THREE new appointments at asb law have boosted the Maidstone-based firm's number of partners to 45. Family law specialist Michelle Brown, is one of only a handful of accredited child law experts. Her specialist area is in dealing with issues relating to disputes between parents and other family members and between parents and local authorities.

Jonathan Cavell is in the commercial property group and specialises in residential development and strategic land work. Margaret Craton is a founding member of asb law's successful TeC Team and specialises in IT contracts, web site design issues and e-commerce activities. Asb law has offices in Brighton, Croydon, Crawley, Horsham and Maidstone.