Leading Midlands law firm Wright Hassall has signed a deal with Wasps ahead of the new Gallagher Premiership Rugby season to be the club’s legal partner.

A leading Midlands law firm has reinforced its position amongst the industry’s top performers after appearing in a distinguished UK guide of legal firms.

Wright Hassall’s Private Client Team is one of three law firms shortlisted for the ‘Regional Solicitor Firm of the Year’ (Midlands) at The British Wills and Probate Awards.

Philip Harris, Partner and Commercial Arbitrator at leading Midlands law firm Wright Hassall, has been called upon to support a world-leading institution that is dedicated to resolving international commercial disputes.

In the absence of a written shareholders’ agreement, the relationship between the shareholders of a company is governed by the company’s articles of association, the Companies Act 2006, case law and certain other relevant pieces of legislation.

A recent judgment given by the High Court earlier this year comes as a stark reminder of the difference between a lease and a licence with significant detriment to the landowner. This is not a new point of law, but is one that is becoming an increasingly pressing issue.

Family law has undergone a quiet revolution over the last few years with the introduction of the single family court, the introduction of compulsory mediation, and the withdrawal of legal aid for the majority of cases.

A leading Midlands law firm has announced a new commercial team – including a new senior appointment to lead the department. Wright Hassall has a new commercial team to provide businesses with a wide variety of legal expertise.

Family members of patients who are in intensive care with long Covid - such as Kate Garraway’s husband - are at risk of landing themselves on the wrong side of the law, according to a top lawyer.

Trespass is a “Tort”, an area of law that relates to actions against persons (such as assault), against goods (that relate to possession) and actions against land for which “Trespass” is more commonly known.