Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has hired trade mark lawyer, Robin Richardson, to join its expanding Leeds-based Intellectual Property (IP) team. Robin joins from KISCH IP, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a Fellow of the South African Institute of IP Law and a South African-qualified Trade Mark
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Another three trainees qualify into the Clarion team
Clarion is celebrating another year of nurturing young talent in the legal profession, with three trainees retained following their qualification, and another ten currently undertaking training contracts. Danielle Pawson has qualified into Clarion’s contentious private client team, Charlotte Davies has joined the family team and Lorna Webb is the newest associate
£1.6 million returned to creditors by Sheffield insolvency practitioner
A Sheffield-based Insolvency Practitioner (IP) has realised more than one and a half million GBP of returns to creditors of failed firms in the past 30 months. Covering just 60 cases handled by one of its IPs – the returns averaged out at £27,000 per case according to Wilson Field, which
Police Credit Union invests in IP telephony
A leading credit union has invested in its business telephony to enhance its service to members who work for police forces across England and Wales. No1 CopperPot Credit Union is based in Cheadle, Cheshire and provides financial products to more than 30,000 members. Yorkshire-based business communications specialist NGC Networks delivered the business
Harrowells Solicitors selects SMS PASSCODE to secure remote working
Harrowells Solicitors, the Yorkshire-based law firm, has today announced that it is working with Danish authentication company SMS PASSCODE, to secure its remote access to the company’s network and applications. The law firm, driven by the business requirement of improving the productivity of its workforce and providing flexible working solutions for its
Technology company attracts second major investment from Finance Yorkshire
Sheffield-based Magnomatics is set to become a major player in the hybrid electric vehicles market following a second major funding round from Finance Yorkshire. Established as a spin-out company from the University of Sheffield, Magnomatics’ range of patented products includes high efficiency, ultra compact motors and generators, as well as magnetic
Region’s SMEs urged to maximise government funding for IP audit
Yorkshire SMEs could be sitting on tens of thousands of pounds in Intellectual Property (IP) assets. Deborah Niven, an IP specialist at hlw Keeble Hawson, one of Yorkshire’s largest law firms, is urging businesses to take advantage of government funding to audit their intellectual property. Through the government’s Business Growth Service, the
Bond Dickinson’s Leeds office expands Intellectual Property team
UK law firm Bond Dickinson has recruited three Intellectual Property experts to join its national team, based in their office in Leeds. Samantha Lucas, Rachel Hearson and Amy Galloway will all join the firm from Walker Morris over the next few months. This follows the recruitment of Patrick Cantrill, Intellectual Property
IP firm celebrates five years of strong growth in Sheffield
One of the UK's leading intellectual property firms, Withers & Rogers, is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the opening of its Sheffield office and is continuing to forge ahead with its exciting growth plans. The local team has grown from two to 19 members of staff since moving into the Electric
Clarion’s Leeds IP team continues to grow
Leeds-based Clarion has strengthened its growing intellectual property (IP) practice with the appointment of Paul Bicknell as an associate in the four-strong team. Paul joins from Lawdit Solicitors in Southampton where he trained for two years, working across a full range of contentious and non contentious IP work. Before embarking on