Thomson Hayton Winkley has made its first new appointment in 2020.

Gabrielle Cairns has joined the firm's property team as a newly qualified solicitor.

During her law degree she worked as a legal assistant at a personal injury law firm in Liverpool and while working towards her masters degree she worked as a trainee solicitor and has over two years’ experience within residential conveyancing.

John Cooke, director at Thomson Hayton Winkley, said: “We hope that Gabrielle will bring a fresh perspective to the practice, which combined with our teams’ expertise will help develop the next generation of solicitors.”

Gabrielle added: “I’m really excited to have joined Thomson Hayton Winkley as a newly qualified solicitor.

"It’s a great opportunity for me to be working for such an established firm."

The firm has offices in Kendal, Windermere, Kirkby Lonsdale and the J36 Rural Auction Centre, Milnthorpe.