Horwich Farrelly takes on 43 former Parabis Group staff

Horwich Farrelly, an insurance industry law firm headquartered in Manchester, has announced the recruitment of seven partners and 36 other lawyers and support staff.

The newcomers are have joined from Parabis Group, which is being broken up and sold in a £50m pre-pack administration process, and include partners Malcolm Henke, Chris Crook, Jane Hall and Rod Evans.

Malcolm will become Horwich Farrelly’s head of catastrophic injury and large loss PI, leading a team of 50.

Horwich Farrelly partner Ronan McCann commented: “Malcolm has an enviable reputation in the insurance industry for his approach to catastrophic injury and large loss cases and has been stalked by many of our competitors over the years.

“In addition, his fellow partners and colleagues have handled ground-breaking cases that have set the benchmark for defendant insurance work over the last decade. It is therefore tremendously exciting to bring on-board such a wealth of experience in this way.”

Ronan continued: “We immediately gain undeniably market-leading expertise in the catastrophic personal injury area as well as significantly reinforcing our services for lower value motor and casualty claims.”

The new hires will bring the staff count at Horwich Farrelly, which also has offices in Liverpool, Sheffield, London and Cardiff, to 660.

Commenting on his appointment, Malcolm said: “My colleagues and I are absolutely delighted to be joining such a progressive and growing firm.

“On a personal level I am looking forward to leading what is now undoubtedly the largest and most experienced catastrophic and large loss team in the market, and helping Horwich Farrelly to achieve further success in this critical area for insurers.”

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