Knights, one of the UK's fastest growing legal and professional services businesses, is delighted to announce the appointments of two Partners, Gillian Nevin and Stuart Simoes.
Gillian joins our Dispute Resolution team in the Group’s Chester office and specialises in defending civil claims against veterinary surgeons, she also represents veterinary surgeons and nurses in disciplinary proceedings before the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Gillian has also successfully defended farriers facing charges brought by the Farriers Registration Council and represented jockeys, trainers and owners at the British Horseracing Authority.
Gillian is experienced in equine litigation, acting for racehorse trainers, owners and jockeys. She receives instructions from insurers, brokers and direct from individuals. Gillian deals with instructions on non-contentious matters, such as drafting syndicate, partnership and training agreements.
Phil Weldon, Partner of the Dispute Resolution team in Chester commented:
“We’re looking forward to welcoming Gillian to Knights. Her experience in veterinary and equine claims will be a valuable addition to the team and help us build on our presence as a leading legal and professional services business in this sector.”
Partner, Stuart Simoes joins Knights’ Real Estate team in its York office and brings with him a wealth of experience. He has dealt with a wide range of commercial property transactions including commercial conveyancing, secured lending, landlord and tenant matters, residential development, corporate support and high value residential conveyancing. Stuart acts for a wide range of clients including private property companies, charities, banks, offshore trusts, individual investors and landlord and tenants.
Jonathan Moore, Office Partner in York commented:
“Stuart joins us from a city law firm and is the latest addition to our growing York office and is a high calibre operator. Stuart has wealth of relationships and connections that he brings to Knights plc network not only in Yorkshire but also across all of our 15 locations.”
These appointments will further strengthen the platform Knights has developed through its investment in its practices across its regions. Alongside strong growth in new joiners, Knights has been further boosted by colleagues joining in Nottingham, Maidstone, Crawley and Leeds by way of acquisitive growth, taking the total number of professionals to 930 across its 15 office locations.