Legal news: Clough & Willis branches out; Myerson advises Taskers & more

BURY firm Clough & Willis has expanded in the region after opening an office in Bolton.

The growth news follows a strong couple of years for the firm which has seen growth across its corporate and private client teams.

The Bolton office is located on Market Street in Little Lever and offers services including commercial & residential property, employment, personal injury and family law as well as wills, trusts and probate.

Clough & Willis’s senior team was approached by David Wells from the Wells Law Partnership – the long established Bolton firm which ceased trading in September 2015 due to Mr Wells’ retirement. After negotiations, Clough & Willis took over the lease of the building and agreed to store – subject to individual clients’ consent – deeds, wills and any old files. The firm also agreed to speak to clients with regards to any ongoing matters.

Shefali Talukdar – managing partner of Clough & Willis – said: “We have been thinking about opening a full-time office in Bolton for a number of years as many of our clients are from the town and its surrounding areas. We knew it would be make good business sense, but we wanted to make sure the timing was right.

“This is an exciting step for the firm and I’m sure it will really help us to further establish the Clough & Willis name across the region.”

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SOUTH Manchester commercial firm Myerson Solicitors LLP, has acted on the taking of a new retail store at Speke Hall Road, Liverpool for DIY and homeware retailer Taskers.

Taskers, a £17m turnover, 50-year old family business, has created around 70 jobs at it latest Merseyside store at Hunts Cross, which spans 53,000 sq ft and was taken under a pre let agreement enabling construction to take place before the grant of a new lease on completion of the works.

Andrew Chapman, partner in the commercial property department at Altrincham-based Myerson, advised on the deal.

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BCL Legal, the specialist recruiter based in Manchester, has been ranked as one of the ‘Small Best Companies to Work For’ (50 to 250 employees) in the Sunday Times lists for 2016.

BCL Legal has been awarded a three star accreditation (extraordinary) which is the top tier of the four available categories.  The firm’s exact place on the final list will be announced in London on February 24, while the full list will be published on February 28.

James Batt, managing director of BCL Legal, said: “As a business, we put our people at the very heart of everything we do so gaining this kind of recognition is a real milestone in our 13 year history. For us, having an inclusive and motivated culture is key as we passionately believe in collaboration, accountability and team-work.

“The fact that being on the list is directly as a result of our teams’ own comments makes it even more special.”