Thomson Snell & Passmore announces 14 promotions and appointments

Law firm reveals who’s who in line-up of changes across the firm, confirmed following a series of promotions and also new appointments.

These consist of two Equity Partners, two Salaried Partners, one Finance Manager, five Senior Associates, one Associate, one Legal Executive, one Senior Paralegal and one Trainee Paralegal.

Claire Busuttil in the Court of Protection team and Laura Keatley from the Real Estate team have been appointed as Equity Partners. Those promoted to Salaried Partner are Helen Maddison-White and Paul Hill, both from the Probate division of the Estates, Tax & Succession department.

The other promotions and appointments come from across the firm’s Corporate & Commercial, Court of Protection, Employment, Real Estate, Real Estate Disputes, Wills, Estate & Tax Planning and Business Services teams.

Joanna Pratt, Senior Partner at Thomson Snell & Passmore comments:
“These promotions and appointments are thoroughly deserved and I offer my warmest congratulations to everyone. We are fortunate at Thomson Snell & Passmore to be surrounded by exceptional people at all levels. Our Business Services departments are a key part of the firm and so it is wonderful to see a senior promotion in our finance team, alongside the promotions and appointments in our legal departments.

“The hard work and expertise of everyone across the firm is central to our ongoing success and we place huge importance in supporting and developing all our people, as we continue to grow.”

The promotions, which come in effect from 6 June 2025, are:

Salaried Partner

Helen Maddison-White – Probate

Paul Hill – Probate

Finance Manager

Andrew Hook – Business Services

Senior Associate

Ashley Matthews – Employment

Daniel Gorringe – Corporate & Commercial

Grace King – Real Estate Disputes

Hannah Saunders – Probate

Joseph Davidson – Real Estate

Associate

Charlotte Law – Probate

Senior Paralegal

Phoebe Sneddon – Real Estate

The appointments are:

Equity Partner

Claire Busuttil – Court of Protection

Laura Keatley – Real Estate

Legal Executive

Danielle Shufflebotham – Court of Protection

Trainee Paralegal

Vicky Coxon – Wills, Estate & Tax Planning