Legal Matters Clarion promotes two new partners Leeds law firm Clarion is continuing to grow and develop its team with the promotion of Sophie Morley and Phil Dine to the position of partner. Heading up Clarion’s real estate litigation team, Sophie joined Clarion in 2017 as a legal director having previously worked for national and international By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Chancellor’s insolvency measures extension, R3 response Eleanor Temple, chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Yorkshire and a barrister at Kings Chambers in Leeds, responds to the Government’s decision to extend its ban on the use of statutory demands and winding-up petitions, which it introduced at the end of April: “The Chancellor’s By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Lupton Fawcett appoints property partner Yorkshire law firm Lupton Fawcett has strengthened its commercial property team with the appointment of Adam Wilkinson as partner. Adam joins Lupton Fawcett from a Top 20 law firm. Adam brings with him over 10 years of experience specialising in development and retail work. His experience also spans the charity, By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Leeds Law Society appoint new joint vice president Leeds Law Society has selected a commercial litigation solicitor at Yorkshire law firm Gordons as one of its two new joint vice presidents. Catherine Woodward, a former treasurer and secretary of the society, will serve in the role alongside the Society’s other joint vice president, Matthew Jones, who is By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Yorkshire lawyer awarded specialist qualification A Yorkshire based solicitor has achieved a specialist qualification that only 133 lawyers worldwide have been accredited with. LCF Law’s Amjed Zaman, has been awarded the STEP Advanced Certificate in Cross-Border Estates. Amjed is an associate solicitor with over 15 years’ experience. He has specialised in wills and probate By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters South Yorkshire law firm bolsters offering with new partner Sheffield based law firm Wosskow Brown Solicitors has announced it has further strengthened its strategic practice development with the appointment of Ian Osborn as new Partner and Head of Commercial Property. The award-winning firm has hired Ian to build, develop and execute ambitious expansion plans which will see its commercial By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Yorkshire law firm advises makers of Netflix documentary Yorkshire law firm Gordons has successfully advised the start-up film production company behind Netflix’s hit Paralympics documentary, Rising Phoenix, on its first two funding rounds. The funding for HTYT (which stands for Harder Than You Think) was originally secured to enable the company to produce its first documentary charting By The Editor • 1 min read
Businesswoman Leeds solicitor shortlisted for the 2020 Women in Law awards Shanika Varga, Solicitor at Stowe Family Law LLP (Stowe) in Leeds, is a finalist in the Women in Law 2020 awards in the Rising Star - private practice lawyer of the year category. In its inaugural year, the Women in Law Awards will honour the achievements and innovations of women By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Business owners urged to act now to avoid problems escalating when furlough scheme ends Business owners in Yorkshire who are concerned about the fast-approaching end of the furlough scheme need to act quickly to give their company finances the best chance of staying on an even keel. Eleanor Temple, chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Yorkshire and a barrister at Kings By The Editor • 3 min read
Legal Matters Energy specialist joins Clarion’s growing commercial and IT law team Experienced low carbon, energy and renewables lawyer Christian Hellmund has joined Clarion as a partner as it continues to expand its commercial and IT law practice, adding the energy sector to its specialisms. Specialising in national and international energy, renewables, waste and infrastructure projects, Christian joins from a global law By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Solicitor Jodie Hill appointed to Law Society's Employment Law Committee Leeds-based employment lawyer Jodie Hill, Managing Director and founder of specialist HR and employment law firm Thrive Law, has been selected by the Law Society to sit as a member of its Employment Law Committee. This pivotal role draws upon her strengths and wide ranging experience as a practitioner in By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Blacks Solicitors retains newly qualified solicitors Leeds-based law firm Blacks Solicitors is celebrating after retaining three of its newly qualified solicitors. Amer Ali joined Blacks as a licensed conveyancer in the Direct conveyancing team in 2015 before becoming a trainee solicitor. As a newly qualified solicitor, Amer will continue to strengthen the conveyancing team, dealing with By The Editor • 1 min read
