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Dickinson Dees LLP

1 WHITEHALL RIVERSIDE, LEEDS, LS1 4BN, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 0844 984 1500
Fax:
Fax 0844 984 1501
Web:
www.dickinson-dees.com
Email:
Stockton-on-Tees, Newcastle–Trinity Gardens, Newcastle–St Ann's Wharf, London, 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, Dickinson Dees LLP is a third tier firm,

Dickinson Dees LLP regularly acts on transactions for blue-chip clients, recently winning new instructions from Mount Engineering and York University. Philip Ashworth leads an experienced team that includes Alistair Scott-Somers and Matthew Smith.

Human resources

Within Employment: East Yorkshire, tier 4

The team at Dickinson Dees LLP received instructions from SCOPE, Aviance UK and Taylor Wimpey in 2010, and also has a growing education practice. Newcastle-based Glenn Calvert heads the team.

Within Pensions, tier 5

Dickinson Dees LLP’s ‘responsive’ team is recommended.

Overview

Within Regional review,

Other notable firms in Leeds include Cobbetts LLP; DWF LLP; Gordons LLP; Clarion; and Schofield Sweeney; and they are set to be joined by Dickinson Dees LLP, which has recently announced plans to move its Yorkshire base to the city from York. Harrogate is home to McCormicks, while Hull’s leading players include Rollits LLP and Andrew Jackson.

Private client

Within Agriculture and estates, Dickinson Dees LLP is a third tier firm,

The ‘very good’ team at Dickinson Dees LLP advises high-value estate owners, and assists various public bodies with their rural property portfolios.

Within Charities, Dickinson Dees LLP is a third tier firm,

The ‘exceptional’ team at Dickinson Dees LLP, led by the ‘knowledgeable and understanding’ Ros Harwood, is well regarded for its ‘swift and expert’ advice. Clients include Alcoholics Anonymous and SCOPE, and new gains the University of York and Browning House Family Assessment Centre.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate Personal tax, trusts and probate

Real estate

Within Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire, Dickinson Dees LLP is a third tier firm,

Dickinson Dees LLP’s practice is headed by David Stone. It advised York Investors LLP on the sale and development agreement for the construction of the proposed new building for York City Council.

Within Construction Construction

Within Environment Environment

Within Planning, Dickinson Dees LLP is a second tier firm,

Dickinson Dees LLP’s practice is led by Jocelyn Denton and is noted for its ‘good knowledge’. It is advising the London Borough of Newham on the Stratford City Scheme, a £4bn scheme for the regeneration of 180 acres of land around the new international passenger station at Stratford.

TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Within Intellectual property , tier 4

The team at Dickinson Dees LLP has experience in areas such as licence negotiations and patent litigation. Newcastle-based practice head Mark Pearce is recommended for his ‘responsiveness, flexibility and common sense’.

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North

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Yorkshire and the Humber

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