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ball photothumbCWJ held the glitzy and glamorous Summer Hollywood Ball on Saturday 5 July.  Staff and their partners were invited to dine and dance at the black-tie event set at the Neo-Jacobean building, with its fine tradition and history dating as far back as 861AD.

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duck imageOn Sunday 31st August 2008, The Great British Duck Race will take place down a 1km stretch of the River Thames near Hampton Court Palace. The target is to race 250,000 ducks, breaking a new World Record and raise more than £500,000 for UK charities.

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cricket1Accountants Vantis Plc recently challenged solicitors Clarkson Wright & Jakes LLP to a ‘friendly’ cricket match, which took place on Wednesday 2 July. Despite CWJ’s recent lack of success in sporting events, the challenge was accepted, probably based on the offer of a BBQ rather than any notions of victory!

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golf photo smallThe competition was held at Bromley’s magnificent Sundridge Park Golf Course which was founded in 1901. The Club boasts two championship standard eighteen-hole courses, over acres of stunning grounds less than seven miles from central London.

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promotionsminiA group of CWJ lawyers attended the Bromley & District Law Society Annual Dinner held at the House of Commons on 6th June. The evening kicked off with drinks on the terrace overlooking the Thames. Despite the constant drizzle of rain we enjoyed stunning views across Central London and were keen to soak up the atmosphere.

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small beard imageClarkson Wright & Jakes LLP partner John Bowden has sported a beard for more than 30 years. In fact, he has had a beard for so long, that his wife has never seen him without one. John has bowed to years of pressure from his colleagues and has agreed to a shearing of the beard………but this comes at a price. 
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triathleteWill Addis, Head of Employment recently competed in the Tonbridge Sprint Triathlon held in Sevenoaks, completing the race in one and a half hours

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promotionsminiBen Madden, Sheetal Bahal and Nicky Androsov have become partners of the firm with Jo Denny, Ron Woodland and Rosa Brennan becoming Associates.

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salim smallCWJ has been short-listed by LawCareers.Net for the “Best Recruiter – Small Firm 2008” award.

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stevedavisminiAmanda Mehlin, head of commercial litigation at CWJ, had the opportunity to play snooker with seven times World Champion Steve Davis. Boring he is not!

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Corporate Team Excellent market feedback sees the Clarkson Wright & Jakes LLP corporate team climb a rung on Chambers’ rankings. With a consensus amongst peers that the firm “punches above its weight”,...
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Silke and ClaudineCWJ Solicitors in Orpington Kent are pleased to announce the arrival of two new solicitors who join the firm's Corporate/ Commercial department....

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Nicky AndrosovNicky Androsov, commercial law specialist, has moved from Thomson Snell & Passmore to Orpington based solicitors CWJ....

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New members of Employment TeamYasmin Awan, Rosa Brennan and Pritti Bajaria bring with them a wealth of employment experience....
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CWJ now at the Glades Shopping Centre, BromleyCWJ was recently involved in the admission of one of its clients NetDimensions (Holdings) Ltd....
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Westcombe Rugby ClubCWJ are proud sponsors of Westcombe Park Rugby Club, and are delighted that they have, with their promotion.....
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Clarkson Wright & Jakes LLP are pleased to announce the latest addition to the partnership - Salim Somjee...

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Jo Denny a solicitor in the family law team of Clarkson Wright & Jakes LLP spent 2 weeks recently working at a...

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Clarkson Wright & Jakes Sports DayClarkson Wright & Jakes solicitors in Orpington held its first charity sports day at the HSBC Sports Ground in Beckenham on Friday 15 June.
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Clarkson Wright & Jakes LLP are pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Giblin as Senior Partner from 1 January 2007...

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Claire has been interviewed by Sunday Times on the state of modern marriage in the light of the acrimonious parting of the McCartneys
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Jeremy Groeger-Wilson head of the CWJ Estad department recently appeared live on the new Sky Channel 885 Legal TV.  He discussed the impact of the recent Budget on Trusts and talked about Wills generally, Powers of Attorney and Community Care....
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Four of our solicitors have been recognised for their expertise by Chambers & Partners, the prestigious "UK Guide to the legal profession".