header-logo header-logo

08 February 2019
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
printer mail-detail

Weightmans—Ian Hardman

Partner addition bolsters built environment team

National firm Weightmans has welcomed construction and engineering specialist Ian Hardman to the practice as partner.

Prior to the move, Ian served as head of the non-contentious construction team at Brabners LLP, where he worked for 14 and a half years. Based in Weightmans’ Manchester office, he bring with him wide experience in advising on large building and engineering projects across a range of sectors, including education, retail, maritime and energy.

Ian commented: ‘Weightmans has an enviable reputation in providing a high quality, commercial service to clients in the construction sector, whilst drawing on the expertise of specialists from across the firm to provide a truly holistic service. I am looking forward to collaborating with colleagues and clients to deliver results and success for all. It is great to be here.’

Partner and head of construction Colette Morgan-Ford added: ‘Ian is joining us at an exciting time and it is a real testament to the team and wider firm that we are able to attract an expert with such an outstanding reputation to our quickly-growing department. He will play a pivotal role in our ongoing growth, and we are delighted to have made such a significant hire.’

 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Naila Arif, Harriet Findlay & Ellie Thompson

Switalskis—Naila Arif, Harriet Findlay & Ellie Thompson

Firm awards training contracts to paralegals through internal programme

Ward Hadaway—Matthew Morton

Ward Hadaway—Matthew Morton

Private client disputes specialist joins commercial litigation team

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Nina Hood

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Nina Hood

Cumbria firm appoints new head of residential property

NEWS
Freezing orders in divorce proceedings can unexpectedly ensnare third parties and disrupt businesses. In NLJ this week, Lucy James of Trowers & Hamlins explains how these orders—dubbed a ‘nuclear weapon’—preserve assets but can extend far beyond spouses to companies and business partners 
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified that ‘rent’ must be monetary—excluding tenants paid in labour from statutory protection. In this week's NLJ, James Naylor explains Garraway v Phillips, where a tenant worked two days a week instead of paying rent
Three men wrongly imprisoned for a combined 77 years have been released—yet received ‘not a penny’ in compensation, exposing deep flaws in the justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Jon Robins reports on Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan, whose convictions collapsed amid discredited forensics, ‘oppressive’ police interviews and unreliable ‘cell confessions’
A quiet month for employment cases still delivers key legal clarifications. In his latest Employment Law Brief for NLJ, Ian Smith reports that whistleblowing protection remains intact even where disclosures are partly self-serving, provided the worker reasonably believes they serve the ‘public interest’ 
Family law must shift from conflict-driven litigation to child-centred problem-solving, according to a major new report. Writing in NLJ this week, Caroline Bowden of Anthony Gold outlines findings showing overwhelming support for reform, with 92% agreeing lawyers owe duties to children as well as clients
back-to-top-scroll