LAW firm Blackett Hart and Pratt (BHP) has appointed solicitor ANGELA BISHOP to its business and company law team.

Ms Bishop is joining the firm's Darlington office following two years at Moore and Blatch solicitors, in Hampshire.

The mother-of-two has a range of commercial experience, having worked in commercial litigation.

She said: "Having decided to move to the North-East, I was keen to join a firm with a commercial outlook and a regional presence."