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What we say about the firm's legal practice in West Midlands

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in the West Midlands, George Green LLP is a first tier firm,

At George Green LLP, team head Paul Bennettconsistently provides a high level of service’; Richard Cliff is ‘first class’; and the ‘very competentGuy Green is recommended for his private equity expertise in particular. Deal highlights included acting for the management in the sale and secondary buyout of Poundland, and advising the management and largest shareholders on the restructuring of Bakkavor. On the commercial side, Stephen Wyergoes that extra mile for clients’.

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation: Elsewhere in the West Midlands, George Green LLP is a second tier firm,

George Green LLP has the ‘very capableNeil Williams, with James Coles also recommended. The team handles the full gamut of disputes and has considerable experience in obtaining emergency injunctions and handling search orders. It recently acted for the defendant in a £7m unfair prejudice case.

Human resources

Within Employment, tier 5

George Green LLPoffers a cost-effective service coupled with a practical and pragmatic approach’. Tim Lang is ‘hugely knowledgeable’. Clients include Thyssenkrupp Aerospace UK and Dudley College.

Insurance

Within Professional negligence Professional negligence

Overview

Private client

Within Family: Elsewhere in the West Midlands Family: Elsewhere in the West Midlands

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate Personal tax, trusts and probate

Real estate

Within Commercial property: Elsewhere in the West Midlands, George Green LLP is a third tier firm,

Ceri Mort heads the department at George Green LLP, and recently acted for Dudley College in connection with the college’s proposed £30m relocation from five existing sites to a new town-centre campus. Another highlight was acting for Walter Smith Fine Foods on an acquisition of 15 shops.

Within Property litigation, George Green LLP is a third tier firm,

The ‘practical and responsiveJames Coles at George Green LLP is advising in a major trepass/encroachment case, and is also acting for the owner of a substantial private school in a dispute with third parties regarding the development of the site.


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  • COUNCIL TAX

    In Harrow LBC v Ayiku [2012] EWHC 1200 (Admin) Sales J held that the word “or” in the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992, art 3 Class N, had a disjunctive meaning, therefore it was sufficient for the non-British spouse of a foreign student to satisfy one or other of the two conditions, namely being prevented from taking paid employment or being prevented from claiming benefits, in order to qualify as a “relevant person” who was exempted from liability to pay council tax.
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  • QUEEN’S SPEECH

    Bills already introduced pursuant to the Queen’s Speech on 9 May 2012 include Local Government Finance Bill and Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, both accompanied by Explanatory Notes, which in each case address ECHR compatibility.
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  • Standards

    In R (Calver) v Adjudication Panel for Wales [2012] EWHC 1172 (Admin) Mr Calver was a member of Manorbier Community Council who successfully challenged the decision of the Panel to dismiss his appeal against a decision by Prembrokeshire County Council Standards Committee censuring him for a number of comments or blogs posted by him on a website he owned and controlled.
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  • A justified retrospective

    Clive Sheldon - QC debates the pros & cons of retrospective tax legislation
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”)

    In R (Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich LBC [2012] EWCA Civ 496 the Court of Appeal held that the Council had had “due regard to the PSED when making changes to its funding of community legal advice services”. At para 30 Elias LJ said:
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty

    Surrey County Council conducted a review of its Library Service. This culminated in a Report to the Council’s Cabinet. The Recommendations in the Report included that there should be consultation about a community-partnership approach at selected Libraries.
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  • Judicial Review

    The Judgment of Lindblom J in The Manydown Co Ltd v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2012] EWHC 977 (Admin) repays attention. The Claimant sought to challenge by judicial review 2 decisions of the Council: (1) the Council’s refusal to reconsider its position on the development of a site that it owns (and is the subject matter of a Joint Development Partnership Agreement with the Claimant); and (2) a decision of the Council’s Cabinet approving a selection of sites for development which did not include this site.
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  • The Health and Social Care Act 2012: impact on adult social services

    After its torrid passage through Parliament, the Health and Social Care Bill received Royal Assent on 27 March 2012. The Act deals principally with healthcare reform, but it also contains some amendments to the legislative framework for social care. It will come into force on a day yet to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
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  • Immigration update May 2012

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    A premium service for sponsors will be launched by the UKBA on 6 April 2012. The service is designed specifically for companies that sponsor international employees under tier 2 and 5 of the points based system and aims to provide them with enhanced support.