BLACKS SOLICITORS LLP

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Hanover House, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE
LS2 9NZ

Telephone: 0113 207 0000
Website: http://www.lawblacks.com
Office Type: Head Office

Our Expertise

Business

Advocacy
Banking Law
Business Affairs
Chancery
Civil/Commercial Mediation
Commercial Property
Common Law
Computer & IT law
Construction/Civil Engineering
Corporate Finance
Employment
Financial & Investment Services
Fraud
Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Intellectual Property
Liquor Licensing / Gaming
Litigation - Commercial
Media/Entertainment Law
Mediation (Civil/Commercial)
Mergers & Acquisitions
Planning Law
Professional Negligence
Sports Law

Personal

Advocacy
Bankruptcy
Children Law
Civil/Commercial Mediation
Clinical Negligence
Common Law
Consumer Problems
Employment
Family & Divorce
Family Mediation
Financial & Investment Services
Intellectual Property
Landlord & Tenant Residential
Libel & Defamation
Litigation - General
Mediation (Civil/Commercial)
Neighbour Disputes
Personal Injury
Planning Law
Professional Negligence
Residential Conveyancing
Sports Law
Travel & Tourism
Trusts
Wills & Probate

Accreditations

Blacks Solicitors won the title of Best Law Firm (11-30 partners) in the Yorkshire Lawyer Awards 2013. Blacks Solicitors is also accredited in the Legal 500 for commercial litigation, employment, family law, personal tax, trust and probate, commercial property and sports law.

Blacks Solicitors LLP is a leading Yorkshire law firm which services the needs of owner-managed businesses and private clients who have regional, national and international interests. We pride ourselves on giving clear and sensible advice at realistic rates. The main areas of business are: - Commercial Property; - Company and Commercial work; - Commercial and Civil Dispute Resolution/Litigation; - Family Law; - Employment Law/ Human Resources; - Residential Property; - Sports Law; - Wills and Probate; - Personal Injury. Our approachable team of 16 partners and 43 solicitors and legal executives specialise in commercial, sport, property and private client matters. We recruit and retain people who share our belief in building long-term relationships with clients based on a sound understanding of their personal and professional needs.

Asad Ali

Telephone: 0113 207 0000
Year Qualified: 2001

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About Asad

Asad is a partner on the Corporate department he also founded the firm’s Music, Media & Entertainment division. Admitted to the role in 2001 he has since spent his time developing client and referrer relationships in the SME sector. His specialisms include work for digital media and creative industries, which has seen him amass an enviable following on Twitter. Asad is key to the firm’s Business Development and an avid networker but often seen at gigs up and down the land.

Expertise

Business

Banking Law
Business Affairs
Computer & IT law
Corporate Finance
Intellectual Property
Media/Entertainment Law
Mergers & Acquisitions

Personal

No Expertise have been added

Capacity of Solicitor

Partner

Chris Allen

Telephone: 0113 207 0000
Year Qualified: 1993

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About Chris

Chris qualified in 1993, joined Blacks in 1994, became a Partner in 1997 and became Managing Partner in 2008. In 2011 Chris was awarded the Managing Partner of the Year award at the Yorkshire Lawyer Awards. In October 2013 Chris collected the Best Law Firm (11 to 30 Partners) award on behalf of Blacks. Blacks have in place a ‘4 hour Call- Back Promise’.

Expertise

Business

Employment

Personal

No Expertise have been added

Capacity of Solicitor

Managing Partner

Professional Qualifications

LLB(Hons), Law Society Finals.

Cases of Note

Group action on behalf of Dockers who had been poorly advised regarding industrial action.

Professional Memberships

Employment Lawyers Association

Nick Dyson

Telephone: 0113 207 0000
Year Qualified: 2001

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About Nick

Nick Dyson has over 10 years experience helping owner managed business clients with all aspects of commercial property from buying and selling to renting and remortgaging sites. He has developed an interest in the leisure market and holiday and residential park sector in particular. He is keen to really get to know client’s businesses and finding ways to make a difference.

Expertise

Business

Commercial Property
Liquor Licensing / Gaming

Personal

No Expertise have been added

Capacity of Solicitor

Partner

Professional Qualifications

2.1 Hons. Degree
Post Grad. Diploma Law
Post Grad. Diploma Legal Pracice
Post Grad. Diploma – Competition Law

Professional Memberships

British Holiday and Home Parks Association

David Gilman

Telephone: 0113 207 0000
Year Qualified: 1990

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About David

Over 25 years experience predominantly dealing with all property matters. For the last 13 years has managed a Direct Conveyancing operation, dealing with remortgaging, conveyancing and equity release. Recently created a new internet based model dealing with, specifically, the financial broker market. Involved in the day-to-day management of Blacks Solicitors LLP and have approximately 60 staff in my direct control.

Expertise

Business

No Expertise have been added

Personal

No Expertise have been added

Capacity of Solicitor

Partner

Professional Qualifications

LLB Honours

Nigel Hoyle

Telephone: 0113 207 0000
Year Qualified: 1982

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About Nigel

Originally a property lawyer, Nigel has specialised in corporate/commercial work for some 25 years dealing primarily with owner managed businesses. Nigel enjoys the one-off transactional work (buying or selling private companies and businesses), which is often intensive and involves working closely with the buyer/seller. Equally, he values working with clients over a period of years, combining our respective skills and expertise to meet the challenges and opportunities facing them and their businesses.

Expertise

Business

Civil/Commercial Mediation
Commercial Property
Litigation - Commercial

Personal

Civil/Commercial Mediation

Capacity of Solicitor

Partner – Head of Corporate & Commercial

Katherine Jordan

Telephone: 0113 207 0000
Year Qualified: 1989

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About Katherine

Katherine is a private client solicitor having qualified in 1989 and has always specialised in Wills, Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection work and the administration of Estates and Trusts. In all these areas Katherine has dealt with matters of all sizes and complexities including tax planning. Over time she has noticed a huge increase in Mental Incapacity work. Katherine frequently administers Estates with foreign assets involving duplicate Grants of Probate.

Expertise

Business

No Expertise have been added

Personal

Trusts
Wills & Probate

Capacity of Solicitor

Partner

Professional Qualifications

Solicitors Finals 1987
Associate of the Institute of Taxation 1990

Professional Memberships

The Law Society
The Chartered Institute of Taxation

Stephen Lownsborough

Telephone: 0113 207 0000

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About Stephen

- Head of Sport - Over 30 year’s extensive experience within the sports sector. - Acted for and in conjunction with Nike for some 14 years. - Advised in connection with the then largest sponsorship in horseracing history. - Advised leading On Line Betting Company in connection with its largest sponsorship in sport. - Associated Mediator of the Sports Dispute Resolution Panel. -Member of the International Advisory Board of the European Registry of Tennis Professionals Registered Lawyer with The Football Association. - Act on behalf of International, premiership footballers and well known sportspeople. - Named and Recommended in the Legal 500 for Sport

Expertise

Business

Sports Law

Personal

Sports Law

Capacity of Solicitor

Associate & Head of Sport

Professional Qualifications

Associate of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Associated Mediator of the Sports Dispute Resolution Panel.
Registered Lawyer with The FA.

Professional Memberships

Associate of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Associated Mediator of the Sports Dispute Resolution Panel.
Registered Lawyer with The FA.

Richard Parr

Telephone: 0113 207 0000
Year Qualified: 1978

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About Richard

Qualified in 1978. A specialist in TUPE; employment issues in insolvency, executive termination packages, (including tax issues), post-termination restrictions, and Commercial Agents Regulations. Led the successful application to the Court of Appeal in Huddersfield Fine Worsteds Ltd and Globe Worsted Ltd: Krasner –v- McMath. A former Editor of “Humphrey’s District Registry Practice” (3 editions) and a contributor to the Employment Lawyers’ Association publication “ELA Briefing” and to the Sweet & Maxwell journal “Insolvency Intelligence”.

Expertise

Business

Employment

Personal

Employment

Capacity of Solicitor

Partner

Professional Qualifications

Solicitor

Cases of Note

Huddersfield Fine Worsteds Ltd and Globe Worsted Ltd: Krasner –v- McMath - Case Nos: A2/2005/1731 & A2/2005/1744.

Case established that successful claims by employees for protective awards do not rank as expenses of a company in Administration.

Publications

“Humphrey’s District Registry Practice” (3 editions)

Professional Memberships

Employment Lawyers’ Association

Luke Patel

Telephone: 0113 207 0000
Year Qualified: 1995

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About Luke

Luke is the Head of the Commercial Dispute Resolution Department at Blacks and deals with a wide variety of disputes for both individuals and businesses both nationally and internationally. Luke is renowned for providing clear, practical and commercial advice and for his tenacious and tactical approach to litigation. Luke has been involved in a number of high profile cases including in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Luke was awarded the Best Professional in Business Award at the English Asian Business Awards 2013.

Expertise

Business

Administrative & Public law
Advocacy
Banking Law
Business Affairs
Chancery
Charity Law
Civil/Commercial Mediation
Construction/Civil Engineering
Financial & Investment Services
Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Litigation - Commercial
Media/Entertainment Law
Mediation (Civil/Commercial)
Planning Law
Professional Negligence

Personal

Advocacy
Bankruptcy
Civil/Commercial Mediation
Consumer Problems
Financial & Investment Services
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Landlord & Tenant Residential
Libel & Defamation
Litigation - General
Mediation (Civil/Commercial)
Neighbour Disputes
Planning Law
Professional Negligence
Trusts

Capacity of Solicitor

Solicitor Partner

Cases of Note

Supreme Court Cases

Khaira & Others -v-Shergill & Others

An appeal to the Supreme Court concerning the power to appoint and remove Trustees of Sikh temples in the UK by the Third Holy Saint resident outside the jurisdiction (India) and the associated powers of governance conferred by the Constitution of that Charity. The Court of Appeal handed down a Judgment to the effect that the action be permanently stayed as the proceedings raised non justiciable issues of religious belief, doctrine or practice. The Appeal raises an issue of general public importance, namely to determine the circumstances in which proceedings relating to a religious institution, including a charitable institution to establish the advancement of religion, may properly be stayed or dismissed in reliance on assertions that the proceedings raised non justiciable issues of religious belief, doctrine or practice. The same could apply to all sorts of other organisations: mosques, synagogues or temples.

Court of Appeal Cases

K Ltd –v- Nat West Bank

Meaning of the term ‘suspicion’ in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Bank officials disclosure obligations on filing of SAR. Whether Court of Appeal can give guidelines. Case involving public policy.

Ann Robinson

Telephone: 0113 207 0000
Year Qualified: 1990

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About Ann

Ann Robinson joined Blacks Solicitors’ predecessor practice in 1988 as a trainee solicitor and qualified as a solicitor in 1990. She became a partner in the firm in 1995 and Heads the Family Law Department dealing with all aspects of private family law but specialising in resolving financial disputes between separating/divorcing couples. Ann has considerable experience in dealing with complex and high value cases involving businesses, trusts and foreign assets plus disputes over property between former cohabitees.

Expertise

Business

No Expertise have been added

Personal

Advocacy
Children Law
Family & Divorce

Capacity of Solicitor

Partner

Professional Qualifications

Member of the Law Society Family Panel

Professional Memberships

Resolution
Law Society Family Panel

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