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Christmas 2019 Working relationships New department heads Celebrating achievers Incisive thinking... decisive action CONTENTS P3 Promotions P5 Knotty problem P7www.mccormicks-solicitors.com Survivor Diaries P4 Sparkling event P6 Awards launched P 2 Tel: 01423 530630 WWW.MCCORMICKS-SOLICITORS.COM It is fair to say it has been another tremendous year, both for the firm and the wider community. Christmas and New Year greetings We recently appointed the qualification of industry sector that has In addition, I have author James Patterson, a new Head of lawyer Brian Nuttney grown 30 per cent in the been appointed to and the UCI World Corporate and to the Criminal last few years and is an three expert panels Cycling Championships Commercial, Partner Litigation Accreditation important part of the within the organisation: which received James Towler, who Scheme (CLAS), further economy and job market Commercial; Professional media coverage many of you will have strengthening our Crime in Harrogate and district. Football; and Discipline across the world, now met, and a new team headed by Peter On the Sport front, I have and Integrity. despite unseasonably Head of Employment, Minnikin. Duty Solicitors been reappointed to the We have again won wet weather which Iain Jenkins, who will represent people who national sports dispute praise for our work in the presented challenges be out and about in do not have a solicitor resolution body, the leading guides to the legal for the competitors, his home town of but require legal Sport Resolutions (UK) profession, on which you spectators and for the Harrogate meeting even representation, both at Panels of Arbitrators and can read more about in clear-up operation. more of you. the police station and in Mediators for a further this issue, and we had a court. As we go to print, we We have reflected three-year term. fantastic night at the 27th do not yet know the Tiffany Jackson’s hard The Head of our Family The appointment means Yorkshire Young Achievers result of the December work with Head of team, Partner Stephen that I will continue to Awards in November, General Election and Commercial Property Hopwood is currently Chair arbitrations. again featured in these if and when Brexit will Heather Roberts by serving as President of pages. go ahead. It is hard awarding her a Training Harrogate District Law On the wider scale, to believe now that Contract. Tiffany also Society (HDLS) which is Harrogate hosted the we expected all to be assists in Property made up of lawyers from Great Yorkshire Show, resolved in 2019! Litigation work and in across the district and attracting more than the property side of brings together the legal Whatever the outcome, 130,000 people, the my colleagues and I some Estates and Trusts community to campaign always-impressive wish you a very merry work. on issues important to Theakston Old Peculier Christmas and a happy, We now have a third the public, such as Crime Writing Festival healthy and successful Duty Solicitor who can access to justice, which presented the New Year! appear for those facing court funding and Award for Outstanding Magistrates’ Court modernisation of laws. Contribution to proceedings following It also represents an Peter McCormick 300-million-selling Peter McCormick OBE We are delighted to welcome a new Partner to the practice. New department heads James Towler takes directors and boardroom Iain has advised businesses over as Head of disputes, Employment across a range of sectors our Corporate Tribunal claims for unfair including technology, and Commercial or wrongful dismissal, manufacturing, financial Department. discrimination and services, recruitment, James advises companies, whistleblowing. transport and logistics and LLPs and partnerships, He has extensive health and social care. on both corporate and experience in drafting His appointment commercial matters. and negotiating contracts ensures that Senior Regular instructions of employment and Associate Sara Morgan include buying and service agreements, will be able to focus on selling businesses and New McCormicks Partner New Head of Employment advising on grievance regulatory matters for companies, restructuring James Towler Iain Jenkins and disciplinary matters professionals in relation companies and and the termination of to disciplinary matters, groups, joint ventures, The firm’s Corporate and talking about.” Commercial department employment, providing with a particular shareholder and Iain Jenkins has joined advice on TUPE and won praise in the recently emphasis on registered partnership agreements. the practice as Head of employment aspects of published UK Legal pharmacists. Employment Law. corporate and property He has acted for a broad 500, the leading guide range of both domestic transactions. He works Senior Partner Peter to the legal profession, He brings expertise in and international clients with Commercial McCormick said: “James including motor retailers, which quote a client as all areas of contentious Litigation Partner Philip and Iain both offer national estate agents, saying: “McCormicks’ and non-contentious Edmondson to advise expertise and extensive racecourse operators, professional approach employment matters, on the implementation experience in their manufacturers, publishers, and subject knowledge including settlement and enforcement of disciplines and we are online service providers, gives clients reassurance agreements and restrictive covenants and delighted to welcome retailers and farmers. that it knows what it is negotiated exits, confidentiality obligations. them to the practice.” P 3 Solicitors across the departments have won praise from clients in the newly-published UK Legal 500 and Chambers UK, the leading guides to the legal profession, with descriptions including thorough, accessible, strength and sensitivity, expertise and efficiency. Departmental Peter McCormick Philip Edmondson praise by guides Senior Partner Peter McCormick OBE and Consultant Neil Goodrum are both listed in the UK Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame”: Peter for his work in Sport and Neil for Mediators. Peter is also listed in the elite “Leading Lawyers” list for his work in Sport. Partner Philip Edmondson is singled out as a “Next Generation” lawyer for his work in Sport. The firm is praised for its expertise and service in the editorial covering a number Peter McCormickMinnikin PeterStephen McCormick Hopwood of different legal disciplines, including Dispute Resolution, Agriculture and Estates, IT and Telecoms and Intellectual Property. team offers the full construction disputes, Solicitors at the firm have won 41 individual recommendations, while the firm as range of services debt recovery issues, a whole is recommended for 18 areas of law, namely: Corporate and Commercial; to clients, advising professional negligence EU and Competition; Crime: Fraud; Crime: General; Dispute Resolution/ on matters relating matters and contentious Commercial Litigation; Agriculture and Estates; Charities and Not-For-Profit; to asset transfers, probate work. Beyond Contentious Trusts and Probate; Family; Private Client: Personal Tax, Trusts and property issues, the sports sector, the Probate; Commercial Property; Property Litigation; IT and Telecoms; Intellectual sponsorship agreements, group is growing its Property; and Sport; along with London rankings for Dispute Resolution: procurement and digital sector expertise Mediators; Professional Discipline and Sport. commercial litigation. with several new client It has again led the way for Harrogate and North Yorkshire-based practices as Practice head Peter wins. Philip Edmondson the only Harrogate practice recommended in eight areas of law, namely EU and McCormick continues leads the department Competition, Crime (Fraud), Crime (General), Contentious Trusts and Probate, to act as a trustee alongside senior partner Sport, Dispute Resolution: Mediators, Professional Discipline and Sport (London). for many charities, Peter McCormick. including the Football “McCormicks provides The practice is also ranked by Chambers for its work in Agriculture and Rural Foundation, which excellent advice and the Matters, Crime and Sport. receives millions of outcome is delivered Peter McCormick said: “The testimonials from our clients and peers reflect our pounds of funding from by consummate strength across a range of disciplines and we are, naturally, delighted.” the Premier League, the professionals.” Football Association UK Legal 500 and the Government Commercial property to deliver community voluntary registration McCormicks covers projects at grassroots What the Guides Say and diversification. Also both commercial and level. “A friendly and represents clients in residential property Agriculture and Charity Law Association. approachable team who disputes. Key specialism work and acts for Estates and Rural ”Peter McCormick is are very effective at in work involving a range of clients Affairs approachable and very providing a legal service shooting estates. A including owner McCormicks’ agriculture efficient and always gets for the layperson.” client remarks that “it is occupiers, organisations, and rural affairs team back to you.” “Elaine “Peter McCormick a well-run law practice,” private individuals, has a well-established Lightfoot is a very instills confidence - he adding: “I do not use charities, developers roster of clients in efficient solicitor and is comfortable dealing any other lawyers as and portfolio investors. Yorkshire, advising on a deals with whatever you with