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Senior matrimonial finance barrister joins Leeds Parklane Plowden Chambers
Parklane Plowden Chambers (PLP) has announced that nationally renowned
matrimonial finance barrister, Francesca Fothergill, has joined the set.
Francesca, who was called to the Bar in 1994, joins the Leeds and
Newcastle-based chambers from St Philips Chambers, where she was joint head of
the family finance team.
She practices across
Specialist Yorkshire legal practice celebrates third Birthday with positive growth
Leeds-based employment law specialist practice Thrive Law – headed up by
solicitor and leading mental health campaigner Jodie Hill – is celebrating its
third birthday, hot on the heels of experiencing a surge in enquiries as a
result of the Covid-19 pandemic, and following Jodie’s active media presence as
the go
Law firm gets a move on for its latest challenge
A Yorkshire law firm is warming up ahead of its latest challenge that aims to
get all of its 15 branches and over 100 employees on the move.
Leeds-based law firm Ison Harrison has launched the Yorkshire Law Firm Challenge
which encourages staff from its Yorkshire branches to clock up
Trust in cricket is being seriously undermined warns Azeem Rafiq’s lawyer
Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) risks “legitimising racism” if the heavily
delayed investigation into its toxic culture is not published by the start of
April, Azeem Rafiq’s lawyer has claimed.
In August, Mr Rafiq, a former England under-19 captain who played for YCCC in
2008-18, revealed the racism he
Lupton Fawcett expands intellectual property and commercial team
Yorkshire law firm Lupton Fawcett is expanding its intellectual property and
commercial team with the appointment of Lauren Waterman.
After graduating from the University of York, Lauren qualified as a solicitor in
September 2020. She is experienced in all aspects of intellectual property,
including trade mark, copyright and design rights,
Energy company wins dyslexia discrimination tribunal
A North Yorkshire energy company has won a disability discrimination claim
following several months of litigation.
Knapton-based Third Energy UK Gas fought off the claim brought by former
employee Anthony Hannaby, who worked as an operator.
Mr Hannaby, 66, alleged that he had been discriminated against on the basis of
Law firm expands property disputes team
Yorkshire law firm Gordons has expanded its property disputes team with the
appointment of an experienced solicitor.
Sarah Coates-Madden joins Gordons from Bhayani Law where she built a litigation
department from scratch to service the needs of clients across property, civil
and commercial litigation issues.
With 15 years’ property disputes