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The Cardiff office of  Clarke Willmott has further strengthened its commercial property, corporate and construction line-up with the appointment of five new joiners.

Julia Morris, formerly of Le Gros Solicitors Limited, joins the commercial property team as partner, together with senior associate Scott Keddle, formerly in-house lawyer at Shaw Healthcare, and paralegal, Beckie Herbert.

In addition, Ayesha Davies has joined the Cardiff office’s banking and finance team as a paralegal.

“I am delighted we have been able to continue with the growth of the Cardiff office, particularly during such challenging times,” said Vicky Kells, head of the Cardiff office.“The new staff members have settled in well and their presence will enable us to continue providing an exceptional service and support to our clients on a wide range of legal issues, as well as continuing to grow a varied client base. Julia’s arrival means an expansion into the local market and further afield on the asset management and development side of the business. Clarke Willmott prides itself on being able to offer its staff an excellent work-life balance and hybrid working environment that appears to be attractive to prospective applicants.”

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Vicky Kells

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Vicky jointly leads our Social Housing sector team and specialises in charging affordable housing portfolios. Vicky has extensive experience of working with housing associations, including large national RPs and Welsh RSLs. Other clients include UK clearing banks, building societies, security trustees and private placement investors. Vicky has published articles on securitisation in the journals Inside Housing… “Vicky Kells – Partner”

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