All Change for Brexit?
With the implications of Brexit still unclear, now may be the perfect time to review existing contracts and re-negotiate any new contracts as Britain’s departure from the EU could have a significant impact on…
£40m plus deals in last three months
Wake Smith Solicitors has completed a number of corporate deals worth a cumulative value of more than £40m in the last three months. The high profile deals include the acquisition by the Red Industries group of…
Spotlight on.. Duncan Shepherd
Lives: Worrall, Sheffield. Education: Darfield High School, Barnsley Tech and (after a gap year or 12) University of Sheffield. Work History: Various hotels & bars in Aviemore, ski & watersports instructor in…
John Baddeley, director at Wake Smith looks at the importance of SMEs to the UK economy
New research has shown that small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) across the top 10 UK cities are forecast to contribute £217bn to the UK economy by 2020. The research conducted with the Centre for Economics…
John Baddeley, director at Wake Smith Solicitors takes a look back at the legal year
“Wake Smith has had a good year and we have seen no reduction in terms of commercial and commercial property work, considering the UK's decision to leave the European Union and the impact this may have had. “Activity…
Spotlight On.. John Baddeley
Spotlight on John Baddeley Director & Management Board Member Lives: Totley, Sheffield Education: Hemsworth High School, University of Newcastle, Chester Law College Work History: Articled clerk…
Wake Smith completes corporate deals worth 30 million GBP
Wake Smith Solicitors has completed 30 million pounds of corporate deals in the second quarter of 2016.
Award winning company commercial advice
Wake Smith’s growing company commercial team reinforced its status as a leading legal services provider by picking up a regional award for its work. Director in the Company and Commercial team John Baddeley acted…
Duncan Shepherd talks about which sectors are driving legal activity within South Yorkshire’s businesses
Duncan Shepherd, director and head of company commercial at Wake Smith, talks about which sectors are driving legal activity within the South Yorkshire’s business community and the type of work they are advising…
Corporate workload means expansion for Wake Smith
Gavin Hesketh has joined Wake Smith’s company commercial team in response to the firm’s increasing levels of corporate transactional work. The team, headed up by John Baddeley and Duncan Shepherd from Wake Smith’s…
