Semple Fraser announce impressive 11% turnover rise as Manchester office continues expansion

Today, leading commercial law firm Semple Fraser LLP announces an 11% growth in fee outcome, for 2010/2011.
Growth is evenly spread throughout the firm’s focus areas with recent improvements in the Real Estate market reflected in a 13% rise in income from that sector.

Turnover associated with the firm’s Manchester office quadrupled over the period.

In addition, the firm has recently appointed two solicitors, Rebecca Mills and Rhian Owen, who join the rapidly expanding Manchester team.  Rebecca and Rhian join Semple Fraser’s corporate group which is praised by Chambers as being "responsive and commercial", and which recently recruited Partner Simon Wallwork  to it’s Manchester office. 

This month also sees Semple Fraser appoint five new trainees to it’s Glasgow and Edinburgh offices, and promote two of it’s solicitors – Charlotte Johns, a dual qualified solicitor and barrister, has been promoted to Director, Head of Employment, and real estate specialist Mark Colquhoun has been promoted to Associate.

Managing Partner, Alister Fraser, comments: “We have been experiencing a steady improvement in sales over the past 18 months and we go into the new financial year a stronger, more capable and more collaborative firm.  Our Manchester office has grown rapidly since it’s inception at the end of 2009 and has allowed us both to deliver services to a wider client base, as well as provide our existing clients with an increased service range in England.” 

Simon Wallwork, Corporate Partner, adds: “I joined Semple Fraser 6 months ago since I shared their clear strategic and industry focus and could see how their specialists were working collaboratively both to get a clear grasp of what is going on in their target industries and thus to serve clients within these industries better. Things are developing extremely well and I am delighted that Rebecca and Rhian are joining the team. I am sure that they too will be an asset to our clients, both north and south of the border.”