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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.
MoreSOLICITORS TOAST SUCCESS DESPITE TOUGH ECONOMY
20th February 2009
Pearson Hinchliffe has been given a reassuring boost by Lexcel the industry’s independent assessor, described the firm as being “in the best position to weather the current market” and placed among the top 500 in England and Wales.
After a painstaking independent inspection Pearson Hinchliffe retained the Lexcel quality mark, run by the Law Society and awarded only to solicitors who meet the highest management and customer-care standards.
Anne Milne, who assessed the Queen Street practice, praised the firm for its ability to, "attract future work, particularly from larger commercial clients".
Satisfaction
Ms Milne also praised the firm’s “sound policies and procedures”, and excellent client feedback. “Client questionnaires indicate a high degree of satisfaction with the service provided,” she commented.
“Times are tough for many firms in the country,” said partner John Pollitt. “But we have shown that by going that extra mile for clients and maintaining high levels of client satisfaction, you can attract new business and, hopefully, buck the economic trend.”
Lexcel-accredited firms are reinspected annually. Pearson Hinchliffe, established in Oldham for more than 130 years, has held the standard continuously since 2002.
Pearson Hinchliffe – which has specialist departments dealing in personal injury and accidents, medical negligence, family law and child care, wills, trusts and probate, conveyancing and criminal defence - has also created a dedicated office for its commercial clients. Called Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law, the new department is based at the Hollinwood Business Centre covering commercial law, commercial litigation, employment law and commercial property, has a rolling programme of growth under which it recruits two new trainee solicitors every year. “We have a 100 per cent retention rate with our trainees, so we are obviously doing something right,” said Mr Pollitt.
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.