Congratulations to our Care Proceedings specialist Robert Scott who this week marks forty years as a qualified Solicitor. Robert was born and raised in Halifax and joined Wilkinson Woodward as an articled clerk in July 1980, after graduating from the...
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Update 2 February 2022: Thank you to everyone who applied for this role; applications are now closed. We're looking for a part-time Archivist to provide critical administrative support to our busy Wills and Probate team. Based at our town...
Update 10 February 2022: Thank you to everyone who applied for this role; applications are now closed. We're looking for a special someone to join the reception team at our town centre office in Huddersfield. In this busy and varied...
We welcome expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates who are interested in undertaking potential future training contracts with our busy and expanding legal practice. Our next intake will be in September 2023. During...
We are delighted to announce the promotion of our care proceedings specialist Shelley McLachlan to Director. Shelley joined Wilkinson Woodward in 2014 after achieving a First-Class Law Degree followed by a Master’s in Law and Practice....
Our offices will close at 12.30pm on Thursday 24 December 2020. We reopen at 9am on Monday 4 January 2021. Merry Christmas from everyone at Wilkinson Woodward Solicitors! ...
Congratulations to Kate Machon who has qualified as a solicitor. Kate studied law at the University of Leeds and completed her Masters and LPC (Legal Practice Course) at the University of Law in 2018. She began her training contract at...
Robert Scott is celebrating this month after notching up forty years’ service with Wilkinson Woodward. Robert was born and raised in Halifax and joined Wilkinson Woodward as an articled clerk in July 1980 after graduating from the University of...
It’s business as usual until 12.30pm on Tuesday 24 December 2019. We reopen at 9am on Thursday 2 January 2020. Merry Christmas from everyone at Wilkinson Woodward Solicitors. ...
Congratulations to Mr Robert Hitchen who won our Christmas prize draw for a £250 hamper packed with festive food and drink. Mr Hitchen's name was drawn on Monday 16 December 2019, at random, from our database of clients. The...
This Christmas we want to give something back to all our clients. Thanks to your support we’ve continued to grow as a legal practice and as a proud supporter of our local communities of Halifax, Huddersfield and Brighouse. As a small token of our...
Our next free legal advice clinic will run from 2pm to 4pm on Friday 8 November 2019 at the Upper Valley Community Hub in Hebden Bridge. Our legal team will be on hand to offer free, expert legal advice on: Divorce and relationship...
Our next free legal advice clinic will run from 2pm to 4pm on Friday 11 October 2019 at the Upper Valley Community Hub in Hebden Bridge. Our legal team will be on hand to offer free, expert legal advice on: Divorce and relationship breakdowns...
Our next free legal advice clinic will run from 2pm to 4pm on Friday 13 September 2019 at the Upper Valley Community Hub in Hebden Bridge. Our legal team will be on hand to offer free, expert legal advice on: Divorce and relationship...
This week our congratulations go to Shelley McLachlan, a solicitor at our Huddersfield office. Shelley has recently been appointed as a member of the Law Society’s Children Panel and will now be able to represent children within care proceedings. ...
Last weekend, somewhere above an airfield in Peterborough, our intrepid legal secretary Emily Lockwood flung herself out of a plane at 10,000 feet. Her heart-stopping antics raised over £1500 and the proceeds will be split equally between...
On 28 June 2019 intrepid legal secretary Emily Lockwood will join friends in a charity skydive. Emily has chosen to support two local charities close to her heart; Manorlands Hospice and Overgate Hospice. Manorlands Hospice cared for...
Care child specialist Lynn Crabtree has been celebrating recently after notching up thirty years as a qualified solicitor. After studying at Keele University and the College of Law at Chester, Lynn qualified as a Solicitor on the 16 th January...
A seven-year-old boy who has been "living life entirely as a girl" has been removed from his mother's care after a recent ruling. The Judge, Mr Justice Hayden, said the mother had caused her son “significant emotional harm”...
Child Safety Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of the risks of child accidents and how they can be prevented. This year’s campaign runs from 6-12 June with the theme of "Turn off technology!" Sadly, too many road traffic...
This week our congratulations go to Sam Jackson, a solicitor at our Halifax office. Sam has just been appointed as a member of the Law Society’s Children Panel and will now be able to represent children within care proceedings. As a Qualified Duty...
The Liberal Democrats have revealed manifesto plans to give fathers an extra four weeks' paternity leave, in addition to the current two weeks. Further details are expected when the Liberal Democrats publish their pre-manifesto document. Find out more...
The Government has announced plans to provide children over the age of 10 with a greater voice in care proceedings and private law proceedings (involving where a child is to live). Currently, the Children Act 1989 requires the court to consider “the...
The Minister for Pensions has announced the introduction of charges for people applying to the Child Maintenance Service which take effect this week. All new applicants to the Child Maintenance Service from 30 June 2014 will be charged a one-off application...
Last year the Government announced plans to replace the Child Support Agency (CSA) with the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). The CMS is currently being rolled out on a gradual basis amid concerns that, unlike the old CSA, use of the new Child Maintenance...