Ridley & Hall scoop top Yorkshire award
Ridley & Hall Solicitors of Huddersfield, have been awarded ‘Specialist Firm of the Year’ Award at this year’s Yorkshire Lawyer Awards.
The award ceremony took place on 4th October ar Rudding Park, Harrogate and the team from Ridley & Hall proudly collected their trophy from the TV presenter Gaynor Barnes.
It was an outstanding achievement for the firm as the awards were judged throughout the Yorkshire region and Ridley & Hall were competing against the top legal firms to receive this prestigious title.
The Yorkshire Lawyer Awards is the premier event in the Yorkshire legal calendar. Launched in 2000 to recognize the outstanding talent in the county, the Awards is a fixture in the diary of the legal community, offering professionals the chance to come together for a memorable evening of networking, socializing and celebrating. The Yorkshire Lawyer Awards caters for the whole of the Yorkshire legal community. Categories of awards cover everyone from the biggest corporate firms to in-house lawyers, from senior partners to rising stars. The event is taken seriously by all concerned and the tickets are always sold out well in advance.
Nigel Priestley, Senior Partner at Ridley & Hall said: “This is a remarkable privilege and a testimony to the hard work of all our staff. The criteria for the award are wide-ranging and challenging. It is quite an enormous achievement for a firm our size to win the award. We were competing with the very best firms in Yorkshire.
“Specialist Law Firm Award criteria"
- Law firms who practice in a clearly identifiable niche area of the law
- Demonstrable appreciation or recognition by clients
- Dedication to development and welfare of staff
- Client initiatives that you feel have set you apart from the rest
- Contribution to the legal community – either business or individual
- Recognition received from other firms
- Contribution to the local community such as pro-bono work
He went on “Ridley & Hall is a high street firm providing the usual menu of conveyancing, family, wills and probate.
We also have a range of specialist services, challenging local authorities to comply with their legal duties.Whether the issue is supporting parents and carers to find their way through the maze of Community Care and Education rights and duties, or is in holding those authorities to account for the level of support they provide for kinship carers, Ridley and Hall has established both a local and a national reputation.”
For more information on the Awards see www.yorkshirelawyerawards.co.uk
