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Charity team-up is good korma for our Curry Club


Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce has teamed up with Cure Leukaemia to deliver its popular Curry Club networking series. The Curry Club brings together members of the


business community for food and networking in a relaxed environment. Future Curry Club events will be hosted in association


with the Birmingham-based blood cancer charity. Earlier this year, long-standing Chamber members


Cure Leukaemia launched a £1m appeal to fully fund the expansion of the Centre for Clinical Haematology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. This transformational project will double the


internationally renowned facility’s capacity for patients, clinical trials and specialist research nurse positions, as well as allowing stem cell transplants to be performed as an outpatient for the first time. James McLaughlin, Cure Leukaemia chief executive,


said: “We are very proud to be associated with the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce’s Curry Clubs. We have made a commitment to raising an additional £1m in 2017 to fully fund the imminent £3.5m expansion of the Centre, so this promises to be a transformational year for Cure Leukaemia. “The Centre’s expansion will not only immediately


save more lives but it will also hasten global progress towards finding effective treatments for all blood cancers within 25 years. “Our hope is that fellow Chamber members will be inspired at these events to do all they can this year to


Raft of promotions at global law firm


International law firm Pinsent Masons has announced the promotion of 16 individuals to its partnership, taking effect from 1 May 2017. From the firm’s Birmingham office,


employment expert, Helen Corden, has been promoted to partner. Helen is the head of Pinsent


Masons' Education Employment practice and, specialises in equal pay, TUPE/outsourcing and managing complex tribunal claims. She manages a number of key client relationships including Serco, Fujitsu and various universities. Also in Birmingham, it was


On the same team: Paul Faulkner and James McLaughlin


help us achieve this goal. We will be keen to communicate the project’s progress and our fundraising plans for the year ahead at the Curry Club evenings and I hope fellow members will be keen to get involved in the appeal.”


For more information on the next Curry Club in association with Cure Leukaemia visit: www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/networking- events/events-calendar/listing/solihull-curry-club- april/details


announced that Heidi Slater (Property) and Chris Thomas (Non-Contentious Tax) have been promoted to the position of legal director. Greg Lowson, head of Pinsent


Masons Birmingham office said: “The promotion of these individuals is an indication of our investment in Birmingham and to developing our home grown talent. I would like to thank them all for the hard work they have put in. “These promotions also highlight


our ability to offer complex and innovative support for businesses locally, within the UK and internationally.”


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