Walkers breaks into Guernsey with AO Hall merger
Offshore giant Walkers has announced its expansion into Guernsey through a merger with local firm AO Hall.
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Offshore giant Walkers has announced its expansion into Guernsey through a merger with local firm AO Hall.
Liam Kerr trained with south coast firm Coffin Mew, before working in Scotland for Ledingham Chalmers, McGrigors and CMS Cameron McKenna. He became a freelance lawyer in 2015 and was elected as an MSP for North East Scotland in May 2016. How did you start out in law? I was working in London as a salesman for […]
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Offshore giant Walkers has announced its expansion into Guernsey through a merger with local firm AO Hall.
Liam Kerr trained with south coast firm Coffin Mew, before working in Scotland for Ledingham Chalmers, McGrigors and CMS Cameron McKenna. He became a freelance lawyer in 2015 and was elected as an MSP for North East Scotland in May 2016. How did you start out in law? I was working in London as a salesman for […]
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