Legal Matters

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

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

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

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,

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

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

Laura Milburn is the latest partner to be appointed at Ridley and Hall in Leeds, having been promoted from associate solicitor after four years with the Huddersfield-based law firm. Colleagues Loreena Walker, Yasmin Walker, Zuzanna Taithe and Demi Wain were also recognised in the latest round of promotions and appointments.