The Partners of leading East Anglia law firm Leathes Prior are delighted to announce that Chris Hoxley, currently an Associate in the firm’s Real Estate Team, has accepted their invitation to join the Partnership with effect from 1 May 2013. Dave Richards, currently Solicitor in the Dispute Resolution Team has also been promoted to Associate.
Chris is Norfolk born and bred and was educated at Norwich School, the University of Reading and Anglia Ruskin University and joined Leathes Prior in 2007.
Chris advises clients on a wide range of property matters. Although specialising primarily in commercial property work, including residential and commercial developments, commercial investment property and business tenancies, Chris also acts for a number of agricultural and high net worth residential property clients.
Dave graduated from Kings College London in 2006 and joined Leathes Prior in 2007. Since qualifying as a solicitor in 2009, Dave has also become accredited as a mediator. Having gained substantial experience in a wide variety of litigation matters, Dave now focuses predominantly on Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence claims. He has fought tirelessly for his clients over the past few years and is proud of his high success rate and the level of damages achieved.
Dave also mediates a variety of civil and commercial disputes regularly, continuing to develop Leathes Prior’s ADR arm, mediation-1st. Based purely on client feedback, Dave has already managed to become one of the top 50 mediators in the country.
