South East firm Cripps Harries Hall has beefed up its corporate team with the hire of the former head of legal and corporate affairs at communications company Mediaedge:cia, part of the WPP media group. Nigel Stanford, who specialises in the media and advertising sector, joins as a partner.
Pothecary and Witham Weld join forces
Charity and education firms Pothecary & Barratt and Witham Weld have merged. Charity and education firms Pothecary & Barratt and Witham Weld have merged. The new combined firm, known as Pothecary Witham Weld, has four partners who will operate from Pothecary’s office in Hertfordshire and Witham Weld’s premises in London.