MBE for business leader working to bring stability to the world’s trouble spots

The head of an East Yorkshire business that works globally to help governments tackle challenges including pandemics, terrorism, corruption, war crimes and modern slavery has been made an MBE for services to international trade. Helen Gibson, managing director of Agencia, credited her family and colleagues for their part in earning the honour, which recognises the company’s activities in some of...

Local trio qualify as solicitors at Rollits

Leading law firm Rollits has announced the achievements of three members of its team in qualifying as solicitors. Enisha Ali, Lily Dobson and Harry Spice all come from the Hull area and joined Rollits as trainees in 2019 after graduating from the University of Hull and the University of Law in Leeds. Lily and Harry have both qualified into the corporate team dealing with a range of matters...

Rollits team reinforces wills and probate expertise and steps up to raise funds for hospice

A leading law firm has reinforced the confidence of clients in its will and probate team with all five specialist solicitors now appointed to the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Rollits, which has offices in Hull and York, has also drawn on the expertise of the team to help Dove House Hospice take the proceeds of its annual Make a Will Fortnight to almost £70,000. Emma Fawke...

Double awards celebration for Hudgell Solicitors founder Neil

Hudgell Solicitors owner and executive chairman Neil Hudgell has collected two prestigious legal awards as the Legal Personality of the Year and Yorkshire Lawyer of the Year. Both awards came on the same day as the work of Hudgell Solicitors was hailed at the national Law Society Excellence Awards and the Yorkshire Legal Awards. As Mr Hudgell claimed the two individual prizes, the firm was also...

Rollits recruits three new trainee solicitors

Rollits has announced the appointment of graduates Joshua Hobson, Olivia Keith and Emma Richards, who are all local to the firm’s offices in Hull and York and have now started their period of recognised training. Joshua Hobson, who lives in Hull, attended Endeavour High School and then St Mary’s College Sixth Form. He gained his LLB Law at the University of Manchester in 2020 and then completed...