South East firm Cripps Harries Hall has restructured its operation along client-focused, industry sector lines, replacing its existing legal practice areas. There are now eight ‘business streams’ covering the client base, including housebuilder/developer, French inward investors and hotels and leisure. Managing partner Jonathan Denny (above) said: “We want to change the mindset of the business to a service-orientated one, which doesn’t always come naturally to lawyers.” The firm has also just converted to a limited-liability partnership and hired dual UK and French-qualified Olivier Moorel from Browne Jacobson.
Beachcrofts makes the FedEx list of advisers.
Beachcroft Wansbroughs’ Leeds employment team has been appointed to shipping giant FedEx ‘s informal UK roster of legal advisers. The win comes six months after Beachcrofts hired Hammonds partner Harmajinder Hayre for its Leeds employment team, and also six months after FedEx appointed Resham Johal as its new international legal adviser for the UK and Northern Europe. Hayre […]