Legal Matters

Law firm Gordons has hired an additional two lawyers to further strengthen its expert construction practice area. Mark Smith arrives from Addleshaw Goddard as a senior lawyer specialising in construction and engineering disputes, risk management and dispute avoidance. He is joined by solicitor, Haiqa Baig, who was previously at Shoosmiths

Ward Hadaway, a Leeds-based law firm, has announced the appointment of 6 new team members as it continues to grow. The appointments include an equity partner, two solicitors, two trainee solicitors and one paralegal across sectors including real estate, healthcare and commercial litigation. Emma Digby, executive partner in the Leeds

Retail specialist law firm Gordons has advised longstanding client B&M on the ten-year lease of a new state-of-the-art 674,265 sq ft distribution centre in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The letting is one of the largest logistics deals in the UK this year and the facility is set to

Blacks Solicitors, a leading law firm, has demonstrated its exceptional music law expertise through its sponsorship of the Leeds-based non-profit record label, Come Play With Me. This collaboration underscores the firm’s dedication to nurturing emerging musical talent and raising awareness of the challenges faced by marginalised communities. Come Play

Leeds and Newcastle-based Parklane Plowden Chambers has appointed Paul Clarke as senior practice director for civil and employment. Paul joins from Kings Chambers, where he clerked for almost 30 years and was most recently responsible for the employment, personal injury, clinical negligence, sports law and court of protection practices. As

Yorkshire-based solicitors firm Chadwick Lawrence is expanding its employment law offering, BoxHR, with new appointments to the team. The firm is celebrating the 20-year anniversary of BoxHR and is pursuing further growth with the appointments of University of Oxford graduate, Madeleine Partland as paralegal, and Leeds Beckett business graduate, Ellie

Aligning with market demand and changes, leading law firm, Blacks Solicitors, has introduced a new service to support in the safeguarding of company trade marks from potential infringement. The newly-launched service focuses on delivering peace of mind to businesses, ensuring that attempts to register similar or identical trade marks do