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Exchange Chambers launches pupillage academy
Leeds barristers Exchange Chambers is set to launch a pupillage academy with one of its largest ever annual intakes of pupils. The chambers will take on six pupils in September
Wake Smith senior solicitor retires after 43 years
A Wake Smith senior solicitor will retire at Easter, after a rewarding career serving the local community for 43 years. Michael Tunbridge started his legal career in Sheffield in November
Ramsdens care partner becomes deputy district judge
Ramsdens Solicitors care partner Vikki Horspool has been appointed as a deputy district judge in the North Eastern Circuit. Horspool will sit in Humberside and South Yorkshire as a deputy
Emsleys celebrates lawyer’s 50 years of service
Solicitor John Field has become the longest serving member of the team at Emsleys Solicitors. Field reached the milestone with Emsleys in February, having originally joined when the firm was
Success for PM Law in 30-year property dispute
Sheffield firm PM Law has won a property dispute for one of its clients, ending a family feud that has lasted for 30 years. The dispute resolution team at PM
Sleeves are still up as women celebrate 100 years in law
It’s incredibly important to encourage and support other women in the legal profession, says Jodie Hill of Thrive Law This year marks the centenary of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act
Sheffield Hallam University launches law firm for students
Sheffield Hallam University has launched a fully regulated law firm designed to give students real-life work experience during their studies. With the launch of SHU Law, Sheffield Hallam University said
20th Annual Yorkshire Legal Awards set for 10 October
The Yorkshire Legal Awards will be a double celebration this year—of the legal sector’s best and brightest within the region, as always, but also the fact that this will be
Yorkshire and Northeast fraud cases double, finds KPMG
The number of fraud cases reaching courts in Yorkshire and the Northeast doubled last year, according to KPMG. The firm’s Fraud Barometer, which records cases of alleged fraud with a
Birth injuries, paternal depression and secondary victim claims
Hector Stamboulieh, in-house counsel at ARAG, examines birth injuries, paternal depression and secondary victim claims I read a very interesting article by Chantelle Bacchus in the PI Brief Update Law