15th November, 2010

Joanne Connolly and Brian McCluggage Appointed Fee Paid Employment Judges

It is with great pleasure that I can announce that Joanne Connolly and Brian McCluggage of the 9 St John Street Employment Group have been appointed as part-time Employment Judges assigned to the Birmingham region.

The Group now boasts six part time Employment Judges.

Paul Gilroy QC, Leader of the Employment Group, commented: “This is excellent news, coming as it does on the back of the endorsement of 9 St John Street in the 2011 Chambers and Partners Directory as ‘a clear choice in the North West’, and “the best employment set outside the capital bar none’".



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