Another Legal Matters post The Editor March 18, 2020 – 1 min read Share this post Yet another legal matters post Share this post Written by The Editor Unlike some business publications and websites, we work with the business community to bring you content, not relying on journalist research, we get to the heart of a topic by asking the experts. Comments Legal Matters Ward Hadaway ranked Yorkshire’s most active dealmaker Top 100 UK law firm Ward Hadaway has been ranked as the most active legal adviser for corporate transactions in Yorkshire in Experian MarketIQ’s latest UK and Republic of Ireland M&A Review. The annual report ranks legal advisers by volume of completed transactions. Advising on 119 qualifying By Gill Laidler • 2 min read Legal Matters Ison Harrison announces fourth successive employee profit share bonus Yorkshire law firm Ison Harrison has awarded £5,000 per person to each eligible employee as part of its annual profit share bonus. The payout follows another strong year of growth, marking the fourth successive year that staff have benefited from the firm’s successful employee-owned structure. The bonus payment By The Editor • 2 min read Legal Matters Law firm highly commended at UK's employee-owned business of the year 2025 Yorkshire law firm, Ison Harrison, has been recognised nationally at the UK Employee-Owned Business of the Year Awards 2025. The firm was highly commended at the UK Employee Ownership Awards, held last night at the Telford International Centre. The awards ceremony is the highlight of the Employee Ownership Association (EOA) By The Editor • 2 min read Business Top award for father of the Irish Community Ahead of St Patricts day tomorrow, a man hailed as the ‘father of the Irish Community’ in Leeds has been presented with one of the city’s top awards. Leeds City Council’s Lord Mayor, Coun Dan Cohen, gave Tom McLoughlin MBE, manager of the Leeds Irish Centre for over By Gill Laidler • 4 min read Legal Matters Ward Hadaway ranked Yorkshire’s most active dealmaker Top 100 UK law firm Ward Hadaway has been ranked as the most active legal adviser for corporate transactions in Yorkshire in Experian MarketIQ’s latest UK and Republic of Ireland M&A Review. The annual report ranks legal advisers by volume of completed transactions. Advising on 119 qualifying By Gill Laidler • 2 min read Business Farmer tickets on sale for Great Yorkshire Show Farmer tickets for the Great Yorkshire Show are now on sale, at the same price as last year, giving those working in the industry extra flexibility to access the iconic agricultural event. The tickets are discounted and available to use on any day of the 167th Great Yorkshire Show which By Gill Laidler • 2 min read Business Skipton Business Finance delivers record profit and lending growth in 2025 Skipton Business Finance (SBF) has reported another year of strong performance, achieving record profit before tax of £11.6m, up 7.8% on 2024, as demand for flexible working capital solutions reached new highs. Loans and advances increased 5.5% to £200.6m, the highest in SBF’s history, with By Gill Laidler • 1 min read Business Reward backs retail regeneration with rapid £1.6M facility Reward Funding stepped in with a £1.6m facility at pace, enabling Pulse Property Services to acquire Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre complex and to support the next phase of the site’s ongoing regeneration. Pulse Property Services is led by experienced entrepreneur Mohammed Baz, a proven operator with a track By Gill Laidler • 2 min read Business Chartered Accountants celebrates success at Yorkshire Accountancy Awards For the third year Parsons Accountants is celebrating multiple successes at the highly prestigious Yorkshire Accountancy Awards. A team of twelve attended the ceremony at the Royal Armouries, proudly representing the firm across six shortlisted categories: managing partner of the year, partner of the year, team of the year, rising By Gill Laidler • 2 min read
Legal Matters Ward Hadaway ranked Yorkshire’s most active dealmaker Top 100 UK law firm Ward Hadaway has been ranked as the most active legal adviser for corporate transactions in Yorkshire in Experian MarketIQ’s latest UK and Republic of Ireland M&A Review. The annual report ranks legal advisers by volume of completed transactions. Advising on 119 qualifying By Gill Laidler • 2 min read
Legal Matters Ison Harrison announces fourth successive employee profit share bonus Yorkshire law firm Ison Harrison has awarded £5,000 per person to each eligible employee as part of its annual profit share bonus. The payout follows another strong year of growth, marking the fourth successive year that staff have benefited from the firm’s successful employee-owned structure. The bonus payment By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Law firm highly commended at UK's employee-owned business of the year 2025 Yorkshire law firm, Ison Harrison, has been recognised nationally at the UK Employee-Owned Business of the Year Awards 2025. The firm was highly commended at the UK Employee Ownership Awards, held last night at the Telford International Centre. The awards ceremony is the highlight of the Employee Ownership Association (EOA) By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Top award for father of the Irish Community Ahead of St Patricts day tomorrow, a man hailed as the ‘father of the Irish Community’ in Leeds has been presented with one of the city’s top awards. Leeds City Council’s Lord Mayor, Coun Dan Cohen, gave Tom McLoughlin MBE, manager of the Leeds Irish Centre for over By Gill Laidler • 4 min read
Legal Matters Ward Hadaway ranked Yorkshire’s most active dealmaker Top 100 UK law firm Ward Hadaway has been ranked as the most active legal adviser for corporate transactions in Yorkshire in Experian MarketIQ’s latest UK and Republic of Ireland M&A Review. The annual report ranks legal advisers by volume of completed transactions. Advising on 119 qualifying By Gill Laidler • 2 min read
Business Farmer tickets on sale for Great Yorkshire Show Farmer tickets for the Great Yorkshire Show are now on sale, at the same price as last year, giving those working in the industry extra flexibility to access the iconic agricultural event. The tickets are discounted and available to use on any day of the 167th Great Yorkshire Show which By Gill Laidler • 2 min read
Business Skipton Business Finance delivers record profit and lending growth in 2025 Skipton Business Finance (SBF) has reported another year of strong performance, achieving record profit before tax of £11.6m, up 7.8% on 2024, as demand for flexible working capital solutions reached new highs. Loans and advances increased 5.5% to £200.6m, the highest in SBF’s history, with By Gill Laidler • 1 min read
Business Reward backs retail regeneration with rapid £1.6M facility Reward Funding stepped in with a £1.6m facility at pace, enabling Pulse Property Services to acquire Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre complex and to support the next phase of the site’s ongoing regeneration. Pulse Property Services is led by experienced entrepreneur Mohammed Baz, a proven operator with a track By Gill Laidler • 2 min read
Business Chartered Accountants celebrates success at Yorkshire Accountancy Awards For the third year Parsons Accountants is celebrating multiple successes at the highly prestigious Yorkshire Accountancy Awards. A team of twelve attended the ceremony at the Royal Armouries, proudly representing the firm across six shortlisted categories: managing partner of the year, partner of the year, team of the year, rising By Gill Laidler • 2 min read