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28 July 2017
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Hugh James—London hires

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Leading Welsh firm bulks up its London offering

Hugh James has announced new appointments and advancements at its offices in central London, which it launched five years ago. The London office offers legal advice in clinical negligence, sexual abuse, personal injury, holiday accident litigation and commercial property.

Mary Mulhall joins the firm from Irwin Mitchell as a senior associate in its expert industrial disease team. Mary has specialisms in mesothelioma, asbestosis and pleural thickening cases and has successfully represented clients in the UK, Ireland and Spain.

Fran Moore joins from Hodge Jones & Allen as a solicitor, and will work across the clinical negligence and child abuse litigation teams.

Cameron Vincent joins Hugh James as a paralegal.  Cameron held previous roles in both the insurance industry and as a paralegal for Knights Professional Services.    

The firm has made two promotions in its clinical negligence team, in London. Helen Neville becomes senior associate, and Lynda Reynolds becomes associate.

In June, personal injury specialist Paul Kitson joined from Slater and Gordon as a consultant (see NLJ Profile, 5 June).

(Pictured: Front row (L-R): Grainne Barton, partner, Mary Mulhall, senior associate, second row (L-R): Cameron Vincent, paralegal, Paul Kitson, consultant, third row (L-R): Fran Moore, solicitor, Helen Neville, senior associate, back row (L-R): Katherine Allen, partner, Lynda Reynolds, associate)

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