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Immigration specialist joins OTB Legal
Nottingham-based UK immigration law specialist, OTB Legal, has welcomed a major new appointment with Emma Cohen joining from top-tier ranked Bindmans LLP (London).
Recognised within independent legal directories Chambers and Partners and Legal 500, Emma joins the growing team as an associate and will bring her expertise within both personal and business immigration matters to the 14-strong team of immigration law specialists.
Whilst based at the Daleside Road offices, Emma will also embrace the hybrid working model that OTB Legal has adopted.
Emma has taught on the Legal Practice course at Anglia Ruskin University, worked in the voluntary sector at a legal advice centre, trains for the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) and is a volunteer adviser for Rainbow Migration (previously the UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group (UKLGIG)).
On joining OTB Legal, Emma said: “OTB Legal has a fantastic reputation in the industry that reaches far outside of the East Midlands and is a firm that I am very proud to be a part of.
“It is growing both in terms of the team and service offerings and is a very modern and progressive law firm. I have been impressed by how it has embraced hybrid working and harnessed technology to create a client-driven approach backed by employees that are rewarded, recognised and developed in terms of their careers. I look forward to bringing my own experience to the team and helping to develop the offering further still.”
Emma’s specialism is in complex areas of immigration law, including international adoption and surrogacy.
In addition, she is highly regarded for her work acting for local authorities representing children in care and has often been called upon to prepare immigration reports for family court proceedings.
Marcus Worthington, OTB Legal’s operations director, added: “Emma’s recruitment is a sign of the ambitious plans that OTB Legal has for growing and developing our legal teams and delivering an outstanding service for our growing client base.
“Her reputation precedes her and the team and I look forward to working with her closely as we continue to develop our offering across both the business and personal immigration law teams.”
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Nottinghamshire-based Affinity Asset Finance has agreed a major strategic partnership with one of the UK’s leading suppliers of CNC machine tools.
The deal will allow Sheffield-based T W Ward CNC Machinery (Ward CNC) to offer its customers a range of flexible machinery financing options, with Affinity acting as their own FCA authorised finance provider.
Neil Kimberley, director at Affinity Asset Finance, said: “We are delighted to announce our preferred finance partner status with T W Ward CNC Machinery Ltd, who are one of the UK’s leading suppliers of high-quality CNC machine tools across multiple engineering services.
“It has been over a year since we began working together and our partnership has continued to flourish as we have worked closely with Ward’s extensive customer base on a variety of finance solutions.
“We see Ward CNC as a valued partner to our business and we’re sure our relationship will continue to strengthen over the coming years.”
With over 140 years of heritage, Ward CNC currently employs over 30 people across its 5,500 square metre facility at Albion Works, Sheffield, and its dedicated sales showroom at Redditch.
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Simon Whitworth, Managing Director at Ward CNC, says: “Our new partnership with the team at Affinity is going to be hugely valuable to our customer base. Many of them will have already worked with Affinity to finance purchases from us since we began working together back in early 2022.
“This new partnership will help us to further develop our service offering and mean that we are not tied to any one lender or bank. Therefore, customers are assured that they can access the broadest range of funding/finance packages and deals available on the market, and we can offer extremely flexible terms and attractive finance arrangements for them. It is fantastic news for our customers and of course, for us here at Ward CNC too.”