Financial claims management company Hamilton Brady has appointed David Lea as its panel manager.

He will be responsible for the development of the Hamilton Brady solicitor panel, working to maximise the quality of the legal team as well as strengthening relationships with funders and after-event insurance companies.

He is a qualified mortgage broker with two postgraduate degrees in management and spent more than 20 years as a senior barristers clerk in Manchester. He has also worked as a legal advisor for the BBC television drama series New Street Law from 2005-2006 providing advice on and off set and assisting with script writing.

Lea said: “Hamilton Brady is building a reputation for itself as an honest