Pepperells Solicitors, who have an office in Beverley have welcomed Craig Day to the firm in the newly established role of Head of People and Culture.
The new role will support Directors and Heads of Service in championing the values of the firm, supporting colleagues through their development and implementing new welfare and culture opportunities for their teams.
Pepperells Solicitors’ Corporate Law team is experiencing an all-time high level of activity, showing the economy is eager to get back to business as usual.
Team leader Ryan Crellin is currently dealing with transactions worth more than £70m for local businesses under his leadership.
The Family Mediation team at Rollits will be taking part in a new government initiative launched last week which will see £1m invested in family mediation.
Under the scheme, the Ministry of Justice will provide contributions of up to £500 per family, to help families resolve issues relating to children following parental separation. The fund will reduce the costs of mediation for at least 2000 families.
Hull and East Yorkshire firm Williamsons Solicitors has introduced a dedicated family law service to its Beverley branch with the appointment of specialist legal executive Karen Marshall.
Mrs Marshall joins eight solicitors in Williamsons’ family department who are based at Hull, Bridlington and Driffield.
Chris Hutchinson, of Murray Hills solicitors, advises couples to check their rights. Many people believe that just because they have lived with their partner for some time they automatically acquire rights under the law, and indeed some believe that they have become ‘common law’ man and wife.