The Ward Hadaway North East Fastest 50 is back! In partnership with The Journal, we’ll be celebrating the region’s fastest-growing businesses for 2025 live at our awards ceremony. Who will make the list? Find out on 17 October. #Fastest50 #WardHadawayNewcastle #NorthEastBusiness

Laura Darnley, Partner at Ward Hadaway, met with Evie Matthews, Senior Policy Advisor at the CBI, to discuss the changes introduced by the Government's White Paper and what it means for workforce planning and strategy. Read more about their discussion here

The Labour government has committed to delivering “the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation”. In this article, Joanna Lee-Mills and Alexander Rose explain why this is regarded not only to be a moral obligation but also an opportunity to drive economic growth.

Labour’s £5bn “Pride in Place” fund will run for 10 years, targeting 339 of the UK’s most deprived communities by giving locals more say. Alexander Rose explores the key points – and possible challenges for councils delivering it.

We’re proud to launch our One Lawyer, Resolution Together service – helping couples navigate separation amicably and collaboratively. Led by Partners Louise Masters and Gemma Iceton, we are one of the only firms in the North East with two specialists trained in this collaborative approach.

September's Employment Law Digest is out now. Access it here: https://bit.ly/472RMje #EmploymentLaw #EmploymentRightsBill

We're delighted to welcome one of the UK's leading public funding lawyers, Alexander Rose, as partner. Specialising in subsidy control & grant funding, Alex has advised on the compliance of £3.5bn+ in public funding, major regeneration, inward investment, & the UK’s first Subsidy Control court case

'Now is the time' is the theme for this year's #NationalInclusionWeek, emphasising the need to take action to embed #inclusion within our organisations. Thank you to Damian Baetens who joined us last week to host a session on neurodiversity and share his ADHD journey & insights on workplace support

A strong 2025 sees our Corporate team climb into the Top 5 in the latest national M&A deals round-up. Alongside 5th place nationally, our teams delivered standout regional results – 1st in Yorkshire & Humber and 3rd in the North West, two of the UK’s most competitive regions.

We are delighted to welcome nine newly qualified solicitors to the firm following the successful completion of their training contracts. Their appointment reflects our commitment to attracting and nurturing the best legal talent – a key pillar of our continued growth.

We’re delighted to welcome 39 new hires across our Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester & Newcastle offices. They join teams spanning commercial, corporate, employment, housing, real estate, litigation, debt recovery & insolvency, and private client. Read more: https://bit.ly/47Uf107

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/law... Great ambition @wardhadaway.bsky.social Hopefully backed with some really good CSR policies to pay it forward. ^G