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Harrowells Solicitors is a longstanding supporter of York Open Studios - an event which gives people the opportunity to visit the studios of local artists. An innovation in recent years has been to run the event over two separate weekends in April...
Businesses are being urged to prepare for the latest stage of family-friendly leave for parents of newborn babies that takes effect in April 2016. An increasing number of applications for Shared Parental Leave (SPL) can be expected by businesses after new...
Harrowells' specialist serious injury successfully concluded a claim on behalf of a woman who suffered multiple serious injuries in a road traffic accident in France in 2010. The claimant accepted damages in excess of £1 million following a...
The full disclosure of total assets in all divorce cases – including land options agreed with housing companies or developers - are to become crucial for farm and land owners after a recent landmark judgment in the Supreme Court, warns...
Twenty-five jobs have been created with the launch of a new bar and smokehouse restaurant in a former derelict hotel in York City Centre. The jobs have been created at Pavement Vaults in the ground floor and basement of the former White Swan Hotel at the...
Budding rugby stars in East Yorkshire have been put through their paces by players from one of the region’s top clubs. Aspiring rugby stars from Pocklington RUFC were shown how to develop their skills in a session with players from top professional...
A Yorkshire lawyer who was wrongly accused of forging signatures on immigration applications has been cleared by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal which ruled that there was ‘no case to answer’. Action was taken against immigration...
Rugby coaching support for schools in North Yorkshire is getting a boost this autumn, thanks to new sponsorship for Thirsk Rugby Union Football Club’s community programme. Skills training provided by Thirsk RUFC for local schools and women’s...
A new specialist Equine Law Department, which will advise on a wide range of legal issues across the spectrum of horse ownership, breeding, training, racing and care, has been launched by Harrowells Solicitors. The new department, among the first and...
Harrowells’ Conveyancing Department received a ‘highly commended’ award as one of the three top firms in the Yorkshire & North East Region as part of the national conveyancing awards orga nised each year by Law Firm...
From cloud storage to your social media presence, much of our lives revolve around some form of online presence. However, your digital assets can often be overlooked when estate planning. With every platform having their own terms and policies, planning for...
Harrowells Solicitors has announced the appointment of four new Partners, further strengthening the firm's commitment to recognising and developing talent from within the business. Rachel Bourne, Aimee Costello, Lauren Hooghiemstra-Maughan and Rebecca...
What the new employment laws mean for farming businesses in 2026
The UK’s employment law framework is undergoing one of its most significant transformations in decades. The Employment Rights Act 2025 is now in force and introduces a phased programme of reforms running through 2026 and into 2027. For farming...
