Forbes Solicitors chooses Booth to head new public sector division

Chris Booth has been chosen to lead Forbes Solicitors' newly formed Public Sector division as part of a restructuring at the firm that has seen the creation of three new specialist divisions.

Booth, who is a partner at the 200-year-old firm, will lead a team of more than 100 professionals in his new position. 

He was previously head of the division's insurance department, which covers work across both the public and private sectors.

Kella Bowers will take over the Head of Insurance role from Booth, with Alastair Gillespie has been promoted to Head of Abuse and Social Care within the firm's insurance department.

Forbes' public sector division has a client base of over 100 registered providers of social housing, more than 60 local authorities and numerous education establishments, as well as many leading insurers and brokers.

The divisional team provides advice covering an array of legal matters, including specialist areas such as health and safety, employment, occupational and industrial disease, and data protection.

Commenting on his new role, Chris Booth said: "We're proud to have relationships with public sector clients stretching back over the last 50 years.

"These relationships are built on a deep understanding of the complexities and opportunities facing organisations and providing expert support that helps them to navigate fast-changing circumstances and regulations."

He added: "Our new team structure will enable us to strengthen this proposition through even richer sector knowledge allied to our renowned people-first services."

The restructure also involved the creation of two other specialist divisions: the Commercial division and the Consumer division.

Adam Carey