Reins Change Hands at Law Firm

Humphries Kirk Solicitors are pleased to announce the appointment of James Selby Bennett T.D. as Senior Partner. This announcement comes as a result of the retirement of Felicity Hedger who held the post for the previous nine years.

It was a less than auspicious start for James who was thrown from a horse the day before he was scheduled to officially take up the post. This, however, did not stop him from appearing at a retirement party the following evening and making a speech in honour of Felicity in spite of having fractured three ribs in the fall.

In his speech, James paid tribute to Felicity’s hard work and dedication to the firm as a whole. He said that, “Partners understand that the best hope for personal and family advancement lie with the firm itself rather than the individual”. James went on to say that he felt her support for this principle  was perhaps Felicity’s greatest gift to the firm.

Felicity, who specialises in helping people with private legal matters such as Wills, Trusts and Powers of a Attorney, has been an active business leader in the community having served as a board member of the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and is currently a trustee with local charities Dorset Blind Association and  Life Education Wessex. Felicity will continue working three days a week with the firm as a consultant based in Dorchester and clients can still expect to see her for many years to come.

James, who is based at Humphries Kirks’ offices near Tower Park, Poole, specialises in corporate and commercial advice of all kinds and is particularly active with international matters being fluent in French, Spanish and Italian and having been instrumental in setting up the HK International Network; a network of trusted legal and financial advisors. When he is not helping clients to solve commercial problems, James owns and manages an organic farm at Slepe just outside Poole and is  Vice Chairman of the Dorset Branch of the Country Landowners Association (CLA) and a trustee of the Keep Military museum in Dorchester and the Dorset Yeomanry, reflecting his 25 years service in the TA.