As the new year gets underway, we hope that you are keeping well and staying safe.
150 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY
2021 marks a significant milestone in the growth of Fieldings Porter as one of the top legal firms in the UK. This year we celebrate 150 years of providing solid legal support to communities in the North West and nationwide.
Over the course of this year, the team will be undertaking a series of challenges and events for
charity, based on the number 150, in what we have called our "Year of Charities".
We will be supporting both local and national charities in our endeavours, bringing out the best and latent talent in our team as we go.
What's Happening In February Feb 5 - We'll be wearing something red and donating to Lagan's Foundation Feb 14 - Raffle of luxury handbag for Lagan's Foundation Feb 16 - Pancake Day sees us donating pancake paraphernalia to Bolton charities Fort Alice and Backup Feb 17
- Random acts of kindness day Feb 20 - Pet Day: pet photo competition, with a gift for the winner
COVID-19 UPDATE We continue to monitor UK Government guidance on the COVID-19 pandemic closely. Read our latest COVID-19 risk assessments here.Our offices remain open to clients by appointment only.
GET IN TOUCH Whatever legal issues you encounter, you need only pick up the phone and speak to a member of our team. Recognised as an approachable and very knowledgable bunch, we’re always happy to chat. Contact us on the office numbers below:
Bolton
01204 540900
Manchester
0161 834 4722
All Sorted? COVID brings wills into sharp focus
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Our People
This month we welcome two new starters, Damian Zelazowski in our Crime Department and Donna Leigh in our Family Department. We wish them both well in their future endeavours.
Peter Cunliffe has been made Bolton Law Society President for the second time in 2021. This is an unprecedented appointment, brought about by the impact of COVID-19. Read more →
The mix of management of our super staff, helping keep all the many cogs within the business going and of course helping clients with their legal problems.
What’s the highlight of your career to date?
There have been a number but when I was a crown court advocate, having the prosecution drop their case after my cross examination in my first jury trial sticks in the memory.
I think I promptly lost the next few trials before obtaining not guilty verdicts in others.
Now every time a clinical negligence settlement is achieved, with which my client and I are content, also counts as a highlight.
If you weren’t a solicitor what would you be doing?
If I could have done anything it would have been a professional French horn player, but my scales were never up to it…
I often think about whether I could have gone into the (murky) world of advertising.
When you’re not working, we’d be most likely to find you?
Presently at home, but post-lockdown, renewing all the parts of a busy family life with an 11 and 9 year old in tow.
What is your favourite book?
My website profile says ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’ by John Kennedy Toole which I read years ago and is a great and bonkers book.
More recently those by Jonas Jonasson are fantastic and I highly recommend them.
Recommend a place to visit in Manchester/Bolton
Currently (and when we can again) to play and see concerts at the Victoria Hall in Bolton and the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.
In years gone by it would have been watching the Wanderers on the Manchester Road terrace at Burnden Park.
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