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Big hitter is new partner for Ward Hadaway commercial litigation team Oct 26 2011

LAW firm Ward Hadaway has further strengthened its commercial litigation team with the recruitment of a senior in-house lawyer with extensive experience at Northern Rock.Read

Women solicitors celebrate Under 35 award Oct 26 2011

TWO solicitors from the region’s biggest law firm are celebrating after being named as two of the top 35 female private client practitioners under the age of 35.Read

Trainees at law firm The Endeavour Partnership Oct 26 2011

TEESSIDE law firm The Endeavour Partnership, has recruited two trainee solicitors Tom Haigh and Metab Hussain.Read

Ryecroft Glenton appoints five directors Oct 19 2011

ACCOUNTANCY Ryecroft Glenton has appointed five directors to provide new client-facing roles for each of its key accountancy and business advisory practice areas.Read

Increase due in private investment, says survey Oct 19 2011

PRIVATE equity firms expect to see an increase in their investment activity in the region, according to a new survey.Read

Let us hope this Tory 'rabbit' can run Oct 19 2011

EXPERIENCE suggests that, during every autumn party conference season, the Government likes to pull a few policy rabbits out of hats to make the faithful feel especially good about themselves, and the Conservatives have stayed true to this trend at their recent Manchester gathering.Read

New solicitors welcomed into Ward Hadaway Oct 12 2011

SIX newly qualified solicitors have been welcomed into the ranks at law firm Ward Hadaway.Read

Administrations rise by a quarter in North East Oct 12 2011

THE number of companies falling into administration in the North East has increased by 26.7% in the third quarter.Read

Investors must now think small Oct 12 2011

SMALL companies, entrepreneurs and start-up businesses can find it particularly difficult to attract equity finance. Often investors prefer to invest larger sums in big companies versus the relatively small levels of investments required by SMEs and start-ups.Read

Ward Hadaway helps Aesica clinch expansion deal Oct 05 2011

LAW firm Ward Hadaway advised fast-growing Tyneside pharmaceutical company Aesica Pharmaceuticals on a deal to secure further investment to fuel its ambitious expansion plans.Read

Begbies Traynor staff reap the rewards of business training Oct 05 2011

THE North East operation of business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor has strengthened its team with a hat-trick of training achievements.Read

Fewer North East entrepreneurs willing to sell firms Oct 05 2011

ENTREPRENEURS in the North East are the most reluctant in the country to sell their business despite the recent doubling of Entrepreneurs’ Relief to £10m.Read

Sellers holding out for price leads to a fall in sales Sep 28 2011

THE number of mergers and acquisitions involving British targets is on track for a dramatic drop, with volume for the third quarter at its lowest since the 90s, according to research by Grant Thornton.Read

Crutes recruits three recent graduates Sep 28 2011

THREE recent graduates have joined regional law firm Crutes and will work from its offices in Newcastle and Teesside.Read

Ward Hadaway creative team up for award Sep 28 2011

THE creative industries team at law firm Ward Hadaway has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.Read

Work behind the scenes Sep 28 2011

DEALMAKERS have been working hard delivering deals that have attracted less overt publicity than in recent years, due in the main to PR lock outs, disguising the volume of deal activity in the market.Read

Moneygate accelerating its drive for acquisitions Sep 21 2011

COMMERCIAL lawyers at Newcastle firm Muckle were called upon by a fast-growing financial services firm to help with its largest acquisition to date.Read

New layer of support for corporates Sep 21 2011

NATIONWIDE bankers Barclays Corporate is increasing its support of multinational corporates (MNC) and their subsidiaries with the introduction of local relationship directors in key regions across the UK.Read

Sons take businesses into the next generation Sep 21 2011

A LONG-STANDING relationship between a firm of accountants and a property management business has survived the years and is now being passed on to the next generation.Read

Clear vision is needed to prosper Sep 14 2011

WITH a generally improving corporate economy, companies are increasingly sensing opportunities to grow not just organically, but through careful, well thought through acquisitions.Read