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Tony trained and qualified with a practice in Sale, South Manchester. He joined Cassons after qualifying in 1987, became an Associate in 1998, and a partner in 2002. He is the partner responsible for the Bar Department and also client relationship partner for a portfolio of non-barrister clients.

Tony is a keen golfer and spends as many summer weekends as possible out on the golf course and with his family at their mobile home on Anglesey.

Andrew is our Bar Department Manager and is therefore the primary point of contact for many of our barrister clients. Andrew is a qualified chartered tax adviser and independent financial adviser. He has been with Cassons for 8 years and his previous experience includes time spent at the Inland Revenue, a leading London accountancy practice and another north west firm.

Outside of work Andrew is manager of his local under 9’s boys football team and in fact he is an FA qualified football coach. Andrew does not just spectate as he is very keen cyclist, footballer and golfer and even enjoys snorkeling. He is also involved as Treasurer of the Parent Association in his children’s junior school.

Claire joined Cassons in October 2007 and now looks after the bookkeeping and accounts for many of our barrister clients. Claire has had a varied career and recently qualified as a bookkeeper. Her degree is in Maths and Computing for Business and she worked in Information Technology for some years, including European Information Systems Coordinator for Cirque du Soleil! Her knowledge of IT has meant that she has moved very smoothly into IT-based bookkeeping and is able to help clients with any difficulties they may have with their accountancy software.

Claire is an active member of the National Association of Ladies Circles (parallel organisation to Round Table) and is currently Chairman of her local Circle and the Area Publicity Officer. In addition Claire has her hands full with two young boys, aged seven and almost two!

Les qualified as a chartered accountant in 1983 and became a partner in Cassons in 1989. Les is the firm’s Managing Partner and is responsible for marketing and client care. In 2007 he was awarded the first ever title of Accountancy Personality of the Year at the North West Society of Chartered Accountants annual “Accountancy and Business Awards” ceremony. Les has a varied general practice list and also specialises in looking after the finances of professional clients, especially barristers.

Les has been looking after barristers for over 25 years and he has seen many of his clients develop from pupillage to becoming junior barristers before taking Silk and being appointed to the Bench. Indeed some of those initial relationships are still in place and of course he has developed many more over the years.

Aside from work, Les is a keen gardener and indeed his prized possessions are his concrete mixer and the skip which tends to be a permanent feature on his drive from spring to winter. Otherwise he is a keen on golf, cycling, swimming and skiing and is a general sportsman, “looking forward” to his first half marathon later this year.

Paul is a qualified independent financial adviser, holding the advanced financial planning certificate, and is a certified mortgage practitioner. Paul is Cassons’ Director of Financial Services and has responsibility for all aspects of wealth management, with a personal specialism in investment portfolio management. He has been with Cassons since 2000 and previously worked with HBOS and Legal & General.

Paul is the main contact for many of our barrister clients who have asked us to help them with their wealth management. This may involve investments (looking particularly at tax-efficient choices), pensions & retirement planning, and also organising mortgages which can be troublesome and time consuming for barristers to organise themselves.

Away from the office Paul spends much of his time in the great outdoors. He lives with his wife in a secluded hamlet out on the moors where he has a large garden to tame. Paul is mad about off road cycling and thinks nothing of spending a day cycling up and down a mountain! Paul also has a caravan which is based in the Lake District where he loves walking with his dog Tiga.

Hannah studied at college for her AAT qualification before joining Cassons in 2004. Hannah has worked on our barristers’ accounts since she joined Cassons and is expert in understanding their particular complexities, preparing their accounts in readiness for tax returns.

Hannah enjoys socialising and the rest of her private time is taken up having fun with her daughter!

Ashley read law at Cambridge before becoming a chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser and is senior partner of Cassons. He has specialised in financial services and forensic accounting, though probably spends more of his time at present involved in corporate finance deals. He is a Founding Individual Member of the Expert Witness Institute. As part of his general client portfolio Ashley is one of the partners in Cassons who specialise in the affairs of barristers. Indeed Ashley has been advising barristers since he began to work for Cassons in 1976. Ashley has advised the Council of Circuit Judges and the Association of District Judges on taxation matters.

Ashley is a keen mountain biker and also enjoys walking in the country, especially in the Lake District. He has recently started playing bridge again after a gap of about 20 years. He is also an enthusiastic freemason.

Steven started as an articled clerk with Touche Ross. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1986 whilst working at Cassons, becoming a partner in November 1996. Steven is a former “Investment IFA of the Year”.

As well as having the responsibility for our Financial Services Department, Steven also has a small portfolio of personal clients, including a number of barristers, looking after their wealth management and business advice needs.

In his spare time Steven is involved in junior football. He is also a keen skier, organising several visits to the snow each year.