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Law firm Thomson Snell & Passmore has made 14 promotions and appointments across the firm. These consist of two Equity Partners, two Salaried Partners, one Finance Manager, five Senior Associates, one Associate, one Legal Executive, one Senior Paralegal and one Trainee Paralegal.
Claire Busuttil in the Court of Protection team and Laura Keatley from the Real Estate team have been appointed as Equity Partners. Those promoted to Salaried Partner are Helen Maddison-White and Paul Hill, both from the Probate division of the Estates, Tax & Succession department.
The other promotions and appointments come from across the firm’s Corporate & Commercial, Court of Protection, Employment, Real Estate, Real Estate Disputes, Wills, Estate & Tax Planning and Business Services teams.
Joanna Pratt, Senior Partner at Thomson Snell & Passmore comments: “These promotions and appointments are thoroughly deserved and I offer my warmest congratulations to everyone. We are fortunate at Thomson Snell & Passmore to be surrounded by exceptional people at all levels. Our Business Services departments are a key part of the firm and so it is wonderful to see a senior promotion in our finance team, alongside the promotions and appointments in our legal departments.
“The hard work and expertise of everyone across the firm is central to our ongoing success and we place huge importance on supporting and developing all our people, as we continue to grow.”
The promotions, which come in effect from 6 June 2025, are:
Salaried Partner
Helen Maddison-White Probate
Paul Hill Probate
Finance Manager
Andrew Hook Business Services
Senior Associate
Ashley Matthews Employment
Daniel Gorringe Corporate & Commercial
Grace King Real Estate Disputes
Hannah Saunders Probate
Joseph Davidson Real Estate
Associate
Charlotte Law Probate
Senior Paralegal
Phoebe Sneddon Real Estate
The appointments are:
Equity Partner
Claire Busuttil Court of Protection
Laura Keatley Real Estate
Legal Executive
Danielle Shufflebotham Court of Protection
Trainee Paralegal
Vicky Coxon Wills, Estate & Tax Planning
