Ward Hadaway has been appointed to the West Yorkshire Legal Framework (WYLAW) for the next three years.
Ward Hadaway has been selected as one of only a handful of firms to provide organisations with advice in nine areas of law covering everything from childcare and community law through to employment and pensions law and public health.
The local authorities who can access the firm’s services via the WYLAW are Leeds City Council, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Kirklees Metropolitan Council, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council and Wakefield Council. The City of York Council is also a participant within the framework.
In addition, a wide range of other organisations in the Yorkshire and Humberside region can access legal services via the framework including schools, academies, colleges, health organisations, central government departments and National Park Authorities.
Colin Hewitt, partner and head of commercial at Ward Hadaway (pictured), said: “We are thrilled with this appointment.
“To be appointed to the West Yorkshire Legal Framework is a fantastic endorsement of the expertise which we possess and our abilities as a firm to serve the diverse needs of local authorities and other organisations in the region.
“Our teams strive to provide the very best service to clients in the public sector and the fact that we have been appointed to no less than nine different areas demonstrates the broad range of high quality advice which we offer.
“We will be working very hard over the next three years to ensure that we do the best for local authorities and other public sector bodies across West Yorkshire, working collaboratively with each authority’s in-house team to the advantage of business and communities in the areas they serve.”
