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Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law Advises Lanes Group in £12.3m Sale of LAS - 24th May 2010

Corporate Commercial department assists Leeds-based PLC in Lanes Assistance Services sell-off.

Commercial division advises Y.D.S. in acquisition by Mettler-Toledo Safeline - 2nd Mar 2009

York Detection Systems 'delighted' at strategic move by $2bn Swiss-US giant.

Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law Advises Lanes Group Plc On Drain Devils Acquisition - 18th Nov 2008

Strategic acquisition broadens Scottish presence for the Plc.

Lanes Group PLC expands in South-East with purchase of Clean-A-Drain - 30th May 2008

Manchester-based Lanes for Drains is the UK’s largest specialist independent drainage operation. In October 2007 Pearson Hinchliffe Solicitors was instructed to handle the purchase of Camberley drainage company Clean-A-Drain.

Edmondson Electronics Ltd makes sparks with purchase of J.E. Wildbore Ltd - 26th May 2008

Oldham’s J.E. Wildbore wholesale electrical company has been sold to a private purchaser and is now part of Edmondson Electronics Ltd.

Lanes Group PLC goes from A-to-B with Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law - 30th Apr 2008

Lanes Group PLC, the UK’s largest independent drainage specialist operation, has announced the acquisition of Plymouth’s The Bee Clear Limited, making it the company’s 18th depot in the UK.


February 2012
Putting lawyers in touch with the youth of Oldham

Pearson Hinchliffe partner, Michael Pitt, takes over as 2012 Oldham Law Association President.

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January 2012
Company and commercial law reforms to reduce red tape

Companies of all shapes and sizes have been asked for their views on how to tackle unnecessary bureaucracy in company and commercial law.

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January 2012
Increase in unfair dismissal qualifying period will apply only to new employees

From 6 April 2012 the qualifying period of service for making a claim increases from one to two years.

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January 2012
Maximum compensation for unfair dismissal increases from 1 February 2012

Annual revision of employment tribunal award limits and other amounts payable under employment legislation.

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December 2011
Health and safety laws to be cut by half

Government plans to slash health and safety red tape will mean substantial savings for small firms, business groups have said.

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November 2011
Weight Watchers case: the importance to employers of employment status.

The Upper Tier Tribunal holds 1,700 ‘leaders’ at Weight Watchers were employees for tax purposes.

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September 2011

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.

June 2011

ACAS Advice leaflet “Holidays and Holiday Pay”

Download the guidance covering arrangements for holidays and holiday pay.

October 2010

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.

February 2010

Oldham Construction Sector

On 3 February 2010 Corporate Commercial partner Roger Hinchliffe delivered a presentation entitled, ‘Joint Ventures’ to the Oldham Construction Sector group.

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.