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Ward Hadaway Leeds team helps fellow Yorkshire law firm to grow

Commercial law experts from the Yorkhire operation of Ward Hadaway have helped a fellow legal practice to rapidly expand its business.

Philip Jordan, partner in the commercial team in the Leeds office of Ward Hadaway, has led the firm’s team advising on over 20 different acquisitions of case loads for personal injury and negligence compensation claims specialist Neil Hudgell Solicitors.

The acquisitions, which have been made over the past 18 months, have seen Neil Hudgell Solicitors acquire thousands of case files from law firms across the country.

The cases have significantly expanded the workload at the practice, which has its primary offices in Hull and Leeds and now employs 100 staff.

Following the latest in the series of caseload acquisitions, which has seen high value and catastrophic injury cases acquired from London-based litigation and corporate law specialist Harris Cartier, Neil Hudgell Solicitors is now looking to open up premises in the capital.

Philip Jordan of Ward Hadaway said: “We are delighted to have been able to assist Neil Hudgell Solicitors with their growth strategy within the personal injury and negligence compensation claims sector.

“Neil and his team have set their sights on significantly expanding their practice by acquiring case loads from law firms looking to exit that sector of the legal services market.

“In a number of instances, this has meant that we have had to complete transactions to very tight timetables to ensure that clients received continuity of care on their cases.”

Neil Hudgell Solicitors anticipates making further caseload acquisitions, particularly in light of the fact that a number of law firms across the country have been unable to renew professional indemnity insurance cover and so are not able to pursue cases on behalf of their clients.

Neil Hudgell, managing director at Neil Hudgell Solicitors, said: “We anticipate that the acquisition from Harris Cartier will also be a prelude to further deals as other firms fail to obtain PI insurance cover and seek to dispose of work.”

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