Moving on

PRIVATE PRACTICEPartnershipA fairly light week on the partnership front, with Reading firm Clarks leading the way by recruiting corporate finance and general company lawyer Simon Thorne.

He comes from waste management company SITA, where he was the legal and compliance director, and also company secretary.Peter Cox, who left the profession in 1999, has rejoined it as an IT partner with Exeter firm Stones.

Mr Cox joined Hubbard Communications, which was taken over last year by Future Internet Technologies (in a 9.4 million deal he negotiated).

He then joined Future's board primarily to assist in the integration of the two companies.Leading Worcester firm Harrison Clark has lured commercial property partner Robert Sprake from Wragge & Co in Birmingham.A management reshuffle at 11-partner Ashford firm Kingsfords, where John Edmonds has taken over as managing partner from Tim Fagg, who has stepped down to devote more time to his other role of senior partner.Similarly in Bristol, Burroughs Day has replaced Ian Southgate, who retired earlier this year as both senior and finance partner after 30 years with the firm.

Head of commercial Chris Northover has become senior partner, while head of personal injury Robin Davey takes over as finance partner.

PRIVATE PRACTICEAssociates/AssistantsLots of activity in the south of England this week.

Basingstoke firm Lamb Brooks has added commercial solicitor Warren Sadler from Finn & Partners in Bournemouth.Moving to Bournemouth is residential property lawyer Paul Jaskolski, who has joined Lester Aldridge from Christchurch firm Morris Scott & Co.Thomas Eggar Church Adams has boosted its employment unit in Horsham with Denise Koh, recruited from ASB Law.In Kent, Thomson Snell & Passmore has snapped up commercial lawyer Henar Dyson as a senior associate.

She joins from Clyde & Co's Guildford office.

Brachers has recruited corporate finance lawyer Matthew Newman from DJ Freeman, and French commercial lawyer Fabienne Le Baudy from the Paris office of Linklaters.Promotions galore in Newbury - wills and estate planning specialist Nia Evans has become an associate at Charles Lucas & Marshall, while family lawyer Seona Myerscough and conveyancer Stuart Durrant have reached the same level at Gardner Leader.In the east of England, Ipswich-based family lawyer Martin Ward, who was a partner at Gotelee & Goldsmith has moved to Barker Gotelee as an associate.Cambridge firm Taylor Vinters has recruited planning lawyer Amy Richardson from East Cambridgeshire District Council, where she was the principal solicitor, and promoted personal injury specialist Alison Lee to associate.A triple whammy of associates for Mills & Reeve, which has recruited commercial property lawyer Tim Allsop from Herbert Smith to its Cambridge office, former Crown Prosecutor Tim Lang to the employment practice in Birmingham, and promoted education specialist Judy Roy, also in Cambridge.Peterborough firm Greenwoods has lured employment lawyer Philip Hyland from the Engineering Employers' Federation.Plenty of movement in the midlands as well.

Nottingham firm Freethcartwright has engaged Adam Shore, formerly one of two solicitors at Formula One team British American Racing.Also leaving in-house is franchising expert Vicky Wilkes, who has joined Wragge & Co in Birmingham from Compass Group.Browne Jacobson has added Andrew Thorp to its technical insurance services department in Birmingham from Stallards in Worcester.One in and one out at the renowned licensing team of Birmingham firm Anthony Collins.

Tim Stedeford has joined from Telford & Wrekin Council, while Rob Westwood-Payne has left to head the licensing practice at Stoke-on-Trent firm Heatons.Also leaving Telford is personal injury lawyer Jenny Shone, who has joined Black Country firm Higgs & Sons from Poole & Co.In the City, Fox Williams is set to take on three assistants specialising in employment and partnership law: Louise Fernandes, who has just completed her training contract at the firm, Laura D'Arcy, a newly qualified solicitor joining from Herbert Smith, and Carl Richards from DJ Freeman.Shipping firm Holmes Hardingham Walser Johnston Winter has recruited cargo and transit lawyer Andrew Large, who has returned to practice after time out following a spell at Norton Rose in Hong Kong, while South African lawyer Judy Jones has moved to London and joined the firm's yacht team.Media firm Harbottle & Lewis has promoted three lawyers to senior associate: Clare Nolan (corporate), Sandi Kurkdjian (litigation) and Elanne Pimstone (employment).Clinical negligence solicitor Deborah Nadel has left Field Fisher Waterhouse for Kingsley Napley.The US firms in London have been busy: Baker & McKenzie has brought in new media and e-commerce lawyer Andrew Lee from Olswang as a senior associate; Brobeck Hale & Dorr has recruited IP associate Belinda Winward from Lawrence Graham; McDermott Will & Emery's employee benefits expertise has been strengthened with Nicholas Greenacre from Linklaters; and Coudert Brothers has appointed Sharon Needle, former national head of the Asia desk at Eversheds, as a senior associate in its corporate department.