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Video footage lands Lancashire skip firm owner in court
The owner of a skip hire firm in Bacup has been fined after he was filmed putting an employee’s life in danger by lifting him in a digger bucket. Christopher Jones was prosecuted by the Health and...
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Northern Rail brings Gordons law firm on board
Yorkshire law firm Gordons has been appointed by Northern Rail, the UK’s largest train operator, to provide employment law services. Gordons will be advising Leeds-based Northern Rail on employment...
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Sintons lead £60 million of dental industry deals
Law firm Sintons has overseen more than £60 million of dental practice sales and acquisitions across the UK in the past three years. The nationally-esteemed healthcare team has carried out 200...
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Durham property developer secures £20 million refinancing
A £20 million refinancing of Durham-based 3R Land and Property has been completed with the support of North East dealmakers, and has enabled the property business to consider “significant” development...
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25 year-old retail entrepreneur launches Newcastle venture
The daughter of one of the region’s most successful retail entrepreneurs has now become a businesswoman in her own right with the launch of her online fashion boutique. Jenny Peng Gillender has...
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Strong start to the year for Yorkshire law firm Gordons after advising £7.5...
Yorkshire law firm Gordons has started the year on a high having completed a number of high profile corporate deals and with a strong pipeline of work ahead. The firm has acted on more than fifteen...
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Expanding Yorkshire lawyers 3volution move to new Leeds premises
Rapidly-expanding Yorkshire lawyers 3volution have moved into new offices in Leeds. The commercial law firm has relocated from King Street to 10 South Parade in the heart of Leeds’s professional...
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Ex-Linder Myers team joins Taylors
The Corporate Recovery team from Linder Myers’ Manchester office has joined Taylors, in a move that will bring further significant growth for the niche commercial firm that recently reported a 21%...
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DWF support Clipper Logistics in IPO
National business law firm DWF has advised Clipper Logistics plc ("Clipper"), a leading provider of logistics solutions to the retail sector in the UK, on its Main Market IPO, with total market...
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Law firm Irwin Mitchell partners with Yorkshire business angels organisation
Image source: Rodrigo_Amorim Law firm Irwin Mitchell has announced a new partnership arrangement with Envestors Limited’s northern office, a specialist corporate finance house for high growth...
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Leeds corporate solicitors expand with 50 new jobs
Leeds-based corporate solicitors Shulmans has moved into its new offices at 10 Wellington Place, as it announced impressive growth figures for the fifth year in a row. Shulmans has seen growth of over...
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Leeds Employment Tribunal makes judgement on claims of 7,000 ex-Comet employees
The Leeds Employment Tribunal has released its judgment in relation to the claim by thousands of ex-Comet employees against Comet relating to its failure to collectively consult with the 6,889...
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Leeds’ Blacks Solicitors reports increased turnover and 35 new jobs this year
Leeds-based law firm, Blacks Solicitors LLP, has announced a number of new appointments following an increase in turnover (21%) and profit (7%) during 2013/2014. The firm, which is celebrating its...
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LCF Law becomes
LCF Law will become the first legal practice in the UK to offer free employment law advice via twitter, according to the firm. The session will take place on Wednesday June 18 between 1pm and 3pm and...
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Gunnercooke expands with eight new recruits
Law firm gunnercooke has reached 50 partners, a significant milestone in the business’ development. The Firm has recently secured panel appointments from five FTSE 250 or equivalent businesses, and is...
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Fairpoint Group acquires Leeds’ Simpson Millar LLP for £7 million
Image source: steakpinball Fairpoint Group plc, a provider of solutions to ‘financially stressed’ consumers, has announced that following approval from the Solicitors Regulation Authority, it has...
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Illegal gas fitter put lives at risk
A builder from Hyde in Greater Manchester who illegally carried out gas work at two homes in the town has appeared in court after putting the lives of two families at risk. Monwar Ali, 40, was...
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Firms in court over Manchester care home death
Two companies have been sentenced for safety failings following the death of an elderly resident at a care home in Manchester. Irene Sharples, 92, was living at Alexian Brothers Care Centre on St...
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Supply teaching agency sold to educational recruiters
A northern supply teaching agency, which operates offices in the North East, has been sold to teacher recruitment firm TES Global for an undisclosed sum. Vision for Education, which has offices in...
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This week’s North East appointments
Newcastle and Chester le Street-based Gordon Brown Law Firm has seen its commercial property department expand once again with the second appointment in just two months. 32-year-old Gwen Jones took up...
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