Northwest firm Weightmans has made up a record five new partners this month. Michael Green has been promoted in the firm's commercial practice, Melanie Isherwood and Sarah Littlemore have been appointed in the healthcare team and Seema Jobanputra and Ivor Long were made up in Weight-mans' specialist workplace casualty unit. The promotions follow a successful financial performance with the 81-partner firm posting revenues of £37.5m for 2005-06, up from £31.7m the previous year.