The Legal 500

Within Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Within Corporate and commercial: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, tier 4

Keeble Hawson provides ‘good value for money’ and ‘appropriate, timely advice’. Highlights in 2010 included representing the shareholders in the £10.1m sale of SIA to CSE Global. Other clients include car dealer Stoneacre, Swinton Insurance and pharmaceuticals business Weldricks.

Within Commercial litigation: Leeds, West Yorkshire Commercial litigation: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Within Commercial litigation: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Keeble Hawson is a second tier firm,

Keeble Hawson appointed Michael Peacock as head of department in 2010. Clients appreciate his ‘consistent advice’.

Within Debt recovery, Keeble Hawson is a third tier firm,

Keeble Hawson acts for a number of the major UK steel stockbrokers as well as several large commercial groups.

Within Banking and finance, tier 5

Keeble Hawson’s ‘strong and proactive’ practice is particularly active in venture capital finance and fund work.

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery, tier 4

Keeble Hawson’s team includes Richard Fergusson, who is ‘extremely knowledgeable, proactive and professional’. The team now has three partners, following the promotion in 2010 of Natalie Simms.

Within Employment: South Yorkshire, Keeble Hawson is a second tier firm,

Keeble Hawson receives instructions from UNITE, and acts for a range of clients from plcs to senior executives.

Within Employment: West Yorkshire Employment: West Yorkshire

Within Clinical negligence: claimant, Keeble Hawson is a second tier firm,

The ‘first-class’ team at Keeble Hawson provides ‘very good customer service’, advising on specialist areas including birth injury cases and surgical and diagnostic errors and delays. The ‘superb’ Janet Baker, who leads the department, ‘works hard to achieve fantastic results’.

Within Personal injury: claimant , Keeble Hawson is a third tier firm,

Keeble Hawson’s team, headed by the ‘well-respected and more than competent’ David Jones, continues to work for a range of trade union clients, and specialises in employers’ liability and occupiers’/public liability matters.

Within Family: Leeds and West Yorkshire Family: Leeds and West Yorkshire:

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate, Keeble Hawson is a third tier firm,

Keeble Hawson’s ‘excellent’ team focuses on planning and offshore asset preservation matters for high-net-worth clients, as well as Court of Protection work. The ‘very professional’ George Connell heads the department, and the ‘approachable and professional’ Michele Todd is also recommended.

Within Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire

Within Commercial property: Sheffield, South Yorkshire Commercial property: Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Within Intellectual property , Keeble Hawson is a third tier firm,

Keeble Hawson’s team advises on IP licensing agreements, notarisations and contentious matters. Rosemary Downs leads the team, which provides a ‘high-quality service’.