Legal Matters Two partners appointed at Begbies Traynor in Yorkshire Louise Longley and Ian Royle have been promoted to the position of partner in the Yorkshire region by leading rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor. Having joined Begbies Traynor’s Leeds office in 2004 as an insolvency administrator, Louise qualified as an insolvency practitioner in 2011 and rose to the By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Law firm Gordons hosts Law Society president President of the Law Society of England and Wales, Lubna Shuja, visited law firm Gordons to discuss the legal sector with a particular focus on diversity and inclusion. Alongside being only the seventh woman to lead the Society since it was founded in 1825, Lubna is the first Asian and By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Law firm celebrates UK and European data protection exam success Two privacy and data protection practitioners at law firm Gordons have passed professional exams to further qualify them in this complex and constantly evolving area of the law. Solicitor Lauren Wills-Dixon has achieved a Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection (PC.dp) whilst paralegal Tosif Bahir passed the Certified Information Privacy By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Levi Solicitors adds to its growing Private Client Team The last few months have been exciting for Levi’s Solicitors Private Client Department, which has seen continued expansion across our offices. They welcome two lawyers Leanne Parkinson and Nafisa Hussain, who have recently joined Levi’s Private Client team. Leanne and Nafisa both advise clients on a wide variety By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters National pensions law firm announces new senior associate in Leeds National specialist pensions law firm Arc Pensions Law is delighted to announce the promotion of Claire Goodby to senior associate. Claire joined Arc in November 2019 as an associate and is based in Leeds. Claire advises employers and trustees on all aspects of pensions law, including in relation to compliance By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Chadwick Lawrence appoints four new trainee solicitors Yorkshire Law firm, Chadwick Lawrence, has appointed four new trainee solicitors. Several employees applied for training contracts with the firm earlier this year as part of the annual Fee-earner Progression Scheme. And three have been awarded the contracts and promoted to Trainee Solicitor from 1 April 2023. Abigail Capstick within By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Law firm Gordons hires senior solicitor Law firm Gordons has appointed a senior solicitor to its dispute resolution service after achieving year-on-year fee income growth of more than 10 per cent. Phillip Feather joins from law firm where he worked for four years. His appointment to the 11-strong dispute resolution department makes it one of the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Law firm advises on £17m sale of converted mill in Leeds Law firm Gordons has advised JM Construction on the £17m sale of a converted mill at the Victoria Riverside development in Hunslet, Leeds to global real estate investment and fund management firm, LRC Group. Comprising 93 apartments, Mill F was the final mill to be sold in a wider project By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Double appointment boosts immigration service at law firm Yorkshire law firm Truth Legal has made two appointments at its recently opened Hull office. Specialist immigration lawyer, Frances Ledbury and experienced immigration paralegal Olivia Pickering have both joined the firm. The double appointment strengthens the firm’s immigration law service. Frances brings almost 20 years of immigration expertise to By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Double appointment strengthens company and commercial division Law firm Ison Harrison has made two new appointments, further boosting its company and commercial law division. Victoria Boid joins as a partner in the corporate team and Chris Thomson as commercial litigation solicitor. Both will be based at Duke House, the firm’s city centre headquarters in Leeds. A By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters 10 promotions to start the new year for Blacks Solicitors Blacks Solicitors is marking the start of a promising year with the promotion of 10 team members. Five teams across the firm have seen colleagues promoted; corporate & commercial, residential property, commercial dispute resolution, wills & probate and family. The £14.9m turnover firm currently employs over 195 staff across By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Leeds-based Parklane Plowden grows team with new barrister Leeds based Parklane Plowden Chambers has welcomed a new tenant to its 40-plus strong family team. Naomi Hartridge, who was called to the Bar in 2017, specialises in both public and private work in relation to family matters. She joins the set from Leeds-based Spire Barristers where she practiced for By The Editor • 2 min read
