ALTRINCHAM based commercial law firm, Myerson has appointed Jane Tenquist, Chris Porter and Joanne Perritt as partners.

Jane has been in practice for 25 years as a Family Law specialist and set up the family law department at Myerson in 2012.

Jane is also an accredited family mediator and a collaborative lawyer.

Chris joined Myerson in 2004 from Addleshaw Goddard and specialises in commercial propery and agricultural law. In 2013, Chris successfully completed the Agricultural Law Association Fellowship examination and is now a proud Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association.

Joanne joined Myerson in 2007 from DLA Piper and specialises in commercial property with a particular expertise in insolvency and corporate recovery matters. Joanne also heads up Myerson’s prestige residential conveyancing department.

Carl Newton, managing partner at Myerson, said: "The appointment of Jane, Chris and Jo is thoroughly well deserved! Their appointment follows another exciting year of growth at Myerson. The commitment and experience of lawyers like Jane, Chris and Jo has propelled the firm forward.

" Annual turnover has increased by 27% over the last year and the firm is very busy in all departments. We anticipate that we will be recruiting more lawyers over the next year."