New Business Development and Marketing Director recruited from retail energy giant
Top 100 UK law firm Birketts is celebrating a senior appointment as it welcomes new Business Development and Marketing Director, Belinda Moore, to its expanding Client Services Team.
Birketts shortlisted for three Dealmakers Awards
Top 100 law firm, Birketts, has been nominated in an impressive three categories at the Insider Media Central and East of England Dealmakers Awards 2020.
Birketts supports Good Divorce Week
Next Monday (30 November 2020), family law practitioners across the UK will support ‘Good Divorce Week’.
Rising divorce rates and ‘no-fault’ divorces will increase demand for legal support, warns Birketts
Birketts’ Family Team is warning 2021 could see a surge in demand for legal advice after figures showed there were more than 100,000 divorces in England and Wales in 2019.
Birketts celebrates as Registry Clerk passes 50-year milestone
Birketts’ staff are celebrating an incredible work milestone for their longest-serving colleague, Angie Long, who has worked at the firm for 50 years this week.
Birketts assists with acquisition of high profile inn for leading hospitality brand
Top 100 law firm Birketts has advised one of the UK’s leading hospitality businesses, Chestnut, on its acquisition of high profile Essex-based inn, The Cricketers, for an undisclosed sum.
Birketts advises Essex digital agency on sale to tech company Epsilon Telecommunications
Top 100 UK law firm Birketts has advised on the successful sale of Essex-based business 7D Digital Limited to Epsilon Telecommunications Limited for an undisclosed fee.
Real Estate team closes deal on new Partner
Top 100 full service law firm Birketts has strengthened its Real Estate Team with the strategic appointment of partner Stephen Sumpton.
Birketts recruits top lawyer to Property Litigation Team
Top 100 UK law firm Birketts has strengthened its experienced Property Litigation Team with the arrival of Legal Director, Lynsey Ellard.
Birketts boosts Commercial Property Team with Partner appointment
Leading regional law firm, Birketts, is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Hoxley as a Partner in its highly regarded Commercial Property Team.
Birketts launches new tax incentive-checking app
The Corporate Tax team at top 100 UK law firm Birketts has launched a new app for checking the eligibility of companies for the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), which could offer potential investors highly attractive tax incentives for backing certain businesses.
Birketts’ webinar discusses ‘Homeworking: the new normal’
Birketts has held the latest in its highly regarded series of webinars, this time on the topic of home working. Abigail Trencher hosted the session with contributions from Matthew Gowen, Julie Gowland and Kitty Rosser. Jeanette Wheeler, Head of Employment, joined her colleagues for the Q&A section.
Property finance platform LendInvest appoints Birketts to legal panels
The UK’s leading platform for property finance LendInvest has appointed Birketts to its legal panel for buy-to-let and bridging finance panels.
What does the Planning White Paper mean for local planning authorities?
Birketts’ planning experts (Partner Tom Newcombe, Partner Deborah Sharples and Senior Associate Steven Bell) were joined by guest speaker William Upton QC for a webinar on The Planning White Paper and what impact it will have on Local Planning Authorities (LPAs).
Birketts advises on sale of global heavyweight food coating specialist
Top 100 law firm, Birketts, acted in the sale of leading food coatings company, Bowman Ingredients Holdings Limited (Bowman), to the primary European producer of savoury ingredient solutions for the food industry, Solina, for an undisclosed sum.
Birketts’ webinar covers Housebuilding and COVID-19
Birketts has held the latest in its highly regarded series of Housebuilder seminars. Steven Kay, Head of our Housebuilder Sector Group, hosted this webinar with speakers Tom Newcombe, Head of the Planning and Environmental team, and Stefan Harris-Wright, Partner in the Construction team.
Birketts celebrates internal talent with round of promotions
Leading regional law firm, Birketts, has announced the promotion of 31 of its talented lawyers across four of its offices.
Legal 500 highlights Birketts’ national excellence
The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2021 rankings (published online last week) once again recognise Birketts’ all-round excellence across a number of legal disciplines.
Merger control – should you notify the CMA?
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently released its final report on a merger involving the owner of the UK’s largest online retailer of made-to-measure blinds, Blinds2Go, and one of their closest competitors, 247Curtains. The outcome acts as a word of warning to those who engage in mergers and acquisitions, but choose not to notify the CMA.
Construction webinar provides roadmap to pitfalls of adjudications
Birketts’ construction team has provided an invaluable lesson on the issues surrounding adjudication in their latest interactive webinar, now available to watch in full on YouTube.
Birketts Family Law team welcomes award-winning Senior Associate
Top 100 law firm Birketts has bolstered the largest Family Law team in East Anglia by appointing award-winning Senior Associate, Rachel Frost-Smith.
Debt recovery webinar – getting your money
More than 150 people tuned into Birketts’ webinar offering vital advice on debt recovery and how individuals and businesses can recover their money in the rapidly changing COVID-19 landscape.
Birketts Public Sector team advises leading property consultancy practice on national expansion
Top 100 law firm Birketts has advised leading property consultancy practice, Concertus, on successfully setting up a joint venture with Derbyshire County Council to expand its business to a second office location in Matlock, Derbyshire. Derbyshire County Council were keen to recreate Concertus’ public sector consultancy successes in the region.
Birketts offers tech-based solution to assist clients with estate planning and Wills
Following the successful utilisation of Settify by Birketts’ Family Law Team, clients of the firm’s Private Client Advisory Team can now access the same platform to get assistance with their Wills.
Birketts transfers some of its unused Apprenticeship Levy funding to support Feltwell Lodge Care Home
Birketts is delighted to announce that with the kind assistance of the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnerships, it has been able to transfer some of its outstanding Apprenticeship Levy funds to support Norfolk-based Feltwell Lodge Care Home.