Legal Matters

Newport Land and Law is supporting young talent with the launch of an internship programme for young lawyers and a Kickstart scheme for administrative roles. The first intern is 20-year-old law student Georgia Beckett from Wakefield. She is studying law at the University of Sheffield and will graduate next year.

Yorkshire law firm Lupton Fawcett is supporting a new national voucher scheme to help families with the cost of mediation. The £1 million scheme has been launched by the Ministry of Justice and is being administered by the Family Mediation Council. The purpose of the scheme is to promote the

Insolvency figures released today* by the Government’s Insolvency Service show a 20% drop in corporate insolvencies compared to March last year, and a 37% drop compared to March 2019. Conversely, Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs), used by individuals in personal financial difficulty, were up 24% for the three months to

Yorkshire law firm Lupton Fawcett has strengthened its Regulatory and Corporate Defence (RCD) team with the promotion of one of the region’s leading criminal regulatory lawyers Meghan Waldron. The firm is delighted to announce her promotion to Senior Associate. Specialising in defending businesses and individuals facing investigation or prosecution

Huddersfield law firm Wilkinson Woodward Norcliffe and Co has announced the promotion of Children and Care Proceedings specialist Shelley McLachlan to director. Shelley joined the firm in 2014 after achieving a First-Class Law Degree followed by a Master’s in Law and Practice. In 2016 Ms McLachlan qualified as a

The Care Campaign for the Vulnerable have called for an inquiry to investigate the extent of non-consensual ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ orders (DNR) given to elderly and vulnerable people during the coronavirus pandemic. With many families expressing their sadness and dismay about how their dying relatives’ wishes went unheard, a Yorkshire

A Wakefield-based lawyer is warning that arguments with your neighbour could cause problems when it’s time to sell your home and knock thousands off the sale price. Newport Land and Law advise that following a full year of getting to know our neighbours better than ever before during multiple