Feb
2007
Articles from 7th Feb 2007
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How to find Archers Law offices
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Archers Law is conveniently located between Stockton town centre and Ingleby Barwick. The offices are easily reached by public transport and the national motorway networks are only a short distance away. The office provides disabled access and facilities along with client car parking. Read
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Helping to care for the environment
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
As a forward thinking firm, Archers Law has adopted a new recycling strategy since moving into its new offices. Read
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Specialists who do the business for commercial clients
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Archers Law is one of the Tees Valley's leading specialists in commercial law. Read
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Young professionals mix business with pleasure
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
The Tees Valley Young Professionals Network (TVYPN) was launched by six professional firms in the Tees Valley last year. Read
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Commercial law breakfast briefings
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Archers Law has close contacts with many other professionals in the Tees Valley and wider North-east business community. Read
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Keeping watch on Employment legislation
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
There is more new legislation being introduced in relation to employment law that employers may need to be aware of. Read
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Homeowners can be caught in the inheritance tax trap
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
A recent study has shown that four out of ten families now face paying the 40% inheritance tax rate on their inherited assets, so preparation is key in helping to reduce this tax liability. Read
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Wills, Probate and Trusts Unit
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Our Wills Probate and Tax (WPT) team is one of the largest in the Tees Valley. Read
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A 10-step guide to buying and selling
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Follow this 10-step guide to buying and selling your home. Read
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Residential Conveyancing
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Archers Law Residential Conveyancing unit has many years experience representing both buyers and sellers in the legal process of moving home. Read
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Why you should choose a local solicitor when you have a road traffic accident
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Have you had a road traffic accident (RTA)? Are you pursuing a personal injury claim through your insurance policy? Then it is likely that they have referred you to use a law firm on their panel of solicitors. Read
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Personal Injury Unit
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Archers Law Personal Injury unit is managed by Angela Torrance and Alistair Smith. Read
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When you decide to go your separate ways
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
As well as divorce being an emotional time, many people who find themselves in this situation also have concerns about their finances. This brief gives you an overview of what the main financial issues may be regarding property and maintenance during divorce. Read
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Family Law
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
As one of the largest family law teams in the area, Archers Law has more specialist expertise in this area than most other legal firms in the Tees Valley. Read
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Move with us
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
The name Archer has been synonymous with law in Stockton-on-Tees since at least 1860, when C J Archer opened an office on the High Street. Read
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Quality service is a priority
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Archers Law is a Tees Valley-based law firm dedicated to offering excellence in customer care by delivering a committed, focused and professional service to companies and private individuals. Read
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Community fundraising
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Archers Law has been raising money for Against Bowel Cancer (ABC) based at The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough through various fundraising initiatives. Read
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Better facilities
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Archers Law move to new offices was not only to improve the working environment for employees but also to further improve the clients experience. Read
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City news
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
The London market held on to recent gains today after stirring performances by miners and airline British Airways. Read
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Hart to Hart over 30 years
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Pudding Chare is always impressed to hear of people who have managed to stay with the same firm of accountants for 30 years. It is a tough life, we hear. Read
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Chance to get in on act
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Dance company balletLORENT is looking for a company to sponsor a sensual and exciting performance tour which includes the chance to get in on the act. Read
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Family tree:
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
In our regular series looking at the management structures of businesses and related organisations in the region, we focus this week on the Institution of Civil Engineers North-East. Read
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Business diary
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
This is a free service. Send brief details to The Journal, Groat Market, Newcastle, NE1 1ED. Tel: (0191) 201-6290; email iain.laing@ ncjmedia.co.uk or fax (0191) 261-8869. Entries must reach us by Friday before publication. Read
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Meeting housing demand
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
As the UK housing market overall continues to rise, house prices in the North-East have dipped in recent months. Land Registry figures show that house prices across England and Wales rose 0.7% during December - and 7.8% over 2006. By contrast, prices in the North-East fell over the month, by 1.6%. They also had the lowest regional annual rise, up just 4.5%. Read
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Lloyds TSB in outsourcing row
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Lloyds tsb was at the centre of an outsourcing row with its staff union yesterday after the company announced the closure of a back office operation. Read
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Stock watch
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
The ftse 100 continued to gain yesterday, despite sluggish performances from influential stocks BP and Royal Dutch Shell. Read
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Equities surge ahead after retail lift
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Uk equities surged ahead yesterday as the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said that retailers enjoyed their best January for three years, with like for like sales up 3.1%. Read
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The history of tea
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Tea is often thought of as a quintessentially British drink and we have been drinking it for over 350 years. Read
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Tea facts
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
As a nation we get through 165 million cups of tea every day. Read
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Organic tea and Northern initiative is perfect blend
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
It's a long way from the sleepy hills of Northumberland to the lush tea plantations of India. James Barton meets two entrepreneurs who have made that distance a little shorter. Read
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Aviva's pension sales improve with law change
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Norwich Union owner Aviva joined its rivals in reporting strong sales growth for 2006. Read
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War in Iraq boosts shares in weapon maker
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Shares in BAE Systems were sharply higher yesterday as investors eyed a slice of the £312bn of defence spending planned by George Bush for 2008. Read
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Bank jobs at risk as centre closes
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Lloyds tsb is at the centre of an outsourcing row with its staff union after the company announced the closure of a back office operation. Read
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Oil production cut as BP puts safety first
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Oil giant BP appears to have put safety before output after cutting its five-year production forecast. Read
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Planning applications
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Ward: Beacon and Bents Read
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Not cheap, but it is in demand
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
The case for the private jet has just won itself an enthusiastic spokesman. High profile businessman Karl Watkin is never short of an opinion, and as a man who travels a lot, he has plenty to say about the services he uses. Read
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Ride in style and comfort on special planes
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
While the North-East is currently only served by Eastern Airways as a specialist business service, the sector is getting busier. Read
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...and what about the train?
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
In November, Eurostar services to Paris and Brussels will begin operating out of St Pancras Station - and thus cut journey times from the North-East to the French capital to around five-and-a- half hours. Read
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Private air travel is set to take off
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
We have never had more routes linking the North-East to the rest of the world, yet still business people are frustrated with the services on offer. Graeme King looks at what the future holds for air travel from our region, and finds a definite shift upmarket. Read
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Carmaker exports efficiency drive to a German hospital
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
A hospital appointment has led to carmaker Nissan's plant in Sunderland teaching German medics how to improve their efficiency. Read
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Wind turbine maker sees demand soar
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Renewable energy group Econnect is aiming to quadruple the size of its construction arm in the next three years as the demand for wind turbines goes "ballistic". Read
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Event to address claims issues
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Durham-based legal training company Legal Evolve is hosting an event at the Vermont Hotel in Newcastle on March 21, where representatives from some of the region's largest law firms will meet to learn about new statutory regulation of claims management companies, devised to protect consumers. Read
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A boost for the Gherkin branch
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
An experienced construction law solicitor has joined Watson Burton's London office. Read
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University spin-out firm aims to land wide market interest
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Corporate finance specialist Mark Dempsey is watching the markets with interest after completing a year-long project to float a company which makes devices for detecting chemical leaks. Read
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Entrepreneur engineers growth of design business
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Sales are expected to rise by 50% at an engineering design business in Gateshead after it was bought out by a new team. Read
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Takeover adds up for research specialist
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
A North-East research company has been snapped up by one of the giants of the industry. Read
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Joanne Fryett column
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Three or four years ago, you struggled to give away a Corus share. The steelmaker's stock had plummeted to a mere 4p and seemed destined for junk status. Read
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Sainsbury's war?
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
The UK's third largest supermarket Sainsbury's could become the subject of a bidding war after a newspaper report said that private equity firms Cinven and Texas Pacific Group were interested in the group. Read
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Apartment entrepreneur to open third venue
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
The entrepreneur behind The Apartment is opening a new bar-restaurant and nightclub in the old NatWest Bank building on Archbold Terrace in Jesmond. Read
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Keith Hann column
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
I started work (if you can call it work) in financial PR in 1983, the year of Mrs Thatcher's post-Falklands electoral landslide. There followed three years of absolutely frenetic activity helping to bring companies to the stock market. Read
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Law firms team up for five-way deal
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Law firms Ward Hadaway and Dickinson Dees have won a contract to supply legal services to five local authorities in the North-East. Read
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Battery jobs at risk if housing plans collapse
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
The jobs of around 150 workers at a high power battery maker are under threat if a planned relocation fails. Read
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Retail park sold for £55m
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
An Australian-owned property fund manager has paid £55m for a Tyneside retail park, reflecting what is becoming an increasingly unpredictable market for retail property in the region. Read
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Cafe 21 to be housed in famous old store
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
Renowned chef Terry Laybourne is launching his latest Cafe 21 venture in upmarket Newcastle department store Fenwick. Read
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Good staff help ensure £7bn of good business
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
The North-East's biggest law firm Dickinson Dees has revealed a record £7bn worth of deals were completed by its corporate finance team last year - up by 180% from 2005's figure of £2.5bn. Read
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Firm buys a slice of Milligan's
Feb 07 2007 | Archive
A large bite of sandwich and pastie makers Milligan's operations has been bought by a small regional rival which has plans to double the combined group's turnover to £8m within three years. Read
