Southport solicitor invests £1m in medical claim campaign
Southport-based law firm, Fletchers Solicitors, has invested £1m in a national marketing campaign to raise awareness for claims around personal injury and medical negligence. The firm’s chief...
View ArticleAuto-Enrolment: What to Expect from your Employer
The new scheme of auto-enrolment in pensions has been devised to benefit both employees and employers even though statistics are showing a surprising 37% wanting out. In what politicians are dubbing...
View ArticleHow to avoid accidents in the workplace
Millions of accidents happen in the worlds workplaces each year; some due to pure accident, others due to outright negligence and many somewhere in between. Both employer and employee have to take...
View ArticleHackers attack Warrington business in $750k scam
A Warrington-based global procurement business has fallen victim to an online scam, which led to the firm depositing $750,000 in a false bank account in Singapore. Chase International’s correspondence...
View ArticleMinister reveals "superfast" patent plans
The Government have revealed plans to introduce a “superfast” patent processing service, capable of granting patents in just 90 days. Intellectual Property Minister Lord Younger confirmed the plans and...
View ArticleOFT inquiry into quick house sale schemes
The OFT has concerns about the growth of businesses providing quick house sales and is asking for people who have been involved in using such schemes to contact them to discuss their experiences. The...
View ArticleWard Hadaway sign deal with Liverpool Sound City
Law firm, Ward Hadaway has announced a deal with forthcoming music festival, Liverpool Sound City 2013. The Manchester-based firm said it has partnered with the festival following the success of its...
View ArticleBeaumont Legal appointed to negotiate Poundworld growth plans
Wakefield-based law firm, Beaumont Legal, has been instructed to negotiate Poundworld’s new store openings for the remainder of 2013. The single-priced retailer has ambitious growth plans for at least...
View ArticleMills & Reeve to merge with George Davies
Law firm Mills & Reeve has announced a merger with Manchester-based solicitors, George Davies. Mills & Reeve have a Manchester office just one floor up from George Davies in the same building...
View ArticleSoap storyline boosts divorce business for Manchester solicitors
Manchester law firm, Slater Heelis Solicitors, has seen a surge in enquiries around mediation services as an alternative to divorce. The firm said this sudden rise of calls was down to a storyline on...
View ArticleMills & Reeve announce six new partners
Manchester lawyers Mills & Reeve have appointed six new partners after announcing a merger with George Davies on Wednesday. Two internal partner appointments were revealed at the firm’s Manchester...
View ArticleNewcastle law firm nominated for national training award
Newcastle-based law firm Short Richardson & Forth LLP has been nominated for a national top training award by Law Careers.Net. The firm has been short-listed in the ‘Best Trainer – Small Firm’...
View ArticleClever advice fuels accountancy firm’s expansion
The Yorkshire office of law firm Dickinson Dees has advised on an investment deal which will allow an online accountancy firm to expand. Private investment company Milestone Partners has invested a...
View ArticleWirral firm fined £120k for chemical burn incident
A Wirral-based chemical firm has been fined £120,000 after an explosion left an employee with severe burns in February last year. The 45-year-old male from Kirkby, Merseyside, was kept in an induced...
View ArticleWarnings over phoney job and training schemes
The Citizens Advice Bureau has warned people to be vigilant about phoney training and job schemes. 22,000 reports of scams were made to the Citizens Advice service in England and Wales the last year,...
View ArticleDenison Till secures 13th top Law Society accolade
York-based solicitors Denison Till have secured a top national Law Society accolade for the 13th year in succession. The firm has gained Lexcel, the Law Society’s gold-star legal quality mark making it...
View ArticleTop law firms merge to create national brand
Newcastle law firm, Dickinson Dees has joined forces with Bristol firm Bond Pearce, to create a single unit with over 700 lawyers and 142 partners. The merger unites the two firms under the Bond...
View ArticleDeregulation and national insurance cuts, announces Queen
The Queen has opened Parliament, setting out the Government’s plans for the year ahead. During the State Opening of Parliament the Queen’s Speech included details of bills that will pass through...
View ArticleNext beaten in Manchester SEO trademark case
British retailer giant Next has lost out on a trade mark registration case against a Manchester-based search engine optimisation business. SEONext were taken to task by Next after the retailer raised...
View ArticleSlater Heelis acquire Manchester law firm
Sale-based LLP, Slater Heelis, has acquired personal injury claim firm, Tarran & Co. which is based in Manchester. The acquired law firm has a team of six partners who will join Slater Heelis as...
View Article