Legal Matters

Stephen Sawley – an experienced wayleave professional with more than 20 years’ telecoms sector knowledge – has joined Hampshire-headquartered Trenches Law. He has taken on the role of senior wayleave manager, as the company prepares to double in size by the end of 2020. Having begun his career with BT, Yorkshireman Stephen

Over 8 in 10 respondents to a national survey of members of the insolvency and restructuring profession carried out by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, expect personal insolvency numbers to increase within the next 12 months. Nearly half (44.5%) of the respondents to R3’s member survey who

A leading Sheffield conveyancing solicitors has seen a massive upsurge in enquiries since lockdown restrictions were lifted - and the recent stamp duty holiday announcement is providing the confidence for many more to make the move. The team at Graysons Solicitors has been working flat out to accommodate the "

Two talented Leeds Beckett University law students have each been awarded a £1,500 scholarship to help boost their ambitions of joining the legal profession. Mariam Shahid and Zain Khan are the first ever LBU students to receive the Halifax Law Society Scholarship. The initiative was set up to support

Lupton Fawcett lawyer Louise Connacher has spoken of her delight at attending the virtual service confirming Stephen Cottrell as the new Archbishop of York. Louise was present at the ceremony in her role as Registrar for the Diocese and Province of York. Specifically, her part in the proceedings was to

Eleanor Temple, chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Yorkshire and a barrister at Kings Chambers in Leeds, responds to the publication of the corporate and personal insolvency statistics for June: “The June statistics show both corporate and personal insolvencies fell compared to May’s figures. The decrease

Eaton Smith are delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Brierley who has joined the firm as Partner and Head of Residential Property. Chris brings more than a decade of experience. He has a passion for residential property, in particular guiding clients through the process of buying and selling property