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Concerns raised over retirement law Mar 31 2011

The Government must address concerns over new retirement rules, which may lead to a surge in age discrimination claims, a Midland employment law expert has warned.Read

MTH Express Services completes takeover of rival Mar 28 2011

Staffordshire logistics firm MTH Express Services has completed the takeover of a Midland-based rival.Read

Work-life balance service launched for city professionals Mar 25 2011

Some of the best known businessmen from Birmingham’s professional services sector have launched a new venture aimed at helping high-flyers achieve a better work-life balance.Read

Higgs & Sons scoops top title at Law Society Awards Mar 25 2011

Black Country law firm Higgs & Sons has been named Law Firm of the Year at the Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards.Read

Weightmans agrees Mace & Jones merger Mar 25 2011

Law firm Weightmans has agreed merger terms with Mace & Jones weeks after announcing that it would acquire Vizards Wyeth’s insurance team.Read

Royal wedding law full of 'absurdities' - expert Mar 24 2011

Prince William and Kate’s nuptials could be the last Royal Wedding without major legal complications, according to new study.Read

St Philips Chambers appointed Queen's Counsel Mar 24 2011

Three barristers at St Philips Chambers have been appointed Queen’s Counsel taking the total number to 17.Read

Blythe Liggins wins Cambridge University rugby contract Mar 24 2011

A law firm has won a contract to advise Cambridge University’s rugby club after launching a specialist sports department.Richard Moon, head of the sports law department at Blythe Liggins which was set up last year, will advise the club on contracts and commercial arrangements.Mr Moon, who won a rugby blue at Cambridge before going on to play for England and the Barbarians at scrum-half, said: “It’s wonderful for me to be involved in advising the university rugby club, especially as I have such fond memories of my time at Cambridge, where I played alongside the likes of Rob Andrew and Gavin Hastings.”Blythe Liggins looks after the legal interests of sporting individuals, teams and organisations, including international rugby players, Olympic horsemen, women golfers and disabled riders.The firm has also acted for sports coaches, including David Collins, the former performance director of UK Athletics and Paul Sergeant OBE, the former chief executive of the Welsh Rugby Union’s Millennium Stadium.The firm has the contract to handle the legal requirements of The English Women’s Golf Association, which represents more than 115,000 women and girl golfers.Read

Martineau and Loyntons seal China collaboration Mar 24 2011

Two Birmingham law firms have sealed a unique collaboration with the aim of winning more business in China - as its economy climbs into second place behind the United States. Read

Legal Advice Mar 18 2011

Q. My employers are cutting my hours from 35 a week to 25. There have been discussions about this but they are adamant that the change will take place within the next three months and I will be paid £6,000 for the last 12 years. I am 41. Can they do this?Read

New recruits at Harvey Ingram following Borneos merger Mar 17 2011

Harvey Ingram has continued its expansion of operations with a string of new appointments following its merger with Borneos.Read

DBS Law boosts senior team Mar 11 2011

DBS Law has boosted its senior team with the appointment of personal injury lawyer Angela Fitzpatrick. Read

Waldrons expands services after recruitment drive Mar 11 2011

Black Country firm Waldrons is expanding three of its specialist services after announcing a hat-trick of appointments.The expansion of the firm’s personal injury, medical negligence and conveyancing departments sees national acclaim for personal injury specialist Julia Cinnamond, the arrival of conveyancing solicitor Rowena Slater-Reay and a newly qualified solicitor Joseph Norton.Julia becomes a qualified member of the Law Society personal injury panel after five years’ service as part of Waldrons’ seven-strong personal injury team based at the firm’s head office at Wychbury Court, Merry Hill.Joseph Norton will also be based at head office after completing his two-year training with Waldrons. He becomes a member of Waldrons’ medical negligence department.Rowena Slater-Reay joins Waldrons’ five strong team based at the firm’s Kingswinford office. Read

Wragge & Co advises on £18m Talis deal Mar 11 2011

Corporate experts at Wragge & Co have advised Talis Group on the sale of its library services division to Capita Group for £18 million.Corporate director Richard Goold led the team advising technology business Talis Group. The disposal of Talis Information forms part of the group’s strategy to focus on developing its semantic web platform and applications divisions.In acquiring Talis Information, business process outsourcing company Capita Group will extend its services to local government and higher education clients.Richard Goold said: “This was a complex transaction involving specialist intellectual property and technology expertise. Our wide-ranging corporate M&A experience, IT sector insight and commercial approach ensured we delivered the right result.”Dave Errington, chief executive officer at Talis Group, added: “The disposal marks a significant step forward in our long-term business plans. Having worked regularly with Wragge & Co for several years, we knew it understood our business and had the right blend of sector know-how and M&A expertise to support us.”Read

DLA Piper advises Intertek Group on £450m acquisition Mar 11 2011

Corporate lawyers at DLA Piper’s Birmingham office have advised Intertek Group on its £450 million acquisition of Moody International. Intertek provides quality and safety services to the energy sector and its acquisition of the technical inspection and certification company will extend capabilities across all geographic regions including Eastern Europe and give it new footprints in South America and Africa, resulting in coverage across Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas.Intertek is funding the acquisition entirely in cash from new and available debt facilities.The DLA Piper team advising Intertek was led by corporate partners Noel Haywood, John Campion and Charles Cook, together with solicitors Nigel Cooke and Mike Jackson.Rothschild is acting as financial adviser to Intertek.Read

Weightmans prepares to join up with Vizards Wyeth Mar 11 2011

Law firm Weightmans will take on the insurance business of rival firm Vizards Wyeth from April 1.Weightmans, which has an office in Birmingham also confirmed that talks with law firm Mace and Jones were ongoing and that terms could be agreed on a deal in the coming weeks.Managing director Patrick Gaul, said: “We are very pleased to agree terms. There is a good cultural fit between the two firms and we share a lot of common ground.“Vizards Wyeth has a strong insurance litigation practice, great clients and excellent people, and we will consolidate our position in the South East with this acquisition.”Brian Williams, partner of Vizards Wyeth said: “We are delighted to agree terms with Weightmans and become part of an outstanding national practice.”Read

Weightmans prepares to join up with Vizards Wyeth Mar 11 2011

Law firm Weightmans will take on the insurance business of rival firm Vizards Wyeth from April 1.Weightmans, which has an office in Birmingham also confirmed that talks with law firm Mace and Jones were ongoing and that terms could be agreed on a deal in the coming weeks.Managing director Patrick Gaul, said: “We are very pleased to agree terms. There is a good cultural fit between the two firms and we share a lot of common ground.“Vizards Wyeth has a strong insurance litigation practice, great clients and excellent people, and we will consolidate our position in the South East with this acquisition.”Brian Williams, partner of Vizards Wyeth said: “We are delighted to agree terms with Weightmans and become part of an outstanding national practice.”Read

Birmingham law firms line up for awards race Mar 11 2011

A group of legal heavyweights are getting ready to do battle to find out who will win the title of law firm of the year at the Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2011.Read

Top Birmingham lawyer David Birch dies, aged 61 Mar 11 2011

Tributes have been paid to a leading Birmingham lawyer, described as one of the city’s greatest ever exports, after he lost his battle with cancer.Read

Specialist trio appointed at law firm Waldrons Mar 09 2011

Black Country solicitors Waldrons is expanding three of its specialist services after announcing a hat-trick of appointments.Read

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