Legal Matters Blacks Solicitors promotes more than 10% of the team Blacks Solicitors, has kicked the year off with a bang, promoting 28 employees across multiple specialist teams in the firm. Ten of the teams at the firm have announced the promotion of colleagues, including; residential property, private wealth & succession, real estate, commercial, IT, family and corporate. Many of the By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters New employment partner joins Schofield Sweeney Andy Gilchrist has been appointed as a partner in the employment team at Yorkshire-based law firm, Schofield Sweeney. Andy is a multi-award winning employment lawyer and joins the firm from Lupton Fawcett, where he was head of employment. Andy has advised on significant employment law cases in the UK, and By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Solicitors practice appoints new director from within One of West Yorkshire’s most longstanding solicitors practice, Wilkinson Woodward, is pleased to announce the promotion of James Hodgson to director. James, who lives in Halifax, joined the firm in 2010, after graduating from Lancaster University in Law and subsequently completing his Legal Practice Course at the College of By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Historic mill conversion at Dean Clough is new office for law firm Dean Clough, the award-winning mixed-use destination in Halifax, has completed a deal to let 5,000 sq ft of Grade A office accommodation to Ramsdens Solicitors. Ramsdens is a long-established full-service law firm employing a team of 280 people across 12 offices in Yorkshire. It is relocating to Dean Clough By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Schofield Sweeney announces six promotions to start the year Law firm Schofield Sweeney has started the year by promoting six colleagues for their outstanding contributions. The firm invests heavily in the career ambitions of its colleagues through learning, development and progression opportunities. Pardeep Khela has been promoted to partner in the real estate team. His expertise include high value By The Editor • 3 min read
Legal Matters Law firm hires two construction lawyers Law firm Gordons has hired an additional two lawyers to further strengthen its expert construction practice area. Mark Smith arrives from Addleshaw Goddard as a senior lawyer specialising in construction and engineering disputes, risk management and dispute avoidance. He is joined by solicitor, Haiqa Baig, who was previously at Shoosmiths By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Leeds law firm strengthens team with 6 new appointments Ward Hadaway, a Leeds-based law firm, has announced the appointment of 6 new team members as it continues to grow. The appointments include an equity partner, two solicitors, two trainee solicitors and one paralegal across sectors including real estate, healthcare and commercial litigation. Emma Digby, executive partner in the Leeds By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Law firm advises B&M on new distribution centre Retail specialist law firm Gordons has advised longstanding client B&M on the ten-year lease of a new state-of-the-art 674,265 sq ft distribution centre in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The letting is one of the largest logistics deals in the UK this year and the facility is set to By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Blacks Solicitors demonstrates music law expertise with non-profit record label collaboration Blacks Solicitors, a leading law firm, has demonstrated its exceptional music law expertise through its sponsorship of the Leeds-based non-profit record label, Come Play With Me. This collaboration underscores the firm’s dedication to nurturing emerging musical talent and raising awareness of the challenges faced by marginalised communities. Come Play By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Leeds based Park Lane Plowden Chambers appoints practice director Leeds and Newcastle-based Parklane Plowden Chambers has appointed Paul Clarke as senior practice director for civil and employment. Paul joins from Kings Chambers, where he clerked for almost 30 years and was most recently responsible for the employment, personal injury, clinical negligence, sports law and court of protection practices. As By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Growth for Chadwick Lawrence employment law team Yorkshire-based solicitors firm Chadwick Lawrence is expanding its employment law offering, BoxHR, with new appointments to the team. The firm is celebrating the 20-year anniversary of BoxHR and is pursuing further growth with the appointments of University of Oxford graduate, Madeleine Partland as paralegal, and Leeds Beckett business graduate, Ellie By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Solicitors launches new trade mark protection service for brand owners Aligning with market demand and changes, leading law firm, Blacks Solicitors, has introduced a new service to support in the safeguarding of company trade marks from potential infringement. The newly-launched service focuses on delivering peace of mind to businesses, ensuring that attempts to register similar or identical trade marks do By The Editor • 1 min read
