A West Midlands law firm has expanded its family division amid rising demand for its services including advice around cohabitation and prenuptial agreements.
MFG has welcomed newly qualified lawyers Amy McGowan-Docherty and Katie Banks to its family team where they will work across the firm's offices in Birmingham, Worcestershire and Shropshire.
Ms McGowan-Docherty joins the firm after recently completing her training and will work across all matters including divorce, finance, cohabitee agreements and disputes.
Ms Banks joins as a paralegal, having successfully completed level four of her diploma in paralegal studies.
Claire Backler, partner and head of the family division, said: "We have remained busy throughout the pandemic as people re-evaluated their lives but we have been experiencing a further upturn in demand for our services as people look to the future.
"This includes more people wanting to formalise cohabitation agreements without getting married and a host of other marital and family issues.
"As fewer and fewer couples opt for marriage, this is an area of work that is going to become increasingly important in order to ensure that everyone's rights and obligations to their partners are set out in the event that the relationship ends."
In other appointments news, law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys has appointed a new senior partner.
Dawn Oliver has taken over the top role at the West Midlands-based practice from Richard Knight who has worked for there for 32 years.
Ms Oliver, who is a private client expert, has worked for Harrison Clark Rickerbys for 24 years and is the firm's first female senior partner.
She said: "I am honoured to take on the role of senior partner and I'm looking forward to meeting all our staff, both old and new, around our offices."
High street bank NatWest has appointed Harinder Kunor as an ‘expert in residence' in the West Midlands.
Her role will see her help female entrepreneurs to realise their growth ambitions.
The expert in residence programme dedicates 28 roles based in NatWest branches and communities to support female entrepreneurship, following a two-year pilot of the programme.
Law firm Flint Bishop has named partner Anthony Carrington as its new head of insurance litigation.
Mr Carrington, having previously joined from international law firm DAC Beachcroft earlier this year, has more than ten years of experience advising several of the UK's largest general and motor insurers.
He will be based at the firm's Birmingham and Derby offices, managing a department which handles the full range of defendant insurance work, majoring on areas including credit hire, fraud, recoveries and catastrophic loss.
Birmingham-based design agency Green Room has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Michael Stanton as associate creative director.
Originally from Cape Town, Mr Stanton joins the Jewellery Quarter agency with 12 years of experience in the creative industry and working in retail design projects.
Having previously worked for the likes of fashion brand New Look, Mr Stanton joins Green Room from London agency The Honest Brand where he spent five years working with brands such Rolls-Royce, Lloyds and Waitrose.
