Shilton Sharpe International and Gareth Quarry join forces in legal recruitment business.

London, Wednesday 4 May 2005

Shilton Sharpe International ("SSI"), the specialist international legal recruitment consultancy with offices in the UK and Germany, and Gareth Quarry, the founder and majority shareholder of Quarry Dougall/the QD Group ("QD"), have brought together their recruitment expertise.

The business will now trade as Shilton Sharpe Quarry.

Nick Shilton said: "Having worked with him at QD, we are delighted to be joining forces once more with Gareth, regarded by many as the doyen of legal recruitment."

Gavin Sharpe added: "During the 1980s and 1990s, Gareth's QD was at the forefront of developments in legal recruitment. Together we look forward to Shilton Sharpe Quarry continuing in this position, not only in our existing markets of the UK and Germany but also in other jurisdictions in Europe, Asia, America and Australasia."

Gareth Quarry commented: "The exclusion period following QD's sale has enabled me to scrutinise the legal recruitment market. Having received a number of approaches, SSI stood out as the consultancy that was successfully innovating, offering transparency (via its client and candidate extranets) and a more added value, scientific approach to the recruitment process with its battery of psychometric and other assessments. In Shilton Sharpe Quarry I believe clients and candidates will now have access to a uniquely innovative and positive recruitment experience."

For further information please contact:

Gareth Quarry:	+44 (0)20 7187 7420 or +44 (0)7818 433311; gareth.quarry@ssq.com
Gavin Sharpe:	+44 (0)20 7187 7402 or +44 (0)7802 177161; gavin.sharpe@ssq.com
Nick Shilton:	+49 (0)69 3085 5556 or +44 (0)7734 682960; nick.shilton@ssq.com

Notes to editors:

1. About Shilton Sharpe International: Founded by Nick Shilton and Gavin Sharpe in February 2003, SSI has grown to 11 consultants with offices in London, Frankfurt and Munich. All the consultants are qualified lawyers who practised with major law firms such as Linklaters, Allen & Overy, Norton Rose, Ashurst, SJ Berwin, Herbert Smith, Taylor Wessing, Cameron McKenna and Olswang. SSI has pioneered the use of psychometric assessments within the legal recruitment sector and also operates groundbreaking candidate and client extranets. Additionally SSI has a strategic alliance with the Holst Group, European distributor of the McQuaig system of psychometric assessments and related human capital tools.
    
2. About Gareth Quarry: Gareth Quarry founded Quarry Dougall (the QD Group) in 1988 and grew it to a diversified recruitment, media and consulting group with a global network of offices and associates across the UK, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, the USA, Australia and South Africa. QD's recruitment interests were acquired by TMP, the NASDAQ listed company owner of monster.com, in 2000.