Legal Matters

Acclaim Credit Management and Recovery, part of Chadwick Lawrence, are thrilled to announce they have been shortlisted for the Debt Recovery Award at this year’s Yorkshire Legal Awards. Chadwick Lawrence launched Acclaim in July 2019 and it has quickly established itself as the second largest team at the firm.

Halifax lawyer Clive Masters is celebrating this month after marking thirty years’ service with Calderdale legal practice Wilkinson Woodward Solicitors. Clive joined Wilkinson Woodward’s Family Team on 5 November 1990 and has been a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives since October 1993. Born in Halifax and

Yorkshire law firm Lupton Fawcett has boosted its multi award-winning employment team with the appointments of Glenn Jaques (pictured left) and Sabrina Rahman. Glenn joins as a partner in the Sheffield office, bringing more than 25 years of employment law experience. He has advised companies on large-scale redundancies and restructures,

A Yorkshire-based employment lawyer is calling on the UK’s major employers to be more open and transparent on their redundancy plans for 2020-21 and beyond. Hannah Strawbridge, founder of Halifax-based Han Law, an employment law and HR specialist, wants big companies to sign up to the Fair Redundancy Pledge.

The latest Government action to help ensure that more small businesses get their invoices paid on time has been welcomed by the Yorkshire chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. Eleanor Temple is backing the launch of a consultation focusing on giving greater powers to the Office of the

Two solicitors, Harjit Rait and Tom Edwards, have been made partners at Yorkshire based LCF Law. Harjit joined LCF Law’s family law team in 2017 and has worked closely with its head of department, Rachel Spencer Robb, to increase the department’s presence in the Bradford area in particular.

Eaton Smith is immensely proud to confirm that, for a second year running, we have been shortlisted in the Best Legal Services Supplier category of TIGA’s 2020 Annual Awards. Commenting on the shortlist, Chris Taylor, partner said; "We are pleased to be recognised at national awards level for