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This week's North East appointments

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Lois Lloyd, BHP Law

Former Army major Lois Lloyd has joined BHP Law’s Court of Protection team, a role which supports clients who have been awarded significant damages following loss of capacity due to critical brain damage.

Led by partner Karen Pratt, BHP Law is one of a small number of firms with a specialist team of experienced solicitors to manage financial settlements for clients following an award by the court.

Injury is caused typically by clinical negligence, road traffic accidents or other incidents and Court of Protection Deputies are usually invited by a claimant’s solicitor to act on behalf of their client.

Lois has ten years’ experience as a qualified solicitor, most of which she spent in the British Army, advising the chain of command on conduct and discipline matters and in courts martial prosecutions.

She served three months in Afghanistan and was also posted to Germany, Cyprus, London and Salisbury Plain.

Originally from Merseyside, she worked in personal injury in Manchester prior to the Army, then for a local authority in Nottinghamshire. Her husband Peter’s job as a pilot based at Durham-Tees Valley Airport brought her to the North East.

“I was really attracted to the role at BHP Law because it seemed to combine my experience in personal injury law with working very closely with clients over a long period of time, sometimes for the rest of their lives,” said Lois.

“What has stood out for me about BHP Law since I joined is the personal contact and long term relationships the firm has with its clients. Karen is very experienced and knowledgable and clients clearly have trust in her and value the personal relationship they have with the firm,” she added.

Karen said Lois’s experience of the vagaries of the law of armed conflict, which rarely follows a straightforward path, qualified her well for the bespoke nature of Court of Protection work.

She said: “Every case is different and the needs of every client and their families is never the same. Unfortunately we are introduced to clients in very difficult circumstances so you have to be able to build good rapport and trust, and get to know the client and their family on a very personal level.

“We are getting more and more of this work, which sadly means more tragedies. Following a change in the law settlements have also increased significantly so it’s more important than ever that we have experienced solicitors working as Court of Protection Deputies, for whom the care of clients is paramount.”

Dawn Robinson, North P&I Club

North P&I Club has appointed a new Global Director of People as part of a company-wide focus on driving forward leadership and development.

Dawn Robinson has joined the global marine insurer following three years in a world-wide role at Nomad Digital and previous appointments with Sage PLC as well as Finland based Outotec. Dawn brings with her a wealth of experience in change management, leadership and development, operations and employee relations.

Working with the senior operations team, Dawn will initially focus on delivering a leadership and development programme for North’s 370 staff over the next 18 months, 255 of which are based at North’s headquarters on Newcastle Quayside.

She will also be looking at succession planning and recruitment requirements as the club moves from consolidation to modest growth over the next few years.

Dawn, said: “This is fantastic role, which will allow me to build on my global experience whilst working closely with the teams based locally in Newcastle. I have worked in similar cultures whereby we all have the same service-orientated values which are reflected in the loyalty of staff and low turnover.

“I’m truly excited to be joining such a long-standing business that has people front of mind and a clear service purpose to support its ship-owner members.”

Baldwins

North East accountancy practice Baldwins has taken on three new starters, as well as promoting four of its staff.

All hailing from the North East, Jamie Cuthbert, Sunny Singh and Stephanie Bagley have joined the Company’s Accounts and Audit department, following a rise in demand for its services from its clients across the region.

The addition of the trio of employees, takes the total number of new starters for 2017 to seven, in as many months, and the total number of staff employed at the Wynyard office to 70.

Baldwins has also rewarded Jenny Hannah, Jessica Smith, Matt Waters and Jonny Vaughan with promotions to managerial status.

Speaking about the latest appointments, North East board member and director, Martin Barber, said: “We are constantly on the lookout for great talent to add to our experienced team. Jamie, Sunny and Stephanie bring experience and enthusiasm to the Company and are talented, ambitious individuals.

“As well as recruiting new talent, we also pride ourselves on developing and growing current employees, which is why I’m delighted with the amount of promotions we’re currently experiencing within the Company.

“The individuals concerned have continued to excel in a highly competitive and professional world and have helped us grow and maintain our reputation as one of the region’s most progressive firms, which provides quality services to all clients.”

Mabo

Teesside-based digital marketing agency Mabo Media has bolstered its team with four new hires.

Mabo, which has been in operation for over four years, works with brands such as Montane, Lifestyle Fitness and Totes and has more than doubled its staff numbers every year since its inception in 2013.

The latest recruitment drive takes staff levels up to 22 and that number shows no sign of slowing down according to Managing Director Lee Mableson.

“As we continue to grow the amount of clients we serve, we need to invest in more staff to ensure our high service levels are maintained”, said Lee.

“The move to Middlesbrough has been great for the company. Being located in central Middlesbrough has made recruitment much easier and has helped enhance our reputation by having a choice in higher calibre staff”

“Our whole operation will always remain in the local area so we will continue to recruit locally. We are setting up partnerships with local colleges and Teesside university to help people find work in the growing digital sector as soon as they have finished their studies”

Lee added: “Our aim is to become the best and biggest PPC management agency in the UK.

“The only way we can do that is by continuing to offer a high end but affordable results driven service for our clients. There is a lot of hard work ahead of us, but we have a fantastic team at Mabo Media who are driven by the same goals as I am.”

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