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Law firm Rollits stages Wellbeing Week for staff
From April 29 to May 3, staff were invited to attend daily sessions designed to incorporate various wellness elements, from nutrition and fitness to positive thinking and improved financial health. The week was underpinned by the firm’s ambition to nurture and support its 95 staff, with people at both its Hull and York offices invited to gain a greater understanding and overall awareness for...
Rollits rewards four of its team with promotions
Gareth Orriss and Sophie Wheeldon, who both deal with all aspects of commercial property work, are promoted from senior solicitor to associate. Emma Fawke, a solicitor in the firm’s private capital team, and Donna Ashbridge, a solicitor in the corporate department, are both promoted to senior solicitor. Sophie and Gareth both gained First Class Honours degrees from the University of Hull. Sophie...
Surge in contact disputes as parents wrangle over children in remote hearings
Sarah Clubley, director of Williamsons Solicitors, says that despite government guidance that children of parents who are separated can move between households during the restrictions, her firm has made multiple emergency applications to the family courts over the past three weeks. “This is against a backdrop of the rushed implementation of remote hearings for court cases, which have been put in...
University partnership launches international clinical trials in hunt for Covid-19 treatment
Vital medical research into possible treatments to help patients with Covid-19 is already showing encouraging results. The respiratory clinical trials team is trialling two treatments to tackle the virus and the lung inflammation – which is the main cause of mortality in Covid-19 patients. Professor Alyn Morice, head of respiratory medicine and the respiratory research group at Hull York Medical...
Energy recruitment experts launch new website to boost global expansion
Bureau's new website follows its recent relocation to modern new premises in Priory Park, Hessle. Bureau has enjoyed year-on-year growth since being awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2016 and is now the preferred supplier to a large number of global energy organisations to provide technical resourcing, from contract manpower to inspection. Managing director David Blanchard, who...