News from Fieldings Porter
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Fieldings Porter has closed its Westhoughton Office as 30th April 2010. This was a very difficult decision as the firm has served its clients from the Market Street office for many years. Jane Nicholls and her secretary Julie have moved to the Bolton...
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It is with great delight that two of Fieldings Porter's Associates have been welcomed into the partnership as of 1st May 2010. Catherine Feeney and Peter Hayes increase the number of Partners to 11. Their experience and expertise will enhance and...
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3 of Fieldings Porter's trainees were recognised and rewarded at the recent Bolton Law Society dinner on 26th February 2010. Debbie Pettiford was named Trainee of the Year, with Emma Greenhalgh second and Ovais Khan third. Many congratulations to...
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Chris Brearley has recently sent out a letter to all her clients regarding the maximum that can be invested in ISAs by those over 50. As from 6th October 2009 this amount is £10,200. Below is the letter setting out moer details and how to contact...
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David Porter , Consultant, is helping to run a seminar to advise trustees of charities of their obligations and risks and provide an update on the Charities Act 2006. It is to be held in conjunction with Bentleys Accountants at the Friends meeting House...
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Donna Amos , as you can see from her personal profile has always had an ambition to run a marathon. On 1 st November 2009 Donna, who is a Solicitor in the Family Department, will be running the ING New York Marathon. This will be Donna’s...
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Rachel Harrison, Ben Miller and Andrea Tobin have all qualified as Solicitors on 15th September 2009 and have been retained with Rachel and Ben specialising in all contentious work and Ben with a caseload of employment cases. Andrea will...
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Basil Herwald has spoken to the press about court-appointed guardians in Bolton. Follow this link to the BBC website to read the story....
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John Birtwell , Partner in the Family Department has been elected President of The Bolton Incorporated Law Society at its 130th Annual general meeting in January. He will remain in post for 12 months and will be responsible for the Society's business,...
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Mark Brookes and Suzanne Gower have both successfully passed the rigorous process and have attained Criminal Duty Solicitor status. They are both on the existing Bolton Duty Solicitor rota that started in January 2009. This is recognition...
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After many years as a Partner at Fieldings Porter, Stuart Duncan has taken a new role as Consultant to the firm from 1st November 2008. Stuart will continue to head up the Conveyancing department and his expertise, knowledge and continued...
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Rizwana Jiva has now become a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives as of 4th November 2008. Congratulations to Riz on her excellent achievement! See her updated profile . ...
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Staff from Fieldings Porter will be going walkabout with hundreds of other lawyers in the 1st Manchester Legal Sponsored Walk on Thursday 25th September. The event starts at 4.30pm at Manchester's new and impressive Civil Justice Centre. Solicitors,...
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Rizwana Jiva has successfully achieved the status of and becomes a Member of the Institute of Legal Executives. This four year course which has required part time study whilst working in the Family department and assisting consultant Basil Herwald . She...
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Amy Settle has recently attained the qualification of Licensed Conveyancer. Amy has studied hard to achieve this position, something which many people start but never complete in full. This has consolidated her position in the Conveyancing...
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Sally Cook and Catherine Smith both qualified as Solicitors on 15th September 2007 and have been retained as such in the Probate and Commercial Departments respectively. Sally will continue her work dealing with all types of advice and assistance on...
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Below is a recent press release for the Probate Department:- HELEN LAW OF FIELDINGS PORTER ACCEPTED AS MEMBER OF SOLICITORS FOR THE ELDERLY AND APPOINTED REGIONAL CO-ORDINATOR Helen S Law...
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Peter Hayes is promoted to the position of Associate as of 1st May 2008. Congratulations go to Peter whose promotion is well deserved for his work in the Criminal Department. Peter has more recently been working on serious cases at the Crown Court but...
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Lara Smith has successfully passed the rigorous process and has attained Duty Solicitor status. She will be eligible to join the Bolton scheme when its new rota is issued in July. This is recognition of her expertise in providing advice and...
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Kathryn Gregory has become a Consultant with the firm from 1st May 2008. Kathryn will continue to work full time and remains on the Children Panel, the Law Society Family Panel and Child Concern. Her expertise in these areas is widely sought after and we...
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Joanne Tang has successfully passed the rigorous process and has attained Duty Solicitor status. She will be eligible to join the Bolton scheme when its new rota is issued in July. This is recognition of her expertise in providing advice...
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The firm is delighted to announce that it has launched its first radio advertisement. We have teamed up with the radio station that serves Bolton and Bury, Tower FM. The advert highlights our online conveyancing quotation. Clients or prospective clients...
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The firm is delighted to announce its involvement in a project that will benefit local children and their communities. We have has donated 40 copies of "Barney and Echo, A Lesson Learned" to Cherry Tree Primary School in Farnworth. Described...
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The firm is delighted to announce the launch of its online case tracking service. This means that all clients with a conveyancing matter will be able to look on the website to ascertain the stage of their case. Stuart Duncan , conveyancing partner says...
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The firm is very please to announce the arrival of Julian Derry . Julian has come from PCB Solicitors in the Midlands and will coordinate and lead the firm's established and highly respected Mental Health Department . He is also a criminal Duty Solicitor...
