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Wrigleys

19 COOKRIDGE STREET, LEEDS, LS2 3AG, ENGLAND

Tel:: Work 0113 244 6100
Fax:: Fax 0113 244 6101
DX:: 12020 LEEDS 1

Web:: www.wrigleys.co.uk
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Sheffield, Leeds

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

Human resources

Within Employment: West Yorkshire Employment: West Yorkshire

Within Pensions, Wrigleys is a third tier firm,

The ‘efficient’ and ‘very highly rated’ team at Wrigleys Solicitors LLP advised on a number of restructuring and insolvency-related transactions. The ‘hugely experienced and pragmatic’ Raymond Ainscoe leads the team; Leigh Holmes has ‘excellent technical knowledge’; and Josephine Manfredi-Hamer is ‘knowledgeable, professional and tenacious’. Clients include the Trustees of the APC Pension Scheme.

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Private client

Within Agriculture and estates, Wrigleys is a first tier firm,

The team at Wrigleys Solicitors LLP, led by the ‘very good’ Jonathan Attey, is noted for its ‘excellent level of service and knowledge’. Highlights included acting on the purchase of a number of grouse moor estates and the sale of a farmyard for development.

Within Charities, Wrigleys is a first tier firm,

The ‘experienced’ charities department at Wrigleys Solicitors LLP leads the market, and is noted for its ‘exceptionally high level of service, professionalism, integrity and knowledge’. The ‘very knowledgeable and experienced’ Malcolm Lynch leads the team, which recently advised The Ellen MacArthur Foundation on its relationship with corporate partners; the trustees of Lowther Castle & Gardens Trust; and the board of Cafédirect. Valerie James is recommended for her ‘appropriate and clear advice’, along with Christopher Billington for his ‘strong industry knowledge’.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate, Wrigleys is a first tier firm,

With an impressive list of long-term clients, the team at Wrigleys Solicitors LLP provides a ‘high level of service’ and ‘appropriate advice and consistent quality’. The ‘wise, patient and extremely knowledgeable’ Matthew Wrigley leads the team in Leeds, and is an ‘outstanding lawyer’. The firms acts for over 100 landed estates.

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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.

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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