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While many firms contemplate reducing their office footprint, Liverpool civil litigation specialist CEL Solicitors is going the opposite way.
The firm is set to take out further space in Chapel Street, where it already occupies the 12
th floor, having created an office complete with three bars, two ‘think swings’, a pool table and a 70-seater amphitheatre. There’s plenty to see as well as do, from inspirational Jay-Z quotes to Banksy artwork – as well as views across the River Mersey.
Founded in 2017, the firm now has plans to almost double its 65-strong workforce over the next two years. Director and owner Jessica Hampson said: ‘We wanted the office to be somewhere that the team look forward to coming into, so to now be announcing an expansion onto the sixth floor is incredible and will allow us to continue our growth.’
A former Britain’s Got Talent contestant, Patrizio still loves to sing, but multiple health problems recently have taken their toll. “My living conditions are making things worse,” he says.
The issues fall under the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 that came into force in March.
Law firm CEL Solicitors has taken up on Patrizio’s case along with 130 similar ones involving eight different landlords
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“Patrizio is one of potentially millions of tenants living in properties not fit for purpose,” explains CEL’s owner Jessica Hampson.