The probate team at leading Sheffield solicitors, Taylor&Emmet LLP, is showing that where there’s a will, there’s a way to generate new business in North East Derbyshire. Taylor&Emmet has seen a 59% increase in probate cases this year at its Dronfield office, compared to figures for 2010. Despite tough market conditions for the local legal community, Taylor&Emmet’s continued investment in its Dronfield branch throughout 2011 has seen a dramatic rise in the number of clients requesting the production of wills, along with advice about tax, trust and power of attorney issues. Diana Smart, head of Taylor&Emmet’s probate team, said: We are extremely pleased to see such encouraging performance figures for work in Dronfield. The firm is committed to raising its profile in the area and our efforts are clearly paying dividends for probate. We are continually looking for innovative ways to make our services more convenient to people outside the city boundaries and the ...

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Leading law firm Irwin Mitchell has appointed Kerry Smith as a solicitor in its Commercial, Charities and Public Sector Team in the Sheffield office. Kerry joins Irwin Mitchell from HLW Keeble Hawson and will advise on charity formations, public procurement, public sector grants and commercial contracts for regional and national clients. Kerry will work with the team’s Partner,Laurence Gavin, who was recently appointed as a Vice President for Autism Plus’ Future Plus Appeal. Kerry said: I’m delighted to be joining Irwin Mitchell which has such a strong reputation for getting results. I’m proud to be joining a team which is recognised for its achievements in this year’s Legal 500. Laurence added: We’re pleased to welcome Kerry into our team, and hope to build on our successes in 2011 to grow further in 2012. Our team advises clients across regulated sectors, particularly charities, public sector bodies, sports industry companies and FSA-authorised firms, on a range of commercial and ...

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Dormer Tools International (DTI) has announced an expansion in its global operations with a strong emphasis on securing large export orders. DTI - Dormer’s commercial export-arm based at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in South Yorkshire, England - will place more emphasis on delivering bigger volumes of its general purpose, solid carbide and high speed steel cutting tools to distributors, particularly across the Far East. DTI sells more items than any other Dormer Tools location around the world, apart from the United States, and makes up a fifth in quantity of the group’s overall global sales. John Eustace, regional business area manager for DTI, said: We have grown rapidly in recent years and our turnover has doubled compared with five years ago. To support our continued growth we will work with our extensive assortment of distributors to purchase Dormer products in large volume. In past years we have concentrated on supplying the high-end range of cutting ...

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Sheffield solicitors, Taylor&Emmet LLP, is celebrating the end of its most successful year of fundraising ever, after donating more than £10,000 to its 2011 annual charity, St Luke’s. The leading firm of solicitors has raised a total of £10,140 for the local hospice to become its top corporate supporter of the year. Taylor&Emmet rounded up a busy calendar of charity events with a Christmas craft fair held at its headquarters in Sheffield city centre. The last 12 months have also seen staff swim the equivalent of the English Channel in their lunch breaks, participate in a special Zumba session and flex their culinary muscles on several occasions to raise money for St Luke’s. By far the largest contributor to the firm’s fundraising success was Taylor&Emmet’s probate team who raised almost £7,000 by waiving their will writing fees in favour of a donation from clients during the hospice’s Wills Month in March. Claire Petty, Taylor&Emmet’s ...

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Leading Sheffield solicitors, Taylor&Emmet LLP, is top of the class when it comes to supporting trainee legal executives. Taylor&Emmet arranged for a specialist tutor from the Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) Tutorial College to visit the firm to help its students prepare for their exams in January. Learning and development advisor, Nicola Goodman, ran classes in Criminal Law and Legal Research Skills at Taylor&Emmet to complement the firm’s internal mentoring sessions and ensure its ILEX students maintain their 100% pass rate in the forthcoming assessments. Nicola said: It was a pleasure to visit Taylor&Emmet and meet its talented ILEX students. They showed great understanding and flair for the topics we discussed and proved to be committed, hard working and good at achieving. It is really encouraging to see a firm making such an effort to support its employees in their career development. I am confident these extra sessions will pay real dividends for the ...

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Brinsworth Training will re-open its doors in the New Year as the “Brinsworth Academy of Engineering” the brand change reflects the progressive development that the company has made over the last 24 months in becoming the leading provider of engineering apprenticeship training in the region. The change comes from months of research and discussion not only with local employers but also with the assistance and specialist advice from Sheffield Hallam University students. Commenting on the brand change, Managing Director Mick Crossley said We have seen a tremendous amount of support from the employers in the area to develop our decision of moving forward with an academy brand, the name now reflects what we do and epitomises our desire to become a World class centre of excellence for individuals working within the engineering sector. Business Development Director Paul Reeves added It's important that we address the changing landscape for engineering employers and the Academy is now ...

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In a first for Rugby League, South Yorkshire neighbours Sheffield Eagles Rugby League Club and Doncaster Rugby League club (the Dons), have both announced they are supporting South Yorkshire charity Autism Plus for the forthcoming season. This is the first charity partnership for both clubs.  As part of the arrangement the Eagles will carry the distinctive Autism Plus logo on their home and away shirts, and the Dons training gear will feature the Autism Plus branding. Sheffield Eagles reached the 2011 Cooperative Championship final, and Doncaster are hopeful of promotion from Championship 1 this season. Autism Plus is a leading charity supporting people with autism and other complex conditions.  The charity is South Yorkshire based and works across the north of England.  Autism Plus is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary and has recently launched the Future Plus Appeal to raise £10million pounds to support a range of inspirational new projects it wants to ...

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                       Two local charities have received a cash boost following the successful St Leger Festival in Doncaster. Kickstart and Freeman College both received cheques for £505 from the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce which donated the proceeds from its raffle at the prestigious race event. The Chamber hosted an exclusive Winning Post Marquee at St Leger in September for business leaders from across the Sheffield City Region. Freeman College was the nominated charity for the event, while Kickstart is the Chamber’s charity of the year. Kickstart provides a rehabilitation programme to help people overcome the effects of substance misuse, and empowering drug users to take control of their lives as well as recognising their responsibility to themselves and others as a valuable part of the community. Freeman College is part of the Ruskin Mill Educational Trust which has pioneered a unique student-centred approach to the ...

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