Pictured above: (l-r) Kevin Harris-James, Graham Neyt and
Simon Woodings
Kevin Harris-James, a member of the International Academy of
Matrimonial Lawyers, joins Beswicks from national law firm Irwin
Mitchell.
Described by the Legal 500 as "One of the leading family lawyers
outside London", Kevin has a reputation for a no-nonsense approach
and has "represented numerous professional footballers and
celebrities from the world of entertainment. Given his reputation,
often one of the first choices for the professional and business
community."
Kevin will be developing the whole range of services to private
clients building on his outstanding reputation in family
law.
"I believe in taking a holistic approach to offering legal
advice to the client base, which includes entrepreneurs and sports
personalities as well as private individuals. All clients of a firm
are potential private clients, so there is huge scope for cross
selling to the business and sports clients at Beswicks," comments
Kevin Harris-James. "Given the competitive environment for the
legal profession at the moment, this is the right time to be doing
things differently and I am delighted to join a go-ahead firm like
Beswicks, where I can also pursue my professional interest in the
world of international sports."
Kevin is one of the few family lawyers outside of London who is
experienced in handling high value international divorces, an area
which is seeing significant growth, due to increasingly
international lifestyles. In addition, this country is gaining a
reputation as the divorce capital of the world and there is a
growing incidence of ex-patriots seeking to divorce in the UK.
In addition, Kevin is well respected in the sports industry. He
is registered as a lawyer with the Football Association and has
represented many clubs and players in contract and transfer
negotiations. Beswicks is the top-ranked firm for sports law in the
Midlands Legal 500 and this was part of the attraction.
Graham Neyt, Beswicks Managing Partner, comments 'We first met
Kevin across the table on the other side of a case and felt that
his no-nonsense approach was a natural fit with our straight
talking style. Our family team already has a superb reputation for
acting for high-net worth individuals and entrepreneurs and we have
been keen to build on this. We have invested heavily in the
commercial law team over recent years and developing our private
client services was the logical next step. Kevin is the ideal
person to help us drive the private client services forward,
particularly amongst our sports client base here and overseas."
For more information on Beswicks Solicitors, view their website
here: www.beswicks.com