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Ward Hadaway

BENSON HOUSE, 1A TOWER SQUARE, WELLINGTON STREET, LS1 4DL, ENGLAND
Newcastle upon Tyne, Manchester, Leeds

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Yorkshire and the Humber

Corporate and commercial

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

Within EU and competition EU and competition

Finance

Within Banking and finance, tier 5

Ward Hadaway recently secured a number of panel appointments following the addition of Nick Bell in 2010 from Pinsent Masons LLP.

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery, tier 4

Ward Hadaway’s clients include PwC, Mazars and Begbies Traynor. Steve Thomas is the key contact in Leeds.

Human resources

Within Employment: West Yorkshire, Ward Hadaway is a third tier firm,

Harmajinder Hayre and the ‘effective’ team at Ward Hadaway advise clients such as Berry & Co and PwC.

Public sector

Within Education, Ward Hadaway is a third tier firm,

Ward Hadaway’s team was bolstered by the arrival of Karen Andrews from Trowers & Hamlins LLP. The team continued to advise Nottingham City Council on new project delivery through its Local Education Partnership.

Within Health, tier 4

Ward Hadaway acts for a number of NHS trusts, and sits on several major NHS panels.

Within Local government, Ward Hadaway is a third tier firm,

The appointment of Karen Andrews from Trowers & Hamlins LLP has bolstered the team at Ward Hadaway, which counts Nottingham City Council and One NorthEast as clients.

Real estate

Within Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire, Ward Hadaway is a third tier firm,

Ward Hadaway’s practice continues to prosper, with recent instructions including advice to Allied London Group relating to retail lettings in the Spinningfields development in Manchester. Kevin Weston and Judy Fawcett are the key partners in the group.

Within Construction Construction

Within Property litigation Property litigation

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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.
    - 11KBW

  • 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

    In this issue:
    - Penningtons Solicitors LLP

  • Premium service for tier 2 and 5 sponsors to be launched

    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.
    - Penningtons Solicitors LLP
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