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May 2013
Pearson Hinchliffe scoops ‘Business of the Year’ award
Law firm named One Oldham Business Awards Winner 2013
MoreChristopher Burke
Email: christopher.burke@pearson-hinchliffe.co.uk
Direct Line: 0161 785 3510
Title: Partner, Commercial Litigation team
Expertise
An affiliate of Oldham Law Association, Chris Burke has been a Partner at the firm since 2002 and heads up its thriving commercial litigation department.
Chris’ team has expertise in: commercial and contractual disputes, disputes over supply of goods and services, injunctions, landlord and tenant, construction disputes, professional negligence, intellectual property and copyright, nuisance, insolvency, boundary disputes, probate litigation, retention of title, restraint of trade and banking litigation.
Personal
A dedicated family man, in his spare leisure time Chris enjoys watching football - especially Stockport County!
May 2013
Pearson Hinchliffe Earns Awards Nomination
Law firm has been short-listed for a 2013 One Oldham Business Award.
MoreApril 2013
National Minimum Wage new rates announced
Rates will come into effect on 1 October 2013.
MoreApril 2013
MPs overrule Lords on Employee Shareholders
'Shares for rights' scheme reinstated in Commons
MoreApril 2013
Is This The Start Of Size Discrimination?
The Definition of Disability - Obesity and Functional Overlay.
MoreMarch 2013
A Small Company with a Big Future Thanks To New Buyers
Corporate Commercial team acts for buyers in purchase of Hyde dyeing and finishing business.
MoreAugust 2012
Managing Redundancy for Pregnant Women
Free download - a useful Good Practice Guide for employers from Acas, and further information on handling redundancy.
June 2012
ACAS Advice leaflet “Holidays and Holiday Pay”
Download the guidance covering arrangements for holidays and holiday pay.
May 2012
How to Conduct a Disciplinary Hearing
A recent presentation by Employment solicitor, Susan Mayall, setting out the stages for handling a disciplinary, referencing the ACAS Code of Conduct.
April 2012
Recent Case Study: Commercial Landlord and Tenant - An Authorised Guarantee Agreement
Authorised Guarantee Agreements keep the original tenant on the hook in case a third party assignee defaults; they should be drafted with care.
July 2010
Recent Case Study: Doing Battle in the Boardroom
How Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law helped members of the Board of Directors achieve the outcome they sought in their boardroom dispute with a senior executive director.
May 2010
How the Mergers & Acquisitions team helped Lanes Group PLC achieve their LAS sell-off
Drainage specialists dispose £12.3 million majority stake in Lanes Assistance Services.
March 2010
PH Employment Direct
The Employment team at Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law have created PH Employment Direct - a user-friendly and simple service that gives you access to the best advice at the end of a phone 24hrs a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
January 2010
Debt Recovery Service
With our specialist commercial Debt Recovery service you can significantly increase the speed and likelihood of recovering the money owed to your business.