Landlords Alerted To Commercial Property Pitfalls
As businesses struggle to trade in the current economic climate, commercial landlords are finding their own living at risk as tenants delay or miss payments. Liz Shaw, partner in the Property Litigation team at…
Pupils learn first step on career ladder with Wake Smith
A team of trainees from leading law firm Wake Smith helped students at Stockbridge School to prepare for the world of work today with a CV seminar supported by Business & Education South Yorkshire Trainee solicitors…
Wake Smith help Nottingham woman make legal history
Leading Sheffield law firm Wake Smith has helped a Nottingham woman make legal history today, after a ruling at the Court of Appeal agreed her employer, knitting company Quantum Clothing Group, should have done…
Rotherham family feel mistakes of NHS consultant
The widow of a Rotherham man let down by an NHS consultant has spoken out against the treatment her husband received during a four year ordeal in the quest for the right diagnosis. Ian Rodgers, a former communications…
Wake Smith Crowned Top Commercial Law Firm
Yorkshire businesses are being offered a simple way to avoid being caught out in the current economic climate with a free Terms & Conditions healthcheck from leading Sheffield solicitors, Wake Smith & Tofields.
Changes to NHS complaints procedure from 1 April 2009
From 1 April 2009, the Healthcare Commission will cease to exist and the NHS will be introducing changes to the way it operates it's complaints system. A single complaints system will now cover all aspects of…
Businesses Who Trust Their Customers May Be In Trouble From 6 April 2009
Businesses that work on a trust basis with their customers, providing goods and services upfront, may find that trust exploited from 6 April with the introduction of Debt Relief Orders (DROs) DROs are designed…
Further flexible working rights threaten small businesses
Employers in Yorkshire will receive an influx of requests from parents demanding flexible working rights from Monday 6 April 2009, predict leading Sheffield solicitors Wake Smith, as parents of children as old as…
Sheffield legionnaires man wins £20k from employer
A Sheffield man, 38, has received £20,000 as an out of court settlement after contracting legionnaires disease when working for Sheffield fencing manufacturer, Estate Wire at their site on Birley Vale Close. His…
Portuguese Company Makes Sheffield The Only Option
A specialist Portuguese "high growth" company has selected to open its first UK site at the Sheffield Bioincubator. Tomorrow Options, a Portuguese microelectronics company, is opening its first subsidiary in…
