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Wilkinson Woodward announces double appointment Calderdale law firm Wilkinson Woodward has announced the appointment of two senior solicitors to their Halifax team. Commercial solicitor James Bell and probate specialist Heather Nuttall have both joined Wilkinson Woodward’s expanding practice. James Bell began his legal career working on clinical negligence cases, before joining Eversheds in 2005 and subsequently transferring to DAC Beachcroft in 2011. During the past 12 years, James has developed a strong reputation and high level of expertise in asset management.
Over 50 local business professionals got together on Monday 15th May for Sheards Accountancy’s annual Curry Night to raise funds for Kirkwood Hospice.
During a secondment to telecommunications giant Telefónica he worked on some of the UK’s largest communications infrastructure projects, including the London Olympics in 2012. Heather Nuttall began her legal career working in Leeds and Bradford, before qualifying as a solicitor in 1992. She went on to gain a decade of experience in litigation before a change in direction to wills, probate, trusts and estates. Heather, who has a particular interest and significant experience in advising elderly clients, is a member of Solicitors for the Elderly. Heather’s status as a Trust and Estate
The evening also included a raffle, which had prizes donated
Managing Director Maureen Cawthorn extended a warm welcome to both solicitors commenting: “We’re delighted to welcome James and Heather to the team. Both are highly respected solicitors in their chosen fields. Their appointments form part of our continuing plans to expand in West Yorkshire.”
Sheards Kick Off Fundraising for Kirkwood Hospice
our first fundraising event for Kirkwood Hospice since announcing our partnership and we’ve already made a great start to reaching our fundraising total. I’d like to thank all those that attended and made the night a success."
The event, held at Chilli Lounge, raised over £720 for the charity, who provide free of charge, specialist care to adults across Kirklees who suffer from advanced or progressive illnesses. Sheards announced their charity partnership with Kirkwood Hospice earlier this year. The partnership will see Sheards undertake a variety of fundraising activity throughout the year with a target of raising £4,000 which will go towards a pressure relief mattress – a vital piece of equipment to prevent patients developing pressure sores.
Practitioner reflects her specialist qualifications and experience in drafting wills and trusts, administering estates, acting as a trustee and advising families on the best way to structure their finances and preserve assets for future generations.
by a number of local businesses. Kevin Winterburn, Director of Sheards Accountancy commented: “Our charity curry
night has become a popular event in the local business calendar and we were delighted with the turnout and the support at this year’s event. This was
Kate Leadbeater, Partnership Development Manager of Kirkwood Hospice commented: “It was a pleasure to join everyone and to see so many local businesses supporting our charity. We can’t thank Sheards enough for choosing Kirkwood Hospice as their nominated charity this year. They have some fantastic events planned to raise funds and we’re really looking forward to working with them.”
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