Brabners

🎉🥇 We're officially the best law firm to work for in the UK — for the second year in a row. That's according to Best Companies, whose annual awards recognise commitment to people and workplace engagement. We're also recognised as the sixth best large company to work for in the UK, jumping up five places from our position in 2023. In the North West table, we're now the 17th best company to work for overall, improving our position from 22nd last year. We're also regarded as the best company to work for in Yorkshire — an accolade that we're hugely proud of, given that we only opened our Leeds office at 1 City Square in November 2022. 🙏 We'd like to wish a huge thank you to ALL OUR PEOPLE. You're the ones who make Brabners a truly stand-out place to work and we’re thrilled that the new Best Companies rankings reflect this once again. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/e4KzfZhE #2024BigReveal

🌍💍 Marriage and divorce — especially where international elements are at play — can be a complex and confusing area of law. Here, divorce law expert Amy Harris explores how a French ‘Contrat de Mariage' impacted the financial remedy proceedings between a husband and wife in a recent case. ➡ Read the article: https://lnkd.in/ev8ADiPW ➡ Our family law expertise: https://lnkd.in/eR9JYfs3..

🛍 The O2’s Outlet Shopping team is bucking trends – growing sales and footfall thanks to its unique offering. We caught up with its managing director Janine Constantin-Russell at our recent Retail & Placemaking Conference Series to discuss ‘social spending’, supporting independent businesses and delivering site takeovers for its 10 million visitors 👇 ➡ See more from The Future of Retail and Placemaking Conference: https://lnkd.in/gJnVEvUB ➡ Discover our expertise in placemaking and regeneration: https://lnkd.in/g4T-aGBy #Retail #Placemaking #Regeneration 

🏘💬 Registered providers of social housing are likely to be aware of the ongoing consultation from the Law Commission concerning a review of the legal framework that governs co-operatives and community benefit societies — closing on Tuesday 10 December. ➡ Here, our Head of Housing and Communities and experienced governance lawyer Rupert Gill shares 5 key proposals that could be a cause for concern: https://lnkd.in/dkUsRyZP ➡ Explore our housing and communities expertise: https://lnkd.in/er8F8cpx

💻⚠ A procedural IT oversight caused panic for many formerly married couples who believed that they were legally divorced. The computer system glitch failed to detect that their divorce applications were submitted too early, meaning that these divorces may not be legally valid. 👉 Here, family and matrimonial lawyer Kirsten Grotte Tomlinson explains what happened: https://lnkd.in/dSRPSMAN ➡ More on divorce law: https://lnkd.in/d6sJm7UV

🏆🎉 We're thrilled to share that our real estate practice won the coveted Legal Team of the Year award at last night's EG awards.   The judges said: “It’s not just the size of the business, it’s what you do with it. That is what led our judges to select this year’s legal award winner. A firm that is purpose-led, true to its roots and putting its business where its values are.”   We're incredibly proud of this accolade — judged by an esteemed panel of leaders from the built environment, it marks a real milestone in the ongoing growth and development of our real estate group and its ever improving profile, reputation and position in the market.    ➡ Find out more about our award-winning real estate team: https://lnkd.in/ej-j5uxF   ➡ See the full list of winners: https://lnkd.in/gwnGSFYS

🎉 We are delighted to share that Matthew Lavelle, Senior Associate in our employment team and Huzaifa Moosa, Solicitor in our private client team are shortlisted for the pro-manchester Made in Manchester awards. Matt is shortlisted for the HR Professional award while Huzaifa is shortlisted for the Legal Professional award. Congratulations to all those shortlisted. 👏 ➡ Discover our top-ranked employment team’s expertise: https://lnkd.in/dmAaz2X ➡ Find out more about our award-winning private client team: https://lnkd.in/dCgbx8x

Thank you to everyone who joined our True North roundtable sessions over the past two weeks to discuss how businesses can help address barriers to growth. On 7 November we were in Lancashire exploring Sustainable Growth. Moderated by Nick Giles, co-founder of Seven Hills BPI, alongside our Advisory Council’s James Bumphrey Greengage Environmental Ltd and Marcus Armstrong, we discussed: 🟩 Why education is a crucial missing piece of the puzzle for many SMEs tackling ESG 🟩 The need for more guidance and straightforward policies around sustainability 🟩 Why increased collaboration is fundamental to ensure no one is left behind. Last week in Liverpool, Kris Mackay, 360 Degree Society and Edwina Hewson hosted a roundtable on achieving Purpose and Social Impact. Key takeaways included: 🟪 We need to help businesses to understand what they can achieve and where they can make the most impact 🟪 The importance of case studies, so that organisations can learn from each other and see best practice 🟪 Genuine engagement between communities and businesses is crucial, so that purpose isn’t performative. These valuable insights will inform our upcoming Scaling Northern Ambition report and we’re looking forward to our fourth and final roundtable for 2024 — focusing on People Skills and The Future — taking place in Leeds in early December. Martin Thornton, Gemma Cornwall MRICS, Mick Seddon, David Evans, Stephen Sykes FRSA, Zowi Whittaker, Helen Hesketh, Claire Taylor, Olivia Fisher, Nick Hyde, Lisa Edge, Jane Dalton MBA FRSA, Stuart Lee Pete Mills, Sarah Goulden, Donna Okell, Tracy Mawson, Keith Madeley MBE, Gareth Boyd, Thorrun Govind (Pharmacist/Healthcare Lawyer) -TV Health expert, David Connor ➡ Learn more about True North: https://lnkd.in/eBTVQf5t #BrabnersTrueNorth #SustainableGrowth #Purpose #SocialImpact #EnvironmentalImpact

⏰📝 The North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce Q4 Economic Survey is open and we want to hear from you! We’re proud to be supporting the survey which gives the county’s businesses an opportunity to share their experience and expectations to inform policy decisions. The Q3 survey results gave us a real insight into what Lancashire business owners see as the current and upcoming challenges and opportunities over the next 12 months, reflecting the feedback of our Lancashire members of our True North network. 👉 Complete the survey here: https://lnkd.in/eHNBTJds 🌠 Join our True North network if you’d like to collaborate with business leaders across the region to drive purposeful action towards unlocking the true potential of the Northern economy: https://lnkd.in/eBTVQf5t

🛍💙 There was a time when high streets were the beating hearts of the communities they served. Today, that's more likely to be the case in thriving cities than smaller towns. This polarisation is partly driven by local affluence or deprivation — with town centre health based on households’ ability to spend — but also by a desire for convenience and value, which has driven consumers towards alternatives, be that online fulfilment or out of town retail. Given the social impact of high streets, which have been community hubs for generations, failing to reinvigorate them is to fail local communities. So how do we revive those that are still struggling? Here, Vivienne King — founder of ESG consultancy Impactful Places, Chair of the Shopkeepers' Campaign and former CEO of Revo - Retail. Property. Community. — shares her thoughts on the Autumn Budget’s role in reviving town centre retail. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eAdDYSGk