Practice News

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We are supporting Stafford's Katharine House Hospice 'A Card is for Christmas' Campaign which was launched at our Stafford Offices in November. The campaign encourages colleagues to write their Christmas' wishes on a poster and donate the money they would...
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Following a contested election, Director Steve Kirwan has been elected to serve on the National Committee of the specialist family law association Resolution. The appointment was announced at Resolution's National Conference in Bristol. Steve also takes over...
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Following a full independent assessment of our Stafford and Burslem offices shortly before Christmas against the Law Society's practice management standard, we were delighted to be re-awarded a Lexcel Certificate which will run for a further three years...
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In common with other service providers, and in acknowledgement of the current difficulties faced in the property market, we have had to implement a number of cost saving measures and to down-size our property team. We continue to offer a full residential and...
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We have joined the Contact Law network which underpins the Daily Telegraph Solicitors Panel and a number of other national networks, opening our services up to a wider market and consistent with our declared strategy of generating greater brand awareness,...
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Following on from the launch of our new website, we have now created a presence on Facebook. This will need more work - but already features a video taken from our Client Care TV package....
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The company launches a new website, designed by Conscious Solutions Limited. The new site is designed to be much more user-friendly, with easier navigation, and includes links to a range of legal stories which are to be regularly updated....
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We introduce digital dictation across our three offices. We selected the Big Hand system for this purpose and all staff can now record digitally, both from home and in the office. This should improve the efficiency of document production and enable us to...
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Today saw the formal opening of our third site, for the dedicated property team at Yorke House in Burslem. This is linked to our other two sites by our WAN network connections and features an office suite, private interview rooms and a reception area. There...
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After considerable delay, our three offices have been connected on a Wide Area Network. This carries voice and data between all the offices and utilises technology based on Terminal Services and SSL Connections. The network is also used for real-time data...
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Chairman John Langford and Director Jane Matthewman attend the Stafford Sports Awards. This is the second year that we have been one of the sponsors behind this important event....
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The company is joined by new director Jane Matthewman, formerly a partner and Head of Private Client Services at a leading law firm in Stoke on Trent. Jane comes to the company with a number of other members from her team and it is intended that she will...
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The company merges with Arthur Boulton & Son Solicitors in Burslem. The combined practice now has 60 staff in addition to a team of mediators and is now able to offer in-depth advice across the county to its chosen client base. The Family Law Service,...
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Director Neil Robinson is named Family Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2007 in the annual Legal Aid Practitioner's Group awards. He is presented his award at a ceremony in London by Cherie Booth QC who chaired the panel of judges. The commendation included the...
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We announce our intended merger with the practice of Arthur Boulton & Son Solicitors of Burslem, a firm with which we have a lot in common. The merger will be completed on 01 November and the merged practice will operate as Nowell Meller Solicitors Ltd,...
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This sees the launch event for Staffordshire Collaborative Lawyers at the Stone House Hotel in Stone. Director Steve Kirwan is one of four Collaborative Family Lawyers in the County and over 50 people attended the launch event in the presence of David Kidney...
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We sign the new Unified Contract for the provision of Public-Funded legal services ('Legal Aid') despite guidance from our various professional bodies to the effect that the terms of the contract are unlawful and in the face of pending judicial review...
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Following a major re-design, our website for The Mediation Centre (our mediation service) is re-launched....