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Lawyer returns to Watson Burton after training May 30 2012

A CORPORATE lawyer with global expertise has returned to leading commercial law firm Watson Burton two years after completing her training contract with the organisation.Read

Hartlepool accountancy firm's expansion May 30 2012

ACCOUNTANCY firm Waltons Clark Whitehill has launched a new department to handle the growing trend for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to outsource all financial management.Read

Muckle plays role in Kenton School conversion May 23 2012

LAW firm Muckle LLP has played a central role in converting the North East’s biggest school into an academy.Read

Theresa Carling joins Tilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitors May 23 2012

THERESA Carling, a solicitor with 11 years’ experience in employment law, has joined the team at Teesside-based Tilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitors.Read

Itmsoil MBO advised by Ward Hadaway May 23 2012

LAW firm Ward Hadaway has acted as adviser for a multi-million-pound management buy-out deal of an international geotechnics group.Read

UNW accountancy trainees reach competition final May 16 2012

FOUR talented accountancy students at the Newcastle accountancy UNW will represent the North East in the WorldSkills UK Accounting Technician national final in London on Saturday.Read

North East seminar on how to raise funds May 16 2012

ENTREPRENEURS from across the region are being invited to find out how they might access the investment capital they need to implement their business ideas at a special event taking place tomorrow.Read

Watson Burton pair land promotion to partner May 16 2012

LAW firm Watson Burton has welcomed two of the firm’s most promising lawyers into its partnership. James Harrison and Jacqueline Turner have been promoted to the position of partner after a number of years with the firm, working within the construction and employment groups respectively.Read

Muckle LLP signs up for Metro contract May 09 2012

COMMERCIAL law firm Muckle LLP has won a four-year contract to provide commercial property and property litigation advice to DB Regio Tyne and Wear (DBTW) which operates Metro trains and stations on behalf of Nexus.Read

Speedy caravan site deal sees off Southern threat May 09 2012

LAW firm Gordon Brown LLP has advised one of the country’s leading caravan firms on the completion of a multi-million-pound purchase of two key dealerships in the North.Read

KPMG recruit specialists for advice on tax May 09 2012

KPMG in Newcastle has recruited three specialists as it invests further in its ability to advise North East businesses on tax matters.Read

DWF recruits Robin Steel as a corporate partner at Newcastle office May 02 2012

LAW firm DWF has recruited Robin Steel as a corporate partner in its Newcastle office following the expansion of the London firm which moved into the region with the takeover of Crutes in January.Read

Dickinson Dees legal eagle advises on academy at old school May 02 2012

AN ex-pupil of Cardinal Hume School in Gateshead has provided legal advice to convert his old school into an academy.Read

COLUMN: Barrie Hensby - Grasping the nettle for big rewards May 02 2012

THE phrase ‘if you always do what you’ve always done, then you’ll always get what you’ve always got’ has had particular resonance to the business community over recent years.Read

New specialists join the team at RMT Apr 25 2012

RMT Accountants & Business Advisors has started the new financial year with the appointment of two tax consultants.Read

UNW leads Pearson Engineering through road firm deal Apr 25 2012

ACCOUNTANCY firm UNW has played a central role in a Newcastle military vehicle maker taking control of a company specialising in repairing potholes in roads.Read

Elizabeth Allen joins select group of achievers Apr 25 2012

ELIZABETH Allen, an agricultural law specialist with the North East's leading law firm Dickinson Dees, has achieved the Fellowship of the Agricultural Law Association (ALA).Read

Teamwork sees The Vermont hotel bought out of administration Apr 18 2012

A TEAM of North East advisors helped seal the deal which saw landmark Newcastle hotel The Vermont bought out of administration by Gainford Hotels Ltd.Read

Sporting groups offered legal help by Muckle LLP Apr 18 2012

COMMERCIAL law firm Muckle LLP is to be involved in a new initiative designed to give sport and recreational groups access to quality legal firms at reasonable rates.Read

North East Growth Fund marks second birthday Apr 11 2012

MORE than 75 representatives of the region’s leading professional services firms joined business representatives at an event to mark the second birthday of the £20m Finance For Business North East Growth Fund.Read