Legal shorts: Brabners’ window of opportunity; Laytons dines out & more
DESPITE a 70% fall in Premier League spending in the January transfer window to £60m, lawyers at Brabners Chaffe Street’s sports law department were kept busy throughout the month.
Among the highlights was the returm of Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, signed on loan from the New York Red Bulls and Gary Cahill’s move from Bolton Wanderers to Chelsea.
Henry’s was not the Major League Soccer deal, with the firm also advising on Landon Donavan’s loan to Everton, Robbie Keane’s temporary move to Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers’ capture of American international Tim Ream.
Partner Matthew Bennett, said: “ As well as the normal domestic transfers, there has also been a growing trend in recent seasons of players coming to England on short term loans during the January window from clubs in different territories who are not playing at this time of year including from the MLS in the US. This makes January a busy time for the firm.”
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CLAIRE Beaumont, associate partner at the Manchester office of Laytons Solicitors, advised the owners of new Italian restuarant concept Per Tutti on the property lease for the new 100-cover in Castlefield.
The authentic Neapolitan pizzeria, on Liverpool Road, opposite the Hilton Hotel, has been opened by brothers Chris and Daniel Khan, who took a 15-year lease for 2,800sqft on the premises.
Claire Beaumont said: ”It was a pleasure to work with restaurateurs who have such a passion for making dining out such a delightful experience.”
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LAW firm DWF has been appointed to a new panel of legal firms used by Hull-based student properties developer Manor Property Group.
Manor Property Group has around £850m worth of development projects across its portfolio, including student properties, hotels and retail developments. The firm has also appointed the Sheffield office of Irwin Mitchell to its panel.
Manor director Robert Lane explained: “We have chosen these two progressive and multi-talented companies to work with us on the wide range of development projects in our portfolio. We will always use specialised legal experts in defined areas when necessary but this panel will be able to assist Manor in its comprehensive plans for 2012 and beyond.”
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LEGAL firm Clarion Advocates, a specialist criminal and fraud services practice, has become one of the first firms in the UK to have been audited by the Specialist Quality Mark Partnership on behalf of the Legal Services Commission.
The audit is part of a process to assess providers of Legal Aid.
The Leeds firm, which opened an office in Liverpool two years ago, believes it is one of just a few in the country to have gone through the process.
