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Watson Burton LLP

1 CITY SQUARE, LEEDS, LS1 2ES, ENGLAND

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 Corporate tax Corporate tax

Crime, fraud and licensing

Within Licensing, Watson Burton LLP is a third tier firm,

Richard Arnot joined as head of the practice at Watson Burton LLP in 2009. The team deals with contentious licensing matters, and has recently represented the Co-op Food Group.

Dispute resolution

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

Finance

Within Banking and finance, tier 5

Watson Burton LLP regularly handles matters including transactional corporate finance funding and large-scale development funding. Key clients include Lloyds TSB, HSBC and RBS.

Human resources

Within Employment: West Yorkshire Employment: West Yorkshire

Insurance

Within Professional negligence: defendant, Watson Burton LLP is a second tier firm,

Richard Palmer leads the team at Watson Burton LLP, which has recently been appointed to the panels of several major insurers.

Public sector

Within Education, Watson Burton LLP is a third tier firm,

Watson Burton LLP receives instructions from Barnsley College, and has recently handled a significant number of academy conversions.

Real estate

Within Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire, Watson Burton LLP is a third tier firm,

Watson Burton LLP’s clients include Barnsley College, Niche Homes and Mansion Group. The team has recently been advising Austin Reed on new store openings on the high street and in shopping centres.

Within Construction Construction

TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Within Intellectual property , tier 4

Watson Burton LLP has experience across a range of IP issues.

Within IT and telecoms IT and telecoms


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