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Deals awards will recognise efforts behind the scenes

DEALS are a key indicator to the economic health of a region and their quality is a showcase for the talent of entrepreneurs and professionals. Read

Expert help on insolvency

SPECIALIST professional services organisation Begbies Traynor Group plc has strengthened its presence in the North East by opening a new office in Newcastle. Read

Crutes takes on new corporate partner

A TALENTED lawyer has joined one of the region’s up-and-coming corporate practices to bring further experience to an expanding team. Read

Income grows by 23% in record year for Sintons

NEWCASTLE-based solicitors Sintons LLP has announced a 23% annual rise in gross fee income. Read

Business-for-sale agency expands to take in Yorkshire

BUSINESS-for-sale agency Lakey & Co has expanded the reach of its North-East office. Read

Rail firm helped to get rolling

LAW firm Dickinson Dees has advised Govia, the owner of a new rail franchise, in completing orders for almost £250m of new rolling stock. Read

RBS banking on region with new corporate HQ

A LEADING bank has decided to move its corporate services to a new Newcastle headquarters to handle its growing North-East business. Read

Business adviser Ian hits the road

BUSINESS adviser Ian Smith is playing a leading role in a series of roadshows around the country for accountants with solicitor clients. Read

Recruits at expanding Smithson bolster key sectors

SMITHSON Law Firm has expanded with the appointment of two new staff to bolster key departments. Read

Law firm chalks up a £850m record year

LAW firm Ward Hadaway chalked up a record year in 2007, advising on almost £850m worth of corporate deals. Read

Insolvency expert is new head for trade

A LEADING North insolvency expert has been appointed as the regional head of the UK’s key trade association for business recovery and turnaround specialists. Read

Law firm advising on Ikea’s housing

LAW firm Dickinson Dees is playing a crucial role in providing services for the pioneering Ikea affordable homes which are being built in Gateshead. Read

James takes up post as head of recovery specialists

A NORTH insolvency expert has been appointed as regional head of the trade association for business recovery and turnaround specialists. Read

Shaken confidence hits all but biggest players

THE credit crunch sent the value of North-East deals plunging by more than a third in the last quarter of 2007, according to new figures. Read

It all adds up for law firm’s recruits to finance team

LAW firm Crutes has recruited two new members to its finance team in order to manage the North-East firm’s growing accountancy requirements. Read

Natalie is now a solicitor

DARLINGTON law firm Latimer Hinks has announced that Natalie Walker has qualified as a solicitor. Read

Caravan park sold for £1.6m

SPRINGHOUSE Caravan Park in Slaley, Northumberland, has been bought by a Yorkshire company in a £1.6m deal. Read

It’s a deal as Spetch joins Ward Hadaway

AN experienced corporate finance lawyer with an impressive deal- making record has joined leading North law firm Ward Hadaway. Read

Planner in on ground floor of big change

A SENIOR planning consultant at Blackett Hart & Pratt has qualified as one of the region’s few independent advisers in a new scheme to make the planning process more efficient. Read

Specialists make guides

A PONTELAND practice set up four years ago to specialise in family and matrimonial law is celebrating listings in two major legal guides. Read