Appointments: Intellectual property team boost

She has 11 years of experience, training with Eversheds before joining Lupton Fawcett in 2006 where she was a senior associate, specialising in contentious and non-contentious intellectual property.

DixonLaw, in Leeds, has appointed Kelly Fleming to its commercial property team.

She trained in London and previously worked at Lupton Fawcett, in Leeds.

Meanwhile, Lupton Fawcett has strengthened its intellectual property department by recruiting Ann Critchell-Ward as a senior associate.

Ms Critchell-Ward was previously head of intellectual property and branding at the Midlands-based firm Freeth Cartwright.

Lupton Fawcett is based in Leeds and Sheffield.

Helen Fullerton has been appointed as a performer with PEEL (Partnership Entertainment Events Ltd).

She becomes part of a group of actors known as the Thoresby Players, who will perform at Warner Leisure's Thoresby Hall Hotel, in Nottinghamshire.

Skipton-based PEEL provides intelligent entertainment packages for cruise ships and the leisure industry.

Interior design firm Ben Huckerby Design, based in Leeds, is expanding with the appointment of designer Michael Booth.

He has had an extensive career in retail fashion, including as a supervisor and head of service at LK Bennett where he was awarded for his customer service in the "Top of the Shop" awards.

Search specialist Epiphany Solutions has appointed a new director.

Louise McKee joins the Leeds-based firm as business development director.

The new business network for the region's IT and telecommunications sector techmesh has appointed Gary Rowbotham as programme manager.

The network is run by Connect Yorkshire and supported by Yorkshire Forward.

Harvard Engineering has made two new appointments to its sales and marketing team.

Sophie Whitehouse and Matt Hanson have joined the Leeds-based firm as sales executives and will be responsible for developing new business opportunities for the company in the UK.

Harvard Engineering designs and develops electronic ballasts and control gear for the lighting industry.

Design agency Cefar Marketing has appointed a 3D designer for its Leeds-based team.

Jonathan Lumb joined as part of the expansion of the company's portfolio, which includes a full 3D visualisation service, offering computer generated imagery for interiors, exhibition, architecture and product designs.