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Lee & Priestley LLP

10-12 EAST PARADE, LEEDS, LS1 2AJ, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 0845 129 2300
Fax:
Fax 0845 129 2301
DX:
14074 LEEDS PARK SQUARE
Web:
www.leepriestley.com
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This Leeds firm is prominent in a range of commercial work, including corporate finance, property, insolvency, debt recovery, IP/IT, media/entertainment, employment and litigation. Personal services include family law, wills, trusts and probate.

The firm: Lee & Priestley LLP is a single-site commercial practice based in Leeds and seeking to establish a national reputation in a number of specialist areas. The firm sees itself as an innovative and proactive adviser to fast-growing, entrepreneurial and SME clients.

Types of work undertaken: Corporate and banking: strengths include private equity, venture capital, technology and healthcare start-ups, the pharmacy and care home sectors, and transactional banking and finance.

Commercial litigation: in addition to general commercial litigation experience, which includes contractual disputes, professional negligence, warranty claims, shareholder disputes, and property and construction disputes, the firm has specialist expertise in relation to FSA and regulatory matters.

Debt recovery: the firm’s debt recovery operation is based on tailored solutions for niche clients. The experienced team offers a combination of effective systems and a personal touch that is popular with clients.

Insolvency and corporate recovery: the firm is recognised as a leading full-service provider of insolvency advice in both corporate and personal situations, and offers a high-level restructuring capability. It acts for many of the region’s leading insolvency practitioners.

Employment: the firm advises commercial clients on unfair and wrongful dismissal, disciplinary issues, restraint of trade, discrimination and all other areas of employment law, including trade union issues. There are a number of additional services provided through ‘Employmentworks’, including training, seminars and regular updates. An advice line is also available, supported by an insurance policy covering tribunal awards.

Family: the firm represents a variety of professional and private clients at a time when the right legal advice is at a premium. The firm also specialises in childcare matters.

Personal tax, trusts and probate: the firm advises on wills, lasting powers of attorney, family settlements, trusts and probate (including contentious) matters. It has a specialist team dealing with the personal affairs of its business clients.

Commercial property: the firm advises property developers, investors, corporate occupiers and others in relation to commercial and residential developments, licensed premises, retail outlets and the specialist area of care homes.

IP/IT: the firm acts for universities, spin-outs, and medical and R&D companies, as well as dealing with routine IP work, including registering trade marks and designs. The firm also deals with contentious matters and is experienced in managing proceedings in foreign jurisdictions. The firm advises on all areas of IT and e-commerce, including systems implementation, licensing, maintenance, and website development and hosting.

Media/entertainment: the firm advises on development contracts, licensing, creative sub-contracts and investment in games/interactive media and on film/TV contracts.

Breakdown of work %
Corporate and commercial 27
Litigation and employment 26
Family and private client 20
Property 19
Insolvency 8

Number of UK partners 10
Number of other UK fee-earners 28

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