The real reason for Midlands firm Freeth Cartwright’s 30 per cent profit hike can be revealed. The firm is headed by acid-tongued blonde bombshell Lily Savage (aka Paul O’Grady), albeit in the more refined form of alter ego Peter Smith. Woe betide any fee-earner that fails to keep his WIP down. Still, with turnover also up by double digits, a verbal lashing from Lily is unlikely. As Smith/Savage put it: “One of the things that’s important for us is sustained growth.” You said it, girlfriend.
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 […]