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February 2012
Putting lawyers in touch with the youth of Oldham
Pearson Hinchliffe partner, Michael Pitt, takes over as 2012 Oldham Law Association President.
MorePearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law Hails a Year of Success
21st November 2008
PRESS RELEASE: 21 November, 2008
A law firm established in Oldham town centre for more than 100 years is drawing new clients from across the North West since moving its commercial division close to junction 22 of the M60 at Hollinwood a year ago.
Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law, which moved from its parent company’s headquarters in Queen Street, held an anniversary celebration for staff and other businesses at the Hollinwood Business Centre site.
“People have really warmed to the business-friendly environment here and our fantastic roster of corporate clients has fully embraced the shift to Hollinwood,” said Mike Pitt, Employment Law partner at the firm. “Although it has been a tough year for companies in general, we’ve picked up quite a few new clients from across the region...and accessibility has been a key factor in many of these client wins”.
Partners: Michael Pitt (Employment), Christopher Burke (Litigation) and Roger Hinchliffe (Company & Commercial) at the 1-year birthday celebration.
Christopher Burke, litigation partner, who led the change-management team said, “We wanted to bring new and existing clients with us philosophically as well as physically, by creating a practice that doesn't have the rigid configuration of a traditional high street practice. Our position at Hollinwood is great because we have been able to develop increasingly bespoke systems, greater client focus and ultimately a more tailored client service.”
“So far we have managed to buck the economic trend too,” added Mike Pitt, “with the team busy on a number of share and asset sales and business and commercial property purchases. However, we predict a challenging period for businesses over the next few months. We will be supporting firms with very customised commercial guidance through the downturn, because with the backing of the right legal advice, financial institutions are still willing to support acquisitions, MBOs and MBIs and other strategies”.
The anniversay celebration event took place at the firm’s Albert Street premises on Wednesday [19 November 2008].
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.
MoreJanuary 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.
MoreJanuary 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.
MoreDecember 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.
MoreNovember 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.
MoreSeptember 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.