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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Director operating in the Legal space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Francis Gaffney
Director of Threat Intelligence of Mimecast
Francis has worked as an analyst in the risk management and international cyber security sectors for over 20 years with particular interests in strategic policy and threat intelligence. His academic background includes a PhD in Defence & Security and Master\’s degrees in Information Technology and International Law. He has contributed to two books. At Mimecast, Francis is the Director of Threat Intelligence and is responsible for the generation of policy & doctrine, resource planning, and intelligence production. He leads two separate teams – the Intelligence Analysis Team and the Data Science & Overwatch Team.
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About Mimecast: Mimecast is a SaaS-based email management platform enabling companies to administer business communications and data.
Saviz Izadpanah
CTO / Director of HighQ
Saviz joined HighQ in 2005 as CTO, responsible for leading HighQ technology strategy, product management and product development. Prior to HighQ, Saviz was the global head of Debt Capital Markets IT at Deutsche Bank where he was responsible for the program management of multiple applications including Deutsche Bank’s online debt order capture system “dbbonds” for the global DCM sales teams. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Saviz was part of the lead web development team at Barclays Capital. Saviz holds a Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science and Technology from Imperial College of London.
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About HighQ: HighQ empowers leading law firms and corporate legal teams to transform the way they work and deliver legal services.
Bridget Deiters
Managing Director of Ontra
Bridget is a Managing Director at InCloudCounsel. Prior to InCloudCounsel, Bridget practiced corporate and capital markets law at Kirkland & Ellis and Cravath. Bridget holds a J.D. from Georgetown and a B.A. from Yale. In her spare time, Bridget enjoys cooking, arts and crafts, and country walks with her dog.
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About Ontra: Ontra is a provider of technology and services for contract automation and intelligence.
Ben Hargreaves
Director – Head of Government & Public Sector UK & Nordics of Bureau van Dijk
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About Bureau van Dijk: Provide company information solutions that can make you more efficient.
Christian Fleck
Managing Director, UK/Ireland & Pacific of LexisNexis
Mr. Fleck heads LexisNexis’ largest country operation outside the U.S., covering three principal lines of business: legal and tax information solutions and enterprise software. Leveraging nearly two centuries of expertise since the inception of the organization in 1818, Mr. Fleck manages the expansion from market leading information offerings to award winning workflow solutions for legal & tax professionals. Mr. Fleck joined our organization in 2002 in the Global Strategy & Business Development team in our New York head office. Prior to his current role, Mr. Fleck led LexisNexis Germany and Central Europe, with sizeable operations in Germany, Austria and Poland. He also served in Latin America as General Manager of the LexisNexis Mexico business, leading online migration and adjacent market expansion. Before joining LexisNexis, Mr. Fleck was a strategic management consultant with Monitor Group in Munich, Germany and Los Angeles advising clients in the TMT sectors and beyond. He started out his career in banking at Warburg Bank in Germany. Mr. Fleck earned graduate degrees in Germany and the U.S., including an MSc from Handelshochschule Leipzig, a leading German business school, and an MBA from Tulane University.
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About LexisNexis: LexisNexis offers content-enabled workflow solutions in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, accounting, and academic markets.
Patrick Simpson
Managing Director, Renewals of CPA Global
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About CPA Global: CPA Global provides intellectual property services.
Nicholas Shapland
Managing Director of Affiniti Finance
Nicholas Shapland is the Managing Director at Affiniti Finance Limited.
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About Affiniti Finance: Affiniti Finance specializes in providing financial support to individuals and companies who are pursuing meritorious legal claims.
Ciaran O’Callaghan
Director of Sales, EMEA of Brightflag
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About Brightflag: Brightflag is the AI-powered legal spend management and matter management platform for corporate legal teams.
Sam Callaghan
Director International Sales of ConnectWise
Sam has worked at ConnectWise since 2014, which was the start of our focused international expansion. Prior, he worked with a number of US based technology businesses, helping them expand their communities and reach across EMEA. While at ConnectWise, Sam has acted as both an individual contributor and helped in training, managing, and supporting the fast-growing sales teams.
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About ConnectWise: ConnectWise is a software company that transforms how technology solution providers build, manage, and grow their businesses.
Simon O’Meara
Director & Consultant Solicitor of Oakmere Law
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About Find a Lawyer UK, Oakmere Law: Oakmere Law provides legal consultancy services and specialists.
Barry Roche
Managing Director of Rosenblatt
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About Rosenblatt: Rosenblatt is a professional legal services provider firm.
Stephen Hayter
Retail Distribution Director of MyHomeMove
Stephen has been with My Home Move since its formation in 2000. He is the company’s Retail Sales Director, responsible for the sale and ongoing account management of its services to Estate Agents, Mortgage Brokers and networks. He manages a nationwide team of Regional Development Managers who work to support over 1,000 Introducers. As a lifelong property professional and qualified Chartered Surveyor, Stephen has experience in property sales, valuation and surveying of residential property. He is also a longstanding advocate for change in the home moving process, to make it as simple and stress-free as possible. “Petrol runs through my veins” explains Stephen, “and the image of Patrick McGoohan driving a Lotus 7 along the beach at Portmerion inspired me to have my own. The nearest thing to a motorbike or Kart on the road, it is the ideal way to blow away a few cobwebs.”
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About MyHomeMove: Myhomemove is to revolutionise the customer experience of conveyancing, for their industry partners and for clients.
Graham Bell
Global Business Transformation Project Director of Dentons
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About Dentons: Dentons is a global law firm driven to provide you with the competitive edge in an increasingly complex
Kate Banks
Group Director of HR & Legal Services of DAS UK Group
Kate joined us in 2015 and is a highly experienced and credible HR senior executive with a strong record in developing vibrant organisational cultures. Overseeing the leadership, recruitment, and development of our people at DAS, since arriving Kate has been the strong presence at the heart of cultural change at DAS.
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About DAS UK Group: DAS UK Group has been helping businesses and individuals get access to justice.
Kate Banks
Group Director of HR & Legal Services of DAS UK Group
Kate joined us in 2015 and is a highly experienced and credible HR senior executive with a strong record in developing vibrant organisational cultures. Overseeing the leadership, recruitment, and development of our people at DAS, since arriving Kate has been the strong presence at the heart of cultural change at DAS.
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About DAS UK Group: DAS UK Group has been helping businesses and individuals get access to justice.
Lesley Sweeney
Associate Director and Executive Assistant of The MAPD Group
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About The MAPD Group: The MAPD Group is fueling the expansion of small legal firms across the country.
Matthew Hinkley
Director UK of KoreConX
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About KoreConX: Empowering Private Markets
Matthew Hinkley
Director UK of KoreConX
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About KoreConX: Empowering Private Markets
Adam Maurice
Co-Founder and Director of Fusion Consulting
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About Fusion Consulting: Fusion is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm that offers end-to-end solutions for private individuals and fast growth businesses.
Ashkan Jabbari
Director of Konsolute Ltd
Ashkan Jabbari is the co-founder and director at Konsolute.
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About Konsolute Ltd: Microsoft Gold Partner headquartered in London offering professional services and products for the Microsoft Cloud
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Director of Health and Safety Services of Ellis Whittam
Nick joined Ellis Whittam in 2013 from a national commercial legal practice where he was head of Health & Safety and Environmental Services supporting clients in the private and public sectors. Previously, Nick worked as EHS Manager for the cereal manufacturing division of Nestle and prior to that he served as an Inspector for the HSE in the North West carrying out investigative and enforcement activities across all industry sectors. Whilst with the HSE, Nick spent a two year period of secondment in the power generation sector where he undertook research on new work at height legislation in collaboration with Aston University and prepared his MSc thesis on behavioural safety and rule violation modifiers. Nick has various professional accreditations including CMIOSH and MIIRSM, is a member of the IOSH Council and is an accredited trainer for IOSH and CIEH. He is a regular contributor to safety journals and an accomplished speaker.
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About Ellis Whittam: Ellis Whittam is an Employment Law, HR and Health & Safety support for UK employers.
Andrew White
Commercial Director of Ellis Whittam
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About Ellis Whittam: Ellis Whittam is an Employment Law, HR and Health & Safety support for UK employers.
Anthony Frizelle
Managing Director of Resource Management & Finance Company
Frizelle was the Founder and Managing Director of Merchant Banks, Resource Management & Finance Company Ltd. and RMF (UK) Ltd. Following a 20 year career spanning key management positions including the major international mining group Anglo American and Managing Director of Trade and Structured Finance at Philipp Brothers Inc./Salomon Inc. Frizelle founded, listed and promoted 11 junior mining companies including Mutual Resources, Golden Knight Resources, Jubilee Platinum plc, Nu Energy Corporation and Pan African Resources. In the process, these companies and their successors raised in excess of $750 million dollars of capital and lucrative exit strategies were implemented for early stage investors.
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About : A London based advisory company which assists a group of specialist companies that actively develop.
Lucy Croucher
Managing Director of JSC International
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About JSC International: JSC International is an independent consultants providing expert regulatory and environmental risk assessment services to government.
Audrey Mandela
Founder & Director of Mandela Associates
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About Mandela Associates: Mandela Associates was founded in 1999 providing management consulting services.
Livio Hughes
Co-Founder & Director of Postshift
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About Postshift: Postshift is a digital transformation consultancy that helps organisations become 21st Century businesses
Nathan Hayes
IT Director of Osborne Clarke
Nathan has almost 20 years’ experience in the delivery, sourcing, strategic development and transformation of IT in the Legal Sector, and uses his expertise to make regular contributions at conferences and to a range of legal publications. His latest challenge is to balance the need to service Osborne Clarke’s ambitious growth across Europe and Asia whilst developing and adhering to the firm’s global IT strategy and meeting its people’s high expectation of service. One area of particular interest to Nathan is how technology can facilitate business transformation in terms of the delivery of legal services.
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About Osborne Clarke: Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 270 Partners and more than 850 talented lawyers in 26 locations
Keith Breed
Research Director of Tariff Consultancy
Keith Breed is a Research Director with Tariff Consultancy Ltd (www.telecomspricing.com) and has been responsible for the publication of a series of pricing reports and pricing research studies into roaming, emerging markets mobile, business models, smart phones, and Mobile Broadband for the company. His main areas of expertise are the mobile operator space and the Data Centre & collocation segments. With TCL Keith Breed is also responsible for producing regular subscription based reports including the 14 Country Data Centre Price Tracker and has presented at numerous conferences in Europe & North America. He has previously written several articles on IT outsourcing and Ethernet deployments for Total Telecom Magazine as a Contributing Editor, and has provided research on a freelance capacity for Gartner on mobile and fixed line country markets throughout Europe. Keith Breed has also presented at a number of external conferences on telecoms subjects as diverse as Data Roaming, Mobile TV, CRM & customer loyalty and Mobile Broadband. From 2000 to 2005 Keith Breed has previously been responsible for sales and marketing in the European Head-quarters of Japanese carrier NTT Com – which included managing corporate Japanese and European sales & wholesale sales, bid management and marketing. From 1994 he was a General Manager Sales with the UK office of Japanese carrier KDDI Europe. He joined KDDI from Mercury Communications (part of Cable & Wireless) where he had been a Product Manager responsible for International Private Circuits. In 1989, after finishing his MBA, Keith Breed started work as a Market Analyst Manager in BT UK’s Marketing Strategy Unit. He has an MBA specialising in Marketing Management from Bradford University, and his original degree is in Modern History with Economics from Manchester University.
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About Tariff Consultancy: Tariff Consultancy Ltd is a London UK based pricing and tariff services research company.
Margrit Sessions
Managing Director of Tariff Consultancy
Margrit Sessions is one of the world’s leading specialists in pricing, tariffing and billing analysis. Prior to establishing Tariff Consultancy Ltd in 2006 (www.telecomspricing.com), she headed global tariff consultancy TARIFICA for 17 years. She has also held the position of Tariff Expert for the European Commission and and has been involved in a number of pricing projects, the latest one looking at data roaming across 180 operators. She is a regular speaker at international conferences, Ms Sessions also authors reports and papers covering tariffing issues.
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About Tariff Consultancy: Tariff Consultancy Ltd is a London UK based pricing and tariff services research company.
Nara Kaveripatnam
Director of Nara Iyer Research
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About Crossing35: Nara Iyer Research is a Scotland based boutique consulting company specializing in Artificial intelligence.
Richard Millington
Founder & Managing Director of FeverBee
Richard Millington has spent the past decade helping 250+ companies develop some of the world’s largest online communities. Richard is the founder of FeverBee, an international community consultancy, and the author of Buzzing Communities. Richard’s clients have included Google, Facebook, Oracle, Wikipedia, EMC, Greenpeace, and many more. Prior to FeverBee, Richard interned with Seth Godin in New York.
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About FeverBee: FeverBee provides consultancy, training, and technology to help you build your community.
Jenai Nissim
Director and co-founder of Hellodpo
Jenai Nissim is a director at HelloDPO, a specialist data protection law firm providing outsourced DPO services and data protection advice. She was previously a legal director for data protection and privacy at a leading London law firm and has over 12 years’ data protection experience working in-house and in private practice. Jenai is a member of the IAPP and holds the CIPP/E and CIPM certification. She also holds the PDP Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection. Jenai is a published author and data protection trainer.
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About Hellodpo: Hellodpo is an innovative data protection law firm offering a range of advisory services for Data Protection Officers
Mike Owen
Cyber Consulting Director of Mishcon de Reya
Mike is a Cyber Consulting Director at Mishcon de Reya, leading the firm’s consulting focused services. He has an extensive range of experience in cyber security including cyber security governance and risk management, cyber strategy and technical architecture. Mike often is called upon to lead compliance implementation and management programmes, including ISO27001 and PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry – Data Security Standard) projects. He has experience across a wide range of sectors and organisations of all sizes, and has been most recently focused on the Fintech, Energy, and Transportation sectors. Mike has previously held a range of internal and consulting roles, having started his career with a small software house that became a leading security software provider. Combining the experience of both in house and consulting, Mike is able to provide a range of cyber consulting services while truly understanding the pressures on in-house teams.
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About Mishcon de Reya: Mishcon de Reya services an international community of clients.
Mike Owen
Cyber Consulting Director of Mishcon de Reya
Mike is a Cyber Consulting Director at Mishcon de Reya, leading the firm’s consulting focused services. He has an extensive range of experience in cyber security including cyber security governance and risk management, cyber strategy and technical architecture. Mike often is called upon to lead compliance implementation and management programmes, including ISO27001 and PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry – Data Security Standard) projects. He has experience across a wide range of sectors and organisations of all sizes, and has been most recently focused on the Fintech, Energy, and Transportation sectors. Mike has previously held a range of internal and consulting roles, having started his career with a small software house that became a leading security software provider. Combining the experience of both in house and consulting, Mike is able to provide a range of cyber consulting services while truly understanding the pressures on in-house teams.
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About Mishcon de Reya: Mishcon de Reya services an international community of clients.
Marek Wakar
Managing Director, Catelas UK of Catelas
Marek has 20 years experience in retail financial services covering strategy, distribution, operations, and general management. He has held senior positions within the Lloyds Abbey Life Group (within three business units and centrally in the plc) and then moved on to Accenture where he was an Associate Partner. In the last five years Marek has run and part-owned a consultancy company which specializes in advising insurance companies; he has also invested in and advised smaller companies. Marek graduated in 1980 from the University of Durham and in 1987 obtained an MBA from the London Business School.
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About Catelas: Catelas offers e-surveillance and risk analytics software that caters to the financial services industry.
Eliot Benzecrit
Director of avvoka
Eliot Benzecrit is a director at Avokka.
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About avvoka, SportsFix: Avvoka enables businesses to automatically generate, track, e-sign, and store their standard-form legal contracts online.
David Howorth
Director of avvoka
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About : Avvoka enables businesses to automatically generate, track, e-sign, and store their standard-form legal contracts online.
Rob Gurney
Managing Director of OchreSoft Technologies
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About OchreSoft Technologies: OchreSoft Technologies is a software company providing business process optimization solutions for the legal application market.
Vicky Banks
Legal Director of DAC Beachcroft
Vicky Banks specialises in commercial real estate work. Her expertise includes advising on investment, management and development matters where she has acted for investor landlords, pension funds, small commercial landlords, developers and occupiers. This has included acting on disposals, acquisitions and management matters of investment portfolios and individual sites (including retail and industrial sites, shopping centres, office buildings in the City and throughout the UK, leisure facilities and mixed use sites) and also advising occupiers on lettings. Vicky’s work has included the negotiation of sale/purchase and development agreements, assisting in the purchase of and dealing with occupational lettings of large regional shopping centres, dealing with the sale/purchase and occupational lettings of retail and industrial units and dealing with the purchase, redevelopment, subsequent management and subsequent sale of large City offices and City office developments. Vicky has written articles on property matters published in external publications and newsletters and has previously contributed to the Law Society’s Conveyancing Handbook.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Martin Langley
Legal Director, Solicitor-Advocate of DAC Beachcroft
Martin is a litigation and contentious regulatory lawyer based in their Bristol office. He has extensive experience helping a wide variety of clients to resolve disputes through litigation, arbitration and mediation, with particular expertise in complex, high value and multi-jurisdictional disputes. He specialises in the financial services sector. His FS regulatory expertise includes advising on both FCA investigations and enforcement action, while his FS litigation experience includes leading the defence of a £12m claim brought against a number of IFAs and insurers arising from the collapse of Keydata, and £20m of claims brought against a leading wealth management firm and its advisers connected with film finance and other tax schemes. Also, he regularly advises clients involved in disputes in the health, industrial, retail and telecoms sectors, which has involved prosecuting a £30m warranty claim in 4 jurisdictions, and defending a complex IPR claim brought by one multinational pharma JV partner against another. Alongside his commercial litigation practice, which includes a track record of securing urgent injunctive relief where required, Martin has a particular interest in supporting clients undertaking sensitive internal investigations.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Beverley Atkinson
Legal Director & Solicitor Advocate of DAC Beachcroft
Beverley Atkinson is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in professional negligence law. She is a legal director and solicitor advocate based in their Edinburgh office. She is dual qualified in both Scotland and England & Wales. Beverley specialises in defending professional negligence claims against surveyors, solicitors and construction and financial services professionals. Beverley has experience of handling complex claims of significant value. She is an experienced litigator and also an advocate of ADR, having experience of mediation. She provides commercial and cost effective advice and is instructed by major insurers. She also sits on the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal which determines complaints of professional misconduct against solicitors.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Liz Donnelly
Legal Director of DAC Beachcroft
Liz Donnelly is an experienced commercial real estate lawyer and has dealt with a variety of commercial property transactions.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Ceri Eaton
Legal Director of DAC Beachcroft
Ceri Eaton is a financial services regulatory lawyer in their Bristol office. Ceri has experience of a wide range of non-contentious regulatory issues as they affect insurers, asset managers, brokers and other financial institutions. Her areas of expertise include perimeter issues, compliance with FCA and PRA rules, financial promotion, money laundering, unfair terms in consumer contracts, and the implementation of European legislation including the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II. In addition, Ceri has provided full legal and regulatory support on a number of applications for FCA authorisation, change in control and variation of permission. She also provides advice in the context of corporate transactions, including regulatory due diligence and warranties. Ceri regularly works on commercial agreements such as distribution and outsourcing contracts. Ceri qualified in 2004 and joined DAC Beachcroft in 2011.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Lyn Crawford
Legal Director of DAC Beachcroft
Lyn Crawford has considerable experience of dispute resolution across the construction and engineering sector. Significant cases include design and workmanship issues surrounding the cracking of concrete in an industrial composting facility; the collapse of a tunnel at a hydro-power station; and large fires at hotels and power stations. She has a particular expertise in advising major insurance clients on CAR and liability claims arising on construction and engineering projects, including joint insurance issues. She speaks fluent German and good French, and has handled numerous claims in foreign jurisdictions. Lyn has been recommended in the Legal 500 for Insurance Litigation. Lyn qualified in 2000 and joined DAC Beachcroft Manchester in 2017.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Lyn Crawford
Legal Director of DAC Beachcroft
Lyn Crawford has considerable experience of dispute resolution across the construction and engineering sector. Significant cases include design and workmanship issues surrounding the cracking of concrete in an industrial composting facility; the collapse of a tunnel at a hydro-power station; and large fires at hotels and power stations. She has a particular expertise in advising major insurance clients on CAR and liability claims arising on construction and engineering projects, including joint insurance issues. She speaks fluent German and good French, and has handled numerous claims in foreign jurisdictions. Lyn has been recommended in the Legal 500 for Insurance Litigation. Lyn qualified in 2000 and joined DAC Beachcroft Manchester in 2017.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Liz Donnelly
Legal Director of DAC Beachcroft
Liz Donnelly is an experienced commercial real estate lawyer and has dealt with a variety of commercial property transactions.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Beverley Atkinson
Legal Director & Solicitor Advocate of DAC Beachcroft
Beverley Atkinson is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in professional negligence law. She is a legal director and solicitor advocate based in their Edinburgh office. She is dual qualified in both Scotland and England & Wales. Beverley specialises in defending professional negligence claims against surveyors, solicitors and construction and financial services professionals. Beverley has experience of handling complex claims of significant value. She is an experienced litigator and also an advocate of ADR, having experience of mediation. She provides commercial and cost effective advice and is instructed by major insurers. She also sits on the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal which determines complaints of professional misconduct against solicitors.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Gill Burnett
Legal Director of DAC Beachcroft
Gill is a Legal Director working across the Northern practice. She acts for London market insurers in defending claims brought against a range of professionals to include, in particular, accountants, tax advisors and solicitors. Gill also advises insurers on policy issues and has undertaken secondments with two London market insurers.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Scott Turner
Director of Human Resources of Avalon Document Services
Scott Turner is the Director of Human Resources at Avalon. He joined the team in 2006 as a Document Specialist. Shortly thereafter, he was named the Director of Document Imaging, and has since held a variety of different positions that have helped him develop a diverse background in the Document Services industry. Scott has been the recipient of numerous company awards, including “The Avalon,” which is awarded by the leadership team of the same office to a team member that has demonstrated great growth, goes beyond the call of duty, and has been an exceptional team player over the course of that quarter; and “The D‑Man,” an award for production excellence that is passed from team member to team member. Since 2013, Scott has focused his attention on Human Resources as Avalon’s Director of Human Resources; he strategically provides the company with HR leadership through recruitment, employee relations, benefits, compliance, and team member development. Scott holds an A.A. in Business Administration from Cayuga Community College, and certificates in 2D and 3D Art and Animation from the Art Institute of Toronto.
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About Avalon Document Services: Avalon Document Services, a national provider of eDiscovery, managed services, and traditional litigation support services.
Charles Brewer
Managing Director of NaMax
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About Ariadne, NaMax: Namax is well-suited to assisting business with project design, management, or legal representation.
Caroline Keenan
Tax Director of ASM Chartered Accountants
Caroline graduated from The Queen’s University of Belfast in 1988 with an Honours Degree in Economics. Prior to joining Coopers & Lybrand, Birmingham in 1989 she graduated from the Midland Bank Plc Group’s Accelerated Management Trainee Graduate Scheme, being placed in the top 5. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1992, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Caroline joined ASM Belfast in November 2010 as Head of Tax, after a 21 year career at Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, involving working across Audit, Corporate Finance and Tax, in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. She has considerable experience in delivering a range of taxation services to clients across many sectors and has particular expertise in dealing with Shareholder and Owner–Managed Business Taxation Matters, Corporate Reconstructions, Inward Investment Companies, and Research & Development Tax Relief.
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About ASM Chartered Accountants: ASM Chartered Accountants is a Chartered Accountant firm.
Ian Finnegan
Director & Insolvency Practitioner of ASM Chartered Accountants
Ian graduated from the University of Ulster with an Honours Degree in Accounting and a Masters Degree in Accounting and Finance in 1992. He joined O’Hare Chartered Accountants in Newry where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1996. Ian was appointed a partner in the renamed O’Hare Finnegan firm in 2001. O’Hare Finnegan joined the ASM Group in 2009. In 2003 Ian became a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner and this remains his area of special interest and expertise. Ian is based mainly in the Newry office where he undertakes all aspects of general practice alongside his Insolvency and Corporate Recovery role.
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About ASM Chartered Accountants: ASM Chartered Accountants is a Chartered Accountant firm.
Brian Clerkin
Director of ASM Chartered Accountants
Brian graduated from The Queen’s University of Belfast in 1997 with an Honours Degree in Finance. Brian joined ASM in July 1997 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2001, having been placed in the top ten in Ireland in each of his professional examinations. A qualified Internal Auditor (MIIA), Brian specialises in Forensic Accounting and Internal Audit. Brian heads up the firm’s Internal Audit Division. He is the Head of Internal Audit for a range of well known public sector organisations.
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About ASM Chartered Accountants: ASM Chartered Accountants is a Chartered Accountant firm.
Michael Nixon
Director of ASM Chartered Accountants
Michael, graduated from The Queen’s University of Belfast with a First Class Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1984. Michael trained with Price Waterhouse and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1987 achieving second place in Ireland in his Final Admitting Examination. Post qualification, Michael spent 3 years in the Melbourne office of Price Waterhouse as a manager in the Corporate Services department where he was responsible for providing advice to a wide range of private and public bodies. Michael joined ASM in July 2000 having spent 7 years as group finance director in a manufacturing environment where he was responsible for the finance function of a group of 5 companies with a turnover of £18m. Michael specialises in providing corporate finance and consulting advice to a range of public and private sector clients.
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About ASM Chartered Accountants: ASM Chartered Accountants is a Chartered Accountant firm.
Alistair Cooke
Director of ASM Chartered Accountants
Alistair qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1995 having previously completed the Accounting Technician exams and was placed 2nd in Ireland in his Professional Two examinations. Since joining ASM in 1999 Alistair has been responsible for providing audit, accounting, taxation and consultancy services to a range of private and public sector clients from the firm’s Dungannon office. Alistair has also an active role in the provision of IT accounting solutions to a number of clients.
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About ASM Chartered Accountants: ASM Chartered Accountants is a Chartered Accountant firm.
Ronan McGuirk
Tax Director of ASM Chartered Accountants
Ronan joined O’Hare Chartered Accountants in 1998 and qualified as an Accounting Technician in 2000. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2004 and a Chartered Tax Advisor in 2007. In 2008, Ronan was appointed a Director of O’Hare Finnegan which joined the ASM Group in 2009. Ronan is principally involved in providing tax compliance and tax planning services (with a strong emphasis on cross border issues) for clients in our Newry, Dundalk and Dublin offices. He also advises a number of Audit and Accounts clients.
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About ASM Chartered Accountants: ASM Chartered Accountants is a Chartered Accountant firm.
Nicola Niblock
Director of ASM Chartered Accountants
Nicola graduated from The Queen’s University of Belfast in 1986 with an Honours Degree in Accountancy and Economics. Nicola then completed the Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting at The Queen’s University of Belfast. In 1987, Nicola commenced her training contract with Price Waterhouse, Belfast and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1990. Nicola joined ASM in 1998. Since joining the firm, Nicola has been instrumental in developing the Forensic Accounting department.
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About ASM Chartered Accountants: ASM Chartered Accountants is a Chartered Accountant firm.
Mark McNeill
Director of ASM Chartered Accountants
Mark is a Director with ASM. He graduated from The Queen’s University of Belfast in 1991 with a BSc Honours degree in Accounting and completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting at Queen’s University of Belfast in 1992. He trained with Fitch Chartered Accountants in Belfast and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1995, and as a Chartered Tax Adviser in 1997. Mark moved to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in April 2007 before joining ASM in April 2009. Mark is principally involved in the provision of audit and tax compliance services to the Mid Ulster based clients, with a strong focus on the implementation of tax planning strategies for owner managed businesses.
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About ASM Chartered Accountants: ASM Chartered Accountants is a Chartered Accountant firm.
Kuan Hon
Director, Privacy & Information of Fieldfisher
Technology lawyer with computing science degree and joint law/computer science PhD, specialising in data protection law and also cloud computing/IoT.
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About Fieldfisher: Fieldfisher is a leading full service international law firm.
Mika Reinikainen
Managing Director of Abnovo
Mika Reinikainen, LL.M., MBA is the founder and Managing Director of AbNovo Ltd. He was previously Vice President of Quintiles Consulting Europe and head of the operation for 4 years. His consulting experience in the health care product field spans another 9 years. Prior to this he was for 2 years Legal Counsel at Hogan & Hartson responsible for the European health care practice. In the first 12 years of his career, Mika Reinikainen was in charge of European Corporate Regulatory Affairs for Pfizer Hospital Products dealing with a variety of products of the company’s subsidiaries such as orthopaedic implants (Howmedica), cardiovascular implants and devices (Shiley), sutures (Deknatel), blood pumps (Stöckert), electrosurgical equipment (Valleylab), ostomy products (United), angioplasty catheters (Schneider) and penile implants (AMS). Mika Reinikainen has been involved directly in the development of the Medical Devices Directives (as Consultant to the European Commission and through trade associations). He headed the working group that developed the European medical device classification system and subsequently chaired the European Commission’s Working Group on Classification. This classification system has been adopted by the Global Harmonisation Task Force (GHTF) and many countries around the world (Australia, Canada and Japan). He has also directly contributed to the development of Commission’s guidance (MEDDEV documents) on classification, vigilance and the drug/device borderline. He has been involved in the development on the technical standards on labelling of medical devices and the medical device nomenclature as Chairman of CEN TC 257 and risk analysis as a member of that group. He is a founder and Chairman of the European Association of Authorised Representatives (EAAR). He is also past Vice President Europe of the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS). He received his Master’s Degree in Law from the Institute of the Law of Peace and Development, University of Nice, France. He obtained his Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
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About Abnovo: AbNovo Ltd provides a comprehensive range of services for the medical device industry.
Richard Corderoy
Managing Director and Partner of The Oakland Group
Richard Corderoy is a managing director at The Oakland Group.
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About Oakland Group, The Oakland Group: The Oakland Group is a small consulting firm, specializing in the use and risk management of technology.
Mike Woollacott
Managing Director of Greenwatt Technology
Mike is committed to the mainstreaming of renewable energy and low carbon technologies. He uses his technical and project expertise to develop commercial and funded initiatives which raise awareness, gain commitment, build supply chains and bring sustainable products and systems to market. Mike was named as a West Midlands Green Leader by Sustainability West Midlands 2011 and was recently awarded the Galileo Master Certificate in Low Carbon Management and Finance from the European Energy Centre.
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About Greenwatt Technology: We are a low carbon consultancy encouraging and supporting the development.
Ann Gaskell
Consulting Director of Mozaic
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About Mozaic: Mozaic is a provider of IT and integration management services to business clients.
Richard Mildren
Director & Head of Personal Injury of Kiteleys Solicitors
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About : Kiteleys are at hand to provide first rate personal legal services, with passion and understanding.
Andrew Townsend
Director & Chief Operations Officer of Kiteleys Solicitors
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About : Kiteleys are at hand to provide first rate personal legal services, with passion and understanding.
Kerry Richardson
Director & Head of Clinical Negligence of Kiteleys Solicitors
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About : Kiteleys are at hand to provide first rate personal legal services, with passion and understanding.
Sarah Townsend
Finance Director of Kiteleys Solicitors
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About : Kiteleys are at hand to provide first rate personal legal services, with passion and understanding.
Guy Swarbrick
Managing Director of Tlp Routes To Market
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About Tlp Routes To Market: Tlp Routes To Market is a Management Consulting company.
Simon French
Managing Director, Private Capital Solutions of Panmure Gordon
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About Panmure Gordon: Panmure Gordon & Co has been connecting businesses with the capital to help them grow.
Julie Simmonds
Director, Equity Research of Panmure Gordon
Julie joined Panmure Gordon in November 2015 from Canaccord Genuity. She has 18 years’ experience in Life Sciences research, covering both UK and continental European companies across a wide range of Healthcare subsectors. These include biotechnology, medical devices, diagnostics and healthcare services across both large and small-cap companies. Prior to Canaccord Genuity Julie was a member of the No.1 Extel‑rated healthcare team at Piper Jaffray. Julie started her City career at Beeson Gregory, where she became Head of Lifesciences research. Julie has a PhD in Microbiology from the University of Kent and experience in industry in both Europe and the US. She is also panel member for NIHR i4i (invention for innovation), assessing early stage medical technologies.
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About Panmure Gordon: Panmure Gordon & Co has been connecting businesses with the capital to help them grow.
Serena Manzoli
Managing Director of Wildcat Legal
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About Wildcat Legal: Wildcat is a London-based Digital Marketing Agency.
Douglas McCormick
Group Executive Director of Gleeds USA
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About Gleeds USA: Gleeds USA is a construction company that provides global property and construction consultancy services.
Nathan Gaydhani
Director Of Business Development of PixelMill
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About PixelMill: PixelMill is a digital branding consultancy based in the heart of Northern California.
Ben Mills
Director Of Business Development of Minerva
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About Minerva: Minerva gives legal firms an easy-to-use, accessible portal to help them build their business and satisfy their clients.
Lucy Blair
Director at Digital Marketing of Motive Unknown
As director at digital marketing agency Motive Unknown, Lucy specialises in helping music clients including BMG, Sony Red, AIM and Gramofon to identify and implement strategic business and technology opportunities. Prior to joining Motive Unknown in 2014, Lucy spent three and a half years as Digital Marketing Manager at renowned dance music labels Ministry of Sound and Anjunabeats, heading up their digital strategy, campaigns and teams. Lucy is also a regular conference panellist and presenter, and to date has contributed to events including MIDEM, By:Larm, AIM Music Connected and Indie Con and Brighton Music Conference, amongst others.
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About Motive Unknown: A strategic digital marketing consultancy working primarily in the music business
George Phillips
Director of Acume Forensic
George Phillips is the Director at Acume Forensics, Ltd.
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About Acume Forensic: Acume Forensic is a British digital forensic company.
Mike Dixon
Technical Director of Acume Forensic
Mike Dixon is a Technical Director at Acume Forensics, Ltd.
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About Acume Forensic: Acume Forensic is a British digital forensic company.
Alastair Brown
Non Executive Director of Icon Solutions
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About Icon Solutions: An independent IT payment consultancy and specialist technology provider serving financial institutions across the globe.
Gary Frost
Managing Director of 51zero
Gary Frost, owner and Managing Director of 51zero has over 20 years in IT and technical development experience. With an exceptional knowledge of financial services and investment banking internationally Gary focuses on within budget delivery of critical projects as well as influencing and creating agile teams that productively work together. Getting to the heart of problems quickly and communicating effectively are mainstays of Gary’s approach.
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About 51zero: Software Development Consultancy
Luke Razzell
Director of Weaver Digital
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About Tixboo, Weaver Digital: Weaver Digital is a provider of branding, marketing, and design services to businesses.
Sam Stephens
Director of TBAT Innovation
Sam has spent his career in and around all types of technology – from designing jet engines for Rolls-Royce to repairing nuclear submarines, rebuilding vintage cars to lawn mower powered go-karts as a child. He is passionate about helping companies innovate and ensuring they have the right funding resources to make things happen. Sam has spent the last 15 years building TBAT Innovation Limited into a team of 20 innovation and funding consultants. TBAT focuses on securing UK and EU grants to support R&D across a wide range of technology areas with a very enviable success rate. TBAT is also expert at securing R&D Tax credits for companies of all sizes from large PLC’s to 1 man band technology companies. Sam heads up Business Development and the R&D Tax Credit team at TBAT.
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About TBAT Innovation: TBAT Innovation is a niche consultancy based in the East Midlands.
Sam Stephens
Director of TBAT Innovation
Sam has spent his career in and around all types of technology – from designing jet engines for Rolls-Royce to repairing nuclear submarines, rebuilding vintage cars to lawn mower powered go-karts as a child. He is passionate about helping companies innovate and ensuring they have the right funding resources to make things happen. Sam has spent the last 15 years building TBAT Innovation Limited into a team of 20 innovation and funding consultants. TBAT focuses on securing UK and EU grants to support R&D across a wide range of technology areas with a very enviable success rate. TBAT is also expert at securing R&D Tax credits for companies of all sizes from large PLC’s to 1 man band technology companies. Sam heads up Business Development and the R&D Tax Credit team at TBAT.
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About TBAT Innovation: TBAT Innovation is a niche consultancy based in the East Midlands.
Ivan Toniolli
Director of Expand Research
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About Expand Research: Expand Research is a subsidiary of the Boston Consulting Group, recognized for its leading benchmarking and research capabilities.
Jane James
Managing Director & Expert Witness of Jane James and Associates
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About Jane James and Associates: An independent Medico-Legal reporting company
Jean Phillips
Assistant Director & Expert Witness of Jane James and Associates
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About Jane James and Associates: An independent Medico-Legal reporting company
Rob Westwood
Director & Technical Consultant of Catalyst Computing Services
Rob Westwood is a Director & Technical Consultant at Catalyst Computing Services.
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About Catalyst Computing Services: Cloud, Database & Software Consultancy with Catalyst Computing Services.
Laura Liddell
Managing Director of Dez Rez Legal
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About Dez Rez Legal: DezrezLegal is a Legal Services platform.
Richard Tuck
Managing Director of Turtlehomes
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About Turtlehomes: turtlehomes.co.uk is the value estate agent in the UK.
Richard Tuck
Managing Director of Turtlehomes
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About Turtlehomes: turtlehomes.co.uk is the value estate agent in the UK.
David Gilbey
Director of Just Gilbey Ltd
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About Just Gilbey Ltd: I.T. Consulting and Managed I.T. Services
David Gilbey
Director of Just Gilbey Ltd
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About Just Gilbey Ltd: I.T. Consulting and Managed I.T. Services
Matthew Rippon
Director of Particular Legal
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About Particular Legal: Particular Legal specialise in the legals involved in taking an idea from the drawing board to the marketplace.
Simon E. Morton
Managing Director & Solicitor Advocate of Mortons Solicitors
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About Mortons Solicitors: Specialist niche Criminal & Motoring law Solicitors in Greater Manchester, UK
Lisa J. Morton
Director & Solicitor of Mortons Solicitors
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About Mortons Solicitors: Specialist niche Criminal & Motoring law Solicitors in Greater Manchester, UK
Nigel Cornwall
Director of Cornwall Insight
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About Cornwall Insight: Cornwall Insight provides strategic UK energy market intelligence to help you make sense of the sector.
