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We wished a very fond farewell to our ex-Managing Partner, Jane Armitage, last week. Jane retired as Managing Partner of the firm in 2021 but remained as a consultant supporting Tony, the partners and the wider team with the firm’s strategy and mentorship. Jane has been a highly integral and valuable part of the team […]
Jacksons takes on mums on flexible working arrangements, preventing them putting careers on hold. In the legal world, flexible working arrangements represent a very rare opportunity, as mums Emily O’Neill and Philippa Walker know only too well. However, both believe they have found the perfect work life balance, after Jacksons Law introduced term time contracts […]
Employment law is challenging with a very real human interface and one of those areas of law where a good solicitor can make a real difference regardless of whether representing for the employer or employee. Part of that difference is that our expert Employment lawyers ensure they are always abreast of any updates and help […]
“Energy and entrepreneurship” reflected in city lawyer’s commercial property caseload at new firm. Leslie Gumas says demand for commercial property is high after hitting the ground running at Jacksons. A lawyer who fell in love with Newcastle as a student believes business is booming in the city she now calls home. Leslie Gumas, who is […]
We’re proud to announce a hat-trick of new recruits and a raft of promotions. Having built up a stellar reputation for legal excellence over our 147-year history, a new chapter is being written with the arrival of three new team members and several internal promotions. The three new recruits are: Deborah Henning: Jacksons’ new head […]
A landowner has been fined after public were attacked by cows which resulted in serious injuries. A fine of £15,000 was imposed after members of the public were seriously injured by cattle while walking along footpaths on the landowner’s estate. Sir Charles Hobhouse pleaded guilty to health and safety failings at his Monkton Farleigh Estate […]
Waste exemptions are changing following a review by the Environment Agency. Whilst the regulator is still to publish details of its proposed changes the previous consultation has provided an insight into what the new exemptions regime may bring. The changes will impact operators who register waste exemptions which allow low risk activities without the need […]
Two company directors jailed after five men died after a wall collapsed. Wayne Anthony Hawkeswood and Graham John Woodhouse ran a Birmingham metal recycling business where a wall toppled over and killed five workers. The pair were found guilty on multiple counts after a five-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court in November last year. They […]
An employee died while loading a lorry at a landscaping company which resulted in the company being fined following a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive. An East Yorkshire garden landscaping supply company has been fined £600,000 after an employee died while loading a lorry. Brian White, 59, was working for Kelkay Limited […]
A corporate manslaughter prosecution by Dorset Police has resulted in convictions for a waste management company and its director. A waste and recycling company has been sentenced for corporate manslaughter and other health and safety offences following the death of a man at a site in Poole. A company director has also been sentenced in […]
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