The Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth games were held in Birmingham in the Summer where a number of our colleagues volunteered their time and got involved with the festivities -

• Phil Hutchinson (principal associate) spoke on a panel about law in sport.

• Carol Couse (partner) presented at a breakout session on sports contracts.

• Surj Deuer (head of business development) and Sue Scott (senior risk & compliance solicitor) volunteered as fleet drivers, chauffeuring athletes around the city. Surj even managed to get a seat with some of the Jamaican team for Wednesday evening’s athletics session including the 100m finals and Eilish McColgan’s 10,000m victory.

• Trevor Read (head of pricing) acted as a commissaire in the velodrome for the track cycling.

We stand with Ukraine

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia not only shocked the world but highlighted the risks faced by our legal colleagues across our business who have family and friends based in central and eastern Europe.

In response, we offered the services of our immigration team to the Ukraine Advice project assisting asylum seekers looking to join relatives in the UK. A couple of colleagues even hosted asylum seekers in their homes including Tracy Yates (consultant) and Richard Hanson (partner).

The Mills & Reeve Charitable Trust donated £10,000 to BritishUkrainian Aid, an organisation who work to help vulnerable individuals who have been physically, mentally and socially disadvantaged by the invasion, including orphaned children, people wounded by the conflict, and those who have lost their main family providers.