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Furley Page

13 January 2020
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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South East law firm announces promotions
Furley Page has recently announced solicitors Rebecca Crane, Melanie Christodoulou and Hannah Sawyer, and costs lawyer Richard Waters, have all been promoted to Associate. 
  
Commercial property lawyer Rebecca, who joined Furley Page’s Real Estate team six months ago, is based at the firm’s Thames Gateway, Chatham office and works for clients throughout Kent, London and the South East. 
 
Melanie and Hannah are both members of Furley Page’s highly regarded Private Client team. Based at the firm’s main office in Canterbury, they specialise in a wide range of private client work including will drafting, inheritance tax planning, estate planning, probate and estate administration, and lasting powers of attorney.  
 
Richard joined the firm in 2016 and heads up Furley Page’s costs team. As a costs lawyer, Richard services the firm’s dispute resolution, personal injury and vulnerable client teams, dealing with all aspects of legal costs, including preparing costs recovery claims and advising on settlement offers. 
 
Jeremy Licence, Managing Partner at Furley Page, said: 'These promotions are hugely deserved and reflect each lawyers’ hard work and their commitment to providing the highest quality client service. These talented people [will] significantly strengthen the expertise within several key teams.'

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