Hill Dickinson company commercial practice group head and Manchester office head David Wareing has been appointed as the firm's new senior partner.

Wareing is set to take over the senior partner role from Tony Wilson on 30 April, with Wilson to remain with the firm as an insurance partner in the firm's Liverpool office. Wilson has served as senior partner since 2001.

Wareing, who will serve a five year term, was managing partner of Hill Dickinson from 1998 to 2005. He will be the firm's first senior partner not to be based in Liverpool.