The FJG Blog

A new legal assistant has joined our commercial team. Hiba Siddique will provide general legal assistance to the commercial, employment and education departments.

A rise in birth rates and new building developments in the town have helped to place a bit of strain on primary school places in Colchester over the last couple of years and figures...

A new paralegal has been recruited at Colchester Solicitors Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP. ...

Once again the annual Tendring Hundred show was a great success, taking place in blazing sunshine with 22,000 visitors. 

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A new report titled: "Colchester: A State of the Economy" has been launched and presented to a local business group. The reports covers GDP, population and employment statistics, plus commercial data.

On Tuesday 15th June 2010 James Baird Murray celebrated his 75th birthday at the firm where he still practices as a solicitor. James, who retired as a prosecutor at the age of 60, then returned to the law as a criminal defence lawyer at Fisher Jones Greenwood Solicitors in Colchester, Essex and is still working and attending court on behalf of his clients. Paul Tawn, partner at FJG and head of the Criminal Law department presented James with a gift and card from the partners and his colleagues at the firm and said that “James had been both a great help and inspiration to me over the years and hoped that they would be working together for many more years to come”. James responded by saying that “anyone could achieve such a long and distinguished career and the secret was to just keep going and enjoy what you are do”. James has recently been involved in a series of podcasts that highlight his career from when he started in the legal profession at the age of 19. The podcasts provide a fascinating insight into the work of a much loved and charismatic solicitor and to the phenomenal changes that have taken place in legal practice over the last 55 years. The podcasts are available to listen to at www.i-legal.info or at www.fjg.co.uk.