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IN the short time it takes you to read this page, it is a sad fact that somebody, somewhere in the UK is being diagnosed with breast cancer.
More than 55,000 women – and 350 men – are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. We all know somebody whose life has been touched by the disease … a family member, a friend, a neighbour or a work colleague. It may even be yourself.
That’s why, as part of or Corporate Social Responsibility programme supporting charities and good cases in our community, we are thrilled to be supporting the vital work carried out by Breast Cancer Haven https://www.breastcancerhaven.org.uk/ here in Yorkshire.
Breast Cancer Haven takes over after the NHS treatment is finished. It provides therapies, counselling, classes and overall support for people who have been affected by breast cancer whether that be you personally or those close to you.
We have already launched our partnership by staging a Free Wills Month, where we will draft or update a simple will for people in return for a “thank you” donation to Breast Cancer Haven. You can read more about then initiative here.
Throughout the year, as individuals as well as a company, we will be getting involved in a wide range of fund-raising activities to help the one-in-eight of us who will be diagnosed with breast cancer every year.
In addition to Breast Cancer Haven being our chosen charity for 2019, we are also continuing to support The Red Box project http://redboxproject.org/ in its efforts nationwide to end “period poverty”.
The charity’s aim is to provide free menstrual products and clothes to any young person that may struggle to access it, such as in schools. And we are delighted to be playing a role to make a positive difference here in Yorkshire by acting as a collection point and taking the products into local schools.
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Simon plays a strategic role in all our work disciplines. Simon has a wide range of experience in employment law, business law, professional negligence, insurance law and personal injury. As well as acting for private individuals, Simon also regularly advises businesses on strategic support and dealing with disputes that have arisen.
Find out moreGiles is Milners’ Head of Litigation. He has been practising law since the early 1990s and represents clients both nationally and internationally. Giles has considerable expertise in all forms of tribunal and substantial trial experience in both court and arbitration. He is often instructed on extremely sensitive and complicated matters by institutions, charities, companies and individuals alike.
Find out moreAndrew Price, Partner and Head of Property
Andrew heads up our Commercial Property department. He has 16 years experience in Commercial Property including senior positions at two large firms of solicitors in Leeds and has helped Milners to achieve a Tier 5 ranking in The Legal 500 UK 2015.
Find out moreVictoria Barraclough, Partner & Compliance Officer for Legal Practice
victoria.barraclough@milnerslaw.com
Victoria joined Milners in 2008 as a solicitor. At that time she specialised in asset-related recovery and dispute resolution. She acted for local, national and international companies and advised on administrations, individual voluntary arrangements, bankruptcy and winding up petitions. Victoria is now part of the Management Team, working closely with Simon Bass, the Managing Partner. She is responsible for the firm’s compliance and is also involved in the day to day running of the firm.
Find out moreKirsty, who joined us from Baxter Caulfield Solicitors in 2007, has worked in the legal profession since 2000. She is our designated Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COLP). Kirsty is another member of our team who is young, talented and ambitious. Her qualifications include being a Full Member of Accounting Technicians and she is currently studying the ACCA Accountancy Qualification.
Find out moreMathew Haynes, Commercial Property Partner
Mathew has joined Milners’ commercial property team and is also the Money Laundering Officer and training principal for our trainee solicitors. He offers expertise built over 14 years working with clients and commercial agents in the Yorkshire property sector and beyond.
Find out moreOliver Cashman, Head of Commercial Litigation
Oliver Cashman, having qualified in 2008 has earned a distinguished reputation as a leading authority in the fields of commercial and employment litigation. His career to date has seen him thrust in at the deep end of numerous high profile, public cases including the phone-hacking scandal of 2011, as well as successfully bringing compensation claims for many victims of Jimmy Saville.
Find out moreI am a fully qualified member of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP). I qualified as a solicitor at Milners in November 2012 and specialise in Private Client Law dealing with a wide range of wills, trusts, probate cases, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection of work and administration of estates.
Find out moreBen Harrison, Head of Public Law
Ben is a Litigation and Public Law Solicitor specialising in Contract and Commercial disputes as well as claims of Professional Negligence from both a Claimant and Defendant perspective. On the Public Law front, Ben has acted for respondents and participants to Independent Inquiries as well as Statutory Inquiries initiated by the Charity Commission.
Find out moreDarren is our newest senior recruit, joining our Corporate and Commercial teams. He has amassed over 14 years of legal expertise working with a raft of owner-managed businesses, SMEs, PLCs and the third sector - across Yorkshire and beyond. He will help to spearhead the development of our Corporate and Commercial services, as well as mentoring other members of our team. Darren performs a wide-ranging role supporting businesses on a range of legal issues. This extends to the drafting, advising upon, and negotiating company commercial agreements, including Memorandum and Articles of Association; intellectual property and software agreements; and general commercial agreements governing outsourcing and the supply of goods and services. He joins the Milners team from the Leeds office of international law firm DWF, where he was a Senior Associate. His legal CV also features roles at a brace of large regional law firms, Ison Harrison and Lupton Fawcett. A former graduate of the University of Hull and York College of Law, Darren is a keen sports player and supporter when not entertaining his two children, and has also conquered the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge several times, raising money to support the fight against cancer.
Find out moreJohn Robson, Residential Property Manager
John Robson has recently joined our residential property team bringing with him over 35 years of experience in the residential property field. John’s highly accomplished career in property makes him one of the most trusted and recognised in his field, having gained high profiled clients and dealt with countless complex transactions.
Find out moreelizabeth.shaduwa@milnerslaw.com
With over 11 years of experience in various aspects property, Elizabeth Shaduwa currently works within our Commercial Property team. Having qualified in 2009, Elizabeth’s varied career has seen her gain considerable experience in property transitions, acting for private clients, property developers as well as managing the complex and challenging requirements for commercial purchases.
Find out moreDylan Gorman, Senior Litigation Executive
Dylan, who joined us in 1997, works in our personal injury department and specialises in all areas of compensation claims. Acting for individuals on a wide range of injury and liability issues, his recent cases include assisting in a multi-million pound brain damage and tetraplegic personal injury case.
Find out moreDanielle Symington, Chartered Legal Executive
danielle.symington@milnerslaw.com
Danielle is a key member of our experienced employment law team. She provides specialist legal advice to both employees and employers. Her employment law specialisms span discrimination and inequality in the workplace; redundancy; constructive dismissal and unfair dismissal; employment contracts and employment policies.
Find out moreDonna Horbury, Legal Assistant
With more than a decade of wide-ranging experience in the Yorkshire legal sector to draw upon, Donna is our newest member of the team. She further bolsters our award-winning Property department, having joined us in March 2019 as a Legal Assistant focusing on Commercial Property. Donna also brings with her a raft of other legal expertise, having a proven track record working in the specialist fields of litigation and probate during her career. She joins the Property team here at Milners having previously broadened her experience at two of Leeds’ other major law firms. Having now transferred these skills to meeting the varied needs of our Commercial Property clients, she has swiftly established herself as a core member of our team. Donna plays a key role in executing transactions spanning all areas of commercial property. These include commercial leases, including Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 lease renewals; purchases and sales; and re-financing. It’s an in-demand department whose commercial property expertise secured it a Tier 5 ranking in The Legal 500 UK. Away from working with our Property team in our offices at Leeds, Harrogate and Pontefract, you are most likely to find Donna with her nose inside a good book, swimming, or travelling.
Find out moreLeeds-based solicitors, we also have offices in Harrogate and Pontefract but operate throughout Yorkshire and further afield.
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