People
Mo Afzal
The Principal of the firm, Mo Afzal, trained as a solicitor with Pinsent & Co, now Pinsent Masons. On qualification he specialised in property and commercial litigation for institutional clients at Pinsents. In August 1994, he joined Beachcroft Wansbroughs, now the national law firm Beachcroft LLP.
There he handled all aspects of professional negligence, acting primarily for solicitors, surveyors and their insurers.
He then made the decision to establish his own law firm, dealing with Commercial Disputes and Litigation with the aim of providing a specialist service for commercial clients. Some of the advantages that such a firm can provide are better personal service and lower costs. The firm continues to deal with professional negligence claims against professionals, especially solicitors’ negligence, and acts for a number of law firms on negligence, partnership and disciplinary matters. Mo is a visiting Lecturer in Law at the University of Aston in Birmingham. He is on the Negligence Panel for the Law Society’s Legal Complaints Service, which investigates complaints against solicitors, and sits on the Discipline & Appeals Committee for the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Mo is a member of the Association of Disciplinary and Regulatory lawyers (ADRL) and the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association. He is also on the disciplinary panel for the Solicitors Regulation Authority and brings claims before the solicitors disciplinary tribunal and is also a qualified Solicitor Advocate.
Rosemary Foggitt
Rosemary is a Consultant with the firm. She qualified as a solicitor in 1987 and has previously worked at DLA in Birmingham dealing with matrimonial and general commercial litigation matters. She then joined Beachcroft LLP and specialised in defendant professional indemnity matters for insurer clients. Rosemary is fluent in French & German.
Harry Thethi
Harry Thethi is a qualified solicitor and a former trainee of the firm, he joined the practice on a work experience placement in August 2007, shortly after completing the Legal Practice Course in July 2007, full time, at the UCE Birmingham (now changed to Birmingham City University) Law School, one of the premier law schools in the country and having obtained the highest possible rating of “excellent” by the Law Society over the last 4 years. He graduated at the top of his year, obtaining a Pass with Distinction in the process.
Harry made an instant impression with HMA Law and was offered a Training Contract in September 2007. He is now an accomplished second year Trainee Solicitor with the practice and was awarded recognition from the Birmingham Law Society, the largest regional law society in England and Wales, as one of the top ten most outstanding first year Trainee Solicitors in the greater Birmingham region in 2008.
Harry retains strong links with the Birmingham City University, where he also obtained his LL.B (Hons) degree and he is regularly invited as a guest speaker before current LL.B and LPC students, as well as being called upon as a university representative at special open events. He has also set up pro-bono advice service through various community and university links. Harry is fluent in speaking Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu, as well as possessing a strong basic knowledge of French.