatment sourcing specialist subsidiary Medical Care Direct (MCD) and nurse service provider RedArc.

Commenting on the appointment, Jan Lawson, PHP’s Group Managing Director said, “Dr Evans will give us that something extra from a medical perspective and we are delighted to have him working with us.

’In essence, he is a professionally qualified and extremely credible sounding board, who will benefit both our businesses and clients.“

GVA (Leeds) Bruce Edmondson

Commercial property consultancy GVA has made a strategic appointment in its Leeds team as it embarks on its next phase of growth.

Bruce Edmondson will work across the office and investment teams, after spending almost three years at Storeys Edward Symmons’ Teesside office as a member of its agency and investment team.

Bruce commented on his new appointment: “Joining GVA is a great opportunity to work with such an ambitious team. GVA has such an impressive portfolio of clients, and I’m really excited to start working with them.”

Matthew Tootell, office director at GVA in Leeds, said: “GVA has enjoyed a great start to this year, and as the company continues to grow, we’re delighted to have someone of Bruce’s calibre to the team. Our growth is being reflected in the wider market conditions, and we’re confident that the rest of the year will remain positive.”

RMS Group, Craig Hodgson and David Allen

Ports operator RMS Group has strengthened its commercial team to capitalise on unprecedented investments around the Humber.

Goole-based RMS has recruited Craig Hodgson as group commercial manager and David Allen as group business development manager.

The appointments coincide with an announcement that commercial director Paul Crossland will retire with effect from December 31, 2014, but continue to work as a consultant with the company until the end of 2016.

RMS chief executive Peter Aarosin said: “Despite the downturn in the economy from 2008 through to last year, which was reflected in ports activity, the company has continued to go from strength to strength.

“Now the business is once more growing very strongly and we are looking to take further advantage of an expanding market.”

Simpson Millar, Helen Forster, Victoria Walker and Dan Rosenberg

Law firm Simpson Millar has announced a trio of promotions in its annual partnership review.

Victoria Walker and Dan Rosenberg have been recognised for their significant contribution to the firm’s Family Law and Education Law divisions and have been made Salaried Partners, bringing the total number of such to 38 across Simpson Millar’s 13 office network.

Meanwhile, rising star Helen Forster has been made an Associate with the firm, to go with her recent nomination in the same category at the Yorkshire Legal Awards.

“I’m delighted to make these announcements and would like to congratulate Victoria, Dan and Helen who thoroughly deserve their promotions,” says Peter Watson, Managing Partner at Simpson Millar.

“Victoria’s practice specialises in family law and she has shown considerable expertise in guiding clients through these often traumatic circumstances with great care and attention. She is a credit to the family law team here at Simpson Millar, which is continually growing as evidenced by our recent acquisition of Foster & Partners in Bristol.

“Dan is part of our nationally recognised Education, Community Care and Public Law team based in London and since joining in 2010 has been a genuine star. He works tirelessly for clients referred by charities, advocacy organisations and other agencies and has been duly recognised in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.”

“Finally, Helen’s rise in our private clients’ team has been very impressive. Since qualifying in 2009, she has shown herself to be an excellent lawyer, with a particular strength in estate planning so her elevation to Associate with Simpson Millar is richly deserved.

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