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“Doyle Clayton has taken time to learn our company’s nuances. They take a commercially focused approach to settling problems rather than stating the facts without understanding the business’ realities, so we can be confident that we will receive solutions tailored to our needs rather than a ‘one size fits all’ answer.”
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• Haines Watts Financial Services is well equipped to steer clients through the tough economic times, having expanded its ranks. In the Reading area. Paul Harwood has joined as a consultant and brings fresh knowledge and experience to the team. Harwood specialises in the private sector and is particularly experienced
in private client planning and investment advice. His qualifications include ‘Chartered Financial Planner’ and he also holds the ‘Investment Management Certificate’. Harwood said, “I am delighted to be working at Haines Watts, offering a wide range of advice on investment, protection and estate planning. I am looking forward to building long-term professional relationships with clients and helping them through these challenging times.” Malcolm Robinson, fnancial services consultant and a partner at Haines Watts said, “We are delighted to welcome Paul to Haines Watts Financial Services as he has a strong and sound track record in advising on the whole spectrum of private client issues.”
• Sarah Cardew, a partner at the Basingstoke office of Penningtons Solicitors, has been awarded an important Law Society appointment which will see her providing commentary to the Government on proposed changes to the VAT legislation. Cardew is one of nine specialist tax lawyers on the VAT and duties sub-committee of the Law Society’s tax committee, whose role is to consider and comment upon VAT issues and draft legislation as well as to act as a liaison between the Law Society and the Treasury. After joining Penningtons in 2007 from Berwin Leighton Paisner, Cardew became a partner in 2008. She leads the firm’s
• Thames Valley solicitors Clifton Ingram LLP announced that Stuart Adams, a solicitor advocate in the firm’s tax planning, wills and probate department, is featured in this year’s ‘Top 35 under 35’ list published by Private Client Practitioner, which identifies, recognises and promotes the
future key players of the private client advisory professions. Adams, based at Clifton Ingram’s Wokingham office, specialises in tax and succession planning, probate, wills and trusts, with particular expertise in contentious matters. His experience extends to advising beneficiaries, executors and trustees when disputes arise over wills, trusts, probates and estates, and bringing and defending claims under the Inheritance Act. Adams is qualified to represent clients as an advocate in the higher courts of England and Wales and he is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and an associate member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS).
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• Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate & Institutional Banking (RBS CIB) has strengthened its technology & telecoms team in the Thames Valley and south region with the appointment of two highly experienced sector specialists. Roland Emmans (pictured right) has been recruited as relationship director, head of south technology & telecoms team. Emmans, who has 20 years of CIB experience, will be based in RBS CIB’s Reading office and head up a large team of specialists. Joining him will be Jeremy Richards,(pictured left) business development director. He will also be based in RBS CIB’s Reading office. Richards has moved internally from RBS Corporate Asset Finance.
corporate tax practice across its three offices and specialises in all areas of corporate, property and employment tax issues. She is a regular speaker at external conferences and the author of specialist articles. Franco Bosi, head of business services at Penningtons, said: “We’re delighted that Sarah has been recognised in this way. Her appointment to the Law Society’s committee is an enormous accolade and testament to Sarah’s ability to combine excellent technical skills as a lawyer with a strong commercial awareness. I’m sure she’ll make a significant contribution to the committee.”
• SEGRO welcomed Nicola Webb, Senior Leasing Surveyor, and James Harman-Sherwood (pictured), asset surveyor, to new roles within the Thames Valley. Webb, who previously worked as a director within the London industrial agency team at GVA, a top UK property adviser, is covering maternity
leave, whilst Harman-Sherwood has moved internally from the national markets team, where he looked after estates based in Birmingham and the North West. Both positions involve asset management and asset enhancement opportunities at Slough Trading Estate, as well as other SEGRO estates based in the Thames Valley region. Gareth Osborn, director for the Thames Valley at SEGRO, said: “We are pleased to welcome both Nicola and James to our team. The Thames Valley is an exciting region to operate within and is one of the UK’s busiest business hubs and the home to some of the UK’s largest companies as well as global leaders.”
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