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Ready. Set. Go!
On 6th April an enthusiastic team of
MWB staff members took part in the
Brighton 10k race. The 10k race is
designed as a fast, flat, accurately
measured course along the Old Steine
and the seafront of Brighton & Hove
and took place on the same day as the
Brighton Marathon.
Another merger for MWB
July 1st sees us merge with yet another
firm, this time with long-established law
firm, Stuckey Carr, that have offices
based in Storrington and Pulborough.
This merger is the third that the law
firm will have completed in the last
two years following the acquisition
of Allen Ticehurst Solicitors in East
Grinstead during 2012 and Forest Row
firm PR Vince in October last year.
The completion of this deal will mean
that Mayo Wynne Baxter will have
eight offices in Sussex including those
long established bases in Eastbourne,
Seaford, Lewes and Brighton. Stuckey
Carr & Co was established in Sussex
in 1843 and Senior Partner Robin Carr
is the third generation of his family to
have been at the firm. Along with Partner
Peter Jones, Robin will remain on as a
Consultant post merger. Mayo Wynne
Baxter’s Chief Executive, Chris Randall,
said: “We are delighted to announce the
upcoming merger with Stuckey Carr &
Co. This is a great move for both firms
and means that clients in Storrington
and Pulborough will have access to a
much broader range of legal services.
The additional two offices extend our
reach into West Sussex and is a further
step towards Mayo Wynne Baxter being
the dominant law firm in the county.” The
news of this merger follows a recent
announcement that the firm has invested
heavily in new practice management
The atmosphere was electric at
7.30am on the misty Sunday morning
of the race. Preston Park was the
starting point for both the Marathon
and the 10k and consequently was
full of keen runners of all levels.
Assembling with the rest of the MWB
team at the start line and pinning our
race numbers to our personalised
vest tops created a great sense of
software to further improve it’s already
industry leading client service delivery.
This state-of-the-art software will go live
later in the year and includes functionality
that can allow clients to have direct 24hour access to their matter via a secure
web portal.
solidarity and positivity amongst us. At
8.30am laces were tightened and the
race began!
Some highlights of the day included
Chris Randall achieving under his
50 minute target and completing
the race in 48.01 minutes. Jo
Ironside and I steadily reached the
finish line in 65 minutes (personal
bests for both) and enjoyed pacing
ourselves with a mischievous 80
year old man running in Irish fancy
dress. Nick Walsh had the pleasure
of greeting Olympic Athlete, Paula
Radcliffe at the finish line and Amy
Pulling successfully completed the
Marathon crossing the finish line
with her father.
Anjli Majevadia
David Harrison
Daniel Pike
Katy Meade
Jo Ironside
Chris Randall
Nick Walsh
Amy Pulling (Marathon)
Midnight walk
for charity
A team of MWB ladies took to the
streets with more than 800 others to
pound the pavements in the dark in for a
children’s cancer charity. Nikki Rudland,
Jayne Godfrey, Zoe Summers, Catalina
Panaitescu-Beacroft and Gail Waller joined
the Eastbourne Midnight Walk in aid of
Chestnut Tree House.
Nikki said: “It was a lovely night for a walk,
the sea looked amazing in the moonlight
and the friendly marshals encouraged us by
telling us to keep going!”
Jayne added: “It was great to see so many
women of all abilities and ages together
to do their bit for this fantastic cause. By
the second mile my ankles and feet were
aching but because of the team spirit
given out by the MWB girls and the cheery
marshals, we kept each other motivated.”
Doughnut win for our staff
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Staff at our Forest Row office have
got used to our ‘cake culture’ since
they joined us last year. So much
so when, Michelle Payne heard
there was the potential to win some
freebies, there was no stopping her.
Partner, Fiona Dodd said: “While
Michelle was off, she entered a
competition on Heart Radio to get
Krispy Kreme doughnuts delivered
to our workplace. She had to say
why her workplace deserved it, and
did such a good job that she won a
box. She told them how many staff
we have here so no sudden visitors
were allowed!”
Support and cheers from the public,
family and friends on the day was
tremendously encouraging and
motivating. It was fantastic to run the
race with colleagues and fly the flag for
the firm. We hope that more people will
join us and take part in the Brooks 10K
in November this year… Team MWB,
together stronger and fitter!
M P
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