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Mills & Reeve LLP

9TH FLOOR, 1 NEW YORK STREET, MANCHESTER, M2 4HD, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 0844 561 0011
Fax:
Fax 0161 235 5421
Norwich, Manchester, London, Leeds, Cambridge, Birmingham

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

Insurance

Within Professional negligence, Mills & Reeve LLP is a second tier firm,

Mills & Reeve LLP has strength in depth, and is attracting work from insurers on high-level work. Niall Innes joined from Robin Simon LLP to take over as head of the team from Liz Taylor, who remains with the firm as a consultant.

Private client

Within Family, Mills & Reeve LLP is a first tier firm,

The team at Mills & Reeve LLP is still relatively new to the region, but is described by one client as ‘Manchester’s best-kept secret’. Nigel Shepherd is acting on a case involving business and personal assets worth between £50m and £90m, as well as a number of international cases. Alison Bull and Sue Brookes are also recommended.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate, Mills & Reeve LLP is a second tier firm,

Mills & Reeve LLP attracted numerous client referrals in 2010, many from leading accountancy practices, private banks and local financial advisers. Associate and practice head Deborah Clark provides complex personal tax and estate planning advice to entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals.

Public sector

Within Education, tier 4

Mills & Reeve LLP won appointments to the new legal panels of the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University.

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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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  • Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”)

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  • Public Sector Equality Duty

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  • The Health and Social Care Act 2012: impact on adult social services

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  • Immigration update May 2012

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