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2005
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Medical Research Challenges |
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| On the weekend of 23rd/24th
July 2005 the first of two teams
from niche commercial property
law firm Maples Teesdale take
part in two different but equally
gruelling 24 hour challenges
to help raise money for Action
Medical Research. |
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first challenge will involve
team 1 climbing the 3 highest
peaks in the British Isles
- Scotland (Ben Nevis), England
(Scafell Pike) and Wales (Mount
Snowdon). The 3 Peaks Challenge.
The challenge to be completed
within 24 hours, will be undertaken
by Niki Aslam, Roger Garbett,
Garry King, Kirsty Watt and
Matthew Yates with Chris Wilkinson
as designated driver - the
team does get to drive between
the peaks as walking that bit
too would be a tall order. |
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| Team
2 (Ewen Cameron, Declan Power, Chris
Wilkinson and Kate Wheeler) have a few
more weeks of hard training in front
of them before they attempt to “race
the sun” on 10th September. This
will involve starting as the sun rises
on a 50 mile bike ride through the Cumbrian
countryside, climbing Helvellyn (England’s
second highest mountain) and paddling
a 2 mile canoe course across Lake Thirlmere,
all to be completed before the sun sets. |
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| Both
events promise to be huge challenges
for all those involved but hopefully
the hard work will also involve a lot
of fun. If anyone is interested in
sponsoring the teams, please contact
Kate Wheeler on 020 7421 6451 |
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| Maples
Teesdale was nominated and shortlisted
for The Legal Business "Boutique
Firm of the Year Award".
Legal Business said of the firm, "As
a result of a focused and successful
attack, this eight-partner law firm
now represents a plethora of high profile
companies in complex commercial property
and construction matters." Quoting
one of our clients, Legal Business
went on to say that the firm, according
to one client, has "a robust negotiating
style and brings intellectual capital
to the table. They are thinking, creative
lawyers who solve problems." |
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| Maples
Teesdale was nominated and shortlisted
for the LawCareers.Net / Trainee
Solicitors’ Group Training and Recruitment
Award for Best Small Firm Trainer of
the Year 2005. |
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| Nominations
were made by trainees and newly qualified
solicitors who were invited to complete
an online survey assessing their own
experiences of training. |
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| Maples
Teesdale has appointed David Stevens
as a litigation partner. David was
formerly a senior solicitor at Norton
Rose. David will be specialising in
commercial and property litigation
and will head up the litigation team. |
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| David
has wide experience of both substantial
commercial litigation and specialist
property related disputes. He is a
Solicitor Advocate (High Court) having
obtained his Higher Court Advocacy
rights in 2000. |
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| Managing
Partner, Mark Bryan said “We
are delighted David has joined us.
He has tremendous litigation experience
and will be a great asset in the future
growth of the firm”. |
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| Maples
Teesdale is a nine partner highly focused
commercial property boutique. Six of
the partners deal exclusively with
commercial property. The remaining
three partners handle construction,
property litigation and property focused
corporate and commercial matters. |
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| During
2004 Maples Teesdale handled a succession
of high value transactions for clients
such as Royal & Sun Alliance, City & West
End Developments, Gort Securities and
Friends Provident. |
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| 2004 |
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| We
are delighted to report that Maples
Teesdale’s Property Department
has been ranked in the Real Estate
(London) section of the Legal 500 (a
Client’s Guide to the UK Legal
Profession), 2004 edition. |
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| Specifically,
we are ranked in connection with the
following specialisms |
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• Commercial
property
• Development
• Investment and
• Leasehold enfranchisement |
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| Our
entry this year is as follows: |
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| “Niche
property firm Maples Teesdale has a
growing presence in the sector…..The
firm boasts a particular expertise
in development work, and in 2003 represented
ISIS Property Asset Management on the £22.4m
forward funding for a retail park refurbishment
and redevelopment in Ruislip. Wates
Group meanwhile instructed the firm
in relation to a City development.
City & West End Developments, Gort
Securities and Lloyds TSB also place
their trust in the firm. Leasehold
enfranchisement expertise is at hand.” |
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| Maples
Teesdale is also in the Legal 500 list
of recommended firms providing construction
advice and assistance. |
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| We
are delighted to welcome Roger Thornton
and Shehrnaz Dolasa as partners in
our Commercial Property department
from 8 March 2004. |
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| Roger
was previously a partner and Head of
Property at Radcliffes Le Brasseur.
Roger specialises in development and
investment work and in recent years
has been involved in large-scale City
of London developments. His practice
also covers Landlord and Tenant work,
portfolio purchases and sales. |
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| Shehrnaz
qualified with us in 1996 and specialises
in property investment and development
work and general property management
work. |
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| Commercial
Property now offers a strong and well-balanced
team of 13 commercial property lawyers,
comprising of 6 partners and 7 assistants. |
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| 2003 |
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| 2003
has been a momentous year for Maples
Teesdale. Denis Marshall has joined
us as a partner with effect from lst
September to provide company/commercial
services. Denis was formerly a partner
at niche property practice McGuinness
Finch for 15 years. He brings with
him a wealth of property-based corporate
expertise, including limited partnerships,
joint ventures and corporate structures
for stamp duty savings schemes. Denis
also has extensive experience in general
corporate legal requirements including
commercial contracts, employment law
and secured lending. |
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| Denis
gives us a highly experienced niche
company/commercial practice for property
related and general corporate work. |
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| Anna
Rabin joined us from Lovells with effect
from 4th September. Anna is a non-contentious
construction lawyer, qualified for
five years, with extensive experience
in negotiating contracts and appointments
for developers, contractors and funds
on a broad range of property, hotel
and PFI projects. Anna joins construction
partner Paul Matcham to offer a highly
experienced niche construction team. |
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| Our
Commercial Property practice has been
strengthened by three new faces with
effect from September. Rachel Edmonds
qualified with us on 2nd September,
following completion of her training
with the firm. Russell Bloch joined
us in early September from MacFarlanes.
Russell is one year qualified and has
good experience working with funds
and property companies. Joanne Williamson
also joined us in early September,
following her qualification with S
J Berwin. Jo has worked for a number
of major retailers and property companies. |
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| Commercial
Property will offer a strong and well-balanced
team of ten commercial property lawyers,
comprising of four partners and seven
assistants. |
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| During
2003 the firm attracted a number of
new clients who include Allied Irish
Bank, the entertainment company Endemol
and the property developers Luff Group
and London Merchant Securities plc. |
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