Law firm Capsticks has promoted five lawyers into the partnership and made three new appointments to the role of legal director.

Sian Bond, Nimi Bruce, Georgia Ford, Henry Matveieff and Chris Skinner have become new partners, across the firm’s offices and practice areas.

Bond, who trained with the firm, will be a partner in the employment team, while Bruce, who joined in 2010, has built up the firm’s in-house regulatory advocacy team. Ford, who joined from Hempsons last year, is a member of the clinical law team in London, managing the London inquests team.

Matveieff has been with the firm since his qualification in 2008, and moved to Capsticks’ Birmingham office in 2013 where he has helped to build up the firm’s Midlands real estate team. Skinner, based in the Winchester office, has been a member of the housing management team since Capsticks acquired the Coffin Mew housing team.

The three new legal directors are Clive Adams in housing management, and Nicky Green and Rachael Luddem in employment.

Capsticks senior partner Rachael Heenan commented: “All our new partners and legal directors live up to Capsticks’ message and ethos of being one step ahead. They are an incredibly talented group and all went through a tough selection process. It’s wonderful to see them all develop and I and the rest of the partners are delighted to have them working alongside us.”