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| 20th January 2005 |
| Helen passes Grade 8 Piano |
 Congratulations
to Helen Rennie who passed Grade 8 on the piano at the tender
age of 18 last Summer. It all started when she was 9 (before
she started working at AGM!). Not content with just the piano
she also took up the flute at the age of 10 and reached Grade
6. Helen has played her flute in various orchestras both locally
and abroad in Amsterdam, as well as in a quartet. You might
have heard or seen her at Marks and Spencer at Handforth Dean
one Christmas. Armed with her Grade 8 Helen is able to teach
the piano. So please contact
her if you would like some lessons.
Helen works in the Child
Abuse Department as a generic paralegal.
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| 23rd December 2004 |
| PM
on Radio 4 uncovers the Group Action Fear |
 Angus
Crawford for Radio
4 PM program interviewed a survivor, Peter
Garsden, Claire Curtis Thomas MP, and the Legal Services Commission
about Legal Aid proposals to restrict access to justice for child
abuse victims. Read about our Legal
Aid Campaign. Peter is spear heading a campaign to avoid access
to justice for child abuse victims. See our
page. To read more about the child abuse department click
here |
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| 22nd December 2004 |
| Xmas Raffle Raises Money for Charity |
 At
our Christmas Lunch held at the Deanwater Hotel in Wilmslow we
held a raffle. Staff contributed prizes and bought tickets. We
raised £256.50 for St Ann's Hospice in Heald Green which
cares for the terminally ill. The star prize was a DVD player
donated from the Digital Dictation prize collection. We also raised
a further £78.20 when Poynton did a “wear your own clothes
day” on the 7th Januray 2005. So in total we raised £334.70 |
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| 11th December 2004 |
| Forgive
or Forget? |
| Scottish First Minister apologises to the victims
of Child Abuse for what has happened in the past. Peter Garsden
contributes to the Article on behalf of ACAL (Association of Child
Abuse Lawyers) and English child abuse lawyers. Read the article
in the Society
Guardian. |
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| 6th December 2004 |
| Investors
in People Award for the Third Time |
| Abney Garsden McDonald are proud to announce that
they have succeeded in getting their Investors in People Certificate
for the third time. They were the first solicitor's practise in
South and East Cheshire to get the award in 1997. Patsy Calton
MP presented the award today. For a fuller explanation and pictures
click here |
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| 30th July 2004 |
| Paul & England Wins Silver in European
Water Ski Championship. |
Congratulations to Paul
McDonald and the England team for winning the silver medal
in the European Senior Championships held in Mossaic France
last week.
Paul jumped
33.4 metres to win the silver medal in the jump competition.
He got into the final of the slalom competition with a score
of 4 buoys at 13 metre line length. An American won the event
witha score of 2 buoys at 10.75 metre line length. This is quite
an achievement when one considers that the actual distance from
the boat to the buoy is 11.75 metres.
Germany won the Gold Medal, but the honour of second position
for the England Team was an achievement when one considers that
22 teams from all over the world took part. |
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| 20th July 2004 |
| Paul Water Skis for his Country |
| Paul
McDonald has been picked to ski for his country in the combined
European and World Seniors Championships being held this week
near Toulouse in France. Paul, who has skied for England before
in Jordan and Russia will compete in Slalom and Jump categorise
in the Senior 2 category. Watch this space for the result at the
end of the week. |
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| 7th June 2004 |
| The Lawyer Features a Profile on Abney Garsden
McDonald |
| The Lawyer magazine chose the firm to feature a
profile . To view the extract click
here |
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| 5th May 2004 |
Samantha
Follows joins the PI Panel |
After much form filling and jolly hard work Samanth
Follows is to be congratulated upon being admitted to the
Law Society Personal Injury Panel. Sam completed 2 versions
of the form because the format changed.
Membership entitles her to call herself a specialist in Personal
Injury work. She has specialised in Child Abuse Compensation
Claims since 2000. |
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