Morrish Solicitors LLP
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Morrish Solicitors LLP is a law firm
in the United Kingdom
. It is the only Leeds
-based firm to act nationally as Trade union
specialists. First established in Leeds
in 1882 by sole practitioner Harold James, the firm became HB James and Morrish circa 1915. The firm was appointed by its first trade union in 1906, acting for the Farriers and Blacksmiths in Bradford
County Court.
The firm has a total of 4 offices in Leeds
, Yeadon, Pudsey
and Bradford
. There are around 85 staff and 16 Partners including Martin Bare
, Paul Scholey
and Jamie Hanley
.
The firm recently won damages of £3.2m for a 15-year-old client injured in a road accident'.
law, acting nation-wide from West Yorkshire
for major trade unions and supporting the international trade union movement. Major clients include the largest national union, Unite The Union (for both the Amicus
and T&G sections), Equity (trade union), Transport Salaried Staffs Association, Association of Teachers and Lecturers
and also smaller specialist unions such as NASS
and the Musicians Union. The firm holds the only national Legal Aid
franchise for clinical negligence in Bradford
.
From 1946 firm was Morrish & Co, until 2009 when the partners formed a Limited Liability Partnership
to become Morrish Solicitors LLP. It is one of four original Leeds
law firms still operating today to remain intact for over a century. The Farriers (as the National Association of Farriers,Blacksmiths and Agricultural Engineers) continue to retain the firm to the present day.
The firm ranked 81st in the government's controversial list of 100 law firms handling Coalclaims
for the Coal Health Compensation Scheme.
and private clients in personal injury
, employment rights and industrial relations, catastrophic injury, clinical negligence, professional negligence, property, wills, probate, elderly client, family law system in England and Wales, civil litigation and some areas of commercial law.
Pawel Szczotka v Gargreen Ltd 2009
Marshalls v Samuel Smiths 2009
My First Step for injury claims Website
Solicitors Regulation Authority
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Resolution Website
The Law Society
Community Legal Service
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It is the only Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
-based firm to act nationally as Trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
specialists. First established in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
in 1882 by sole practitioner Harold James, the firm became HB James and Morrish circa 1915. The firm was appointed by its first trade union in 1906, acting for the Farriers and Blacksmiths in Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
County Court.
The firm has a total of 4 offices in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, Yeadon, Pudsey
Pudsey
Pudsey is a market town in West Yorkshire, England. Once an independent town, it was incorporated into the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in 1974, and is located midway between Bradford and Leeds city centres. It has a population of 32,391....
and Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
. There are around 85 staff and 16 Partners including Martin Bare
Martin Bare
Martin Adam Bare is a solicitor in the United Kingdom. He is a personal injury law specialist, a Fellow and past-President of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers...
, Paul Scholey
Paul Scholey
Paul Andrew Scholey, known as Paul Scholey is an eminent employment rights solicitor in the United Kingdom who is Chairman of the Leeds Citizens Advice Bureau Board of Trustees from 2007 to the present...
and Jamie Hanley
Jamie Hanley
Jamie Edmund Hanley is an English solicitor and Labour Party politician.-Biography:Hanley went to school in Pudsey, and studied Law at the University of Hull where he graduated in 1995 with LL.B....
.
The firm recently won damages of £3.2m for a 15-year-old client injured in a road accident'.
History
The firm specialises in Trade unionTrade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
law, acting nation-wide from West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
for major trade unions and supporting the international trade union movement. Major clients include the largest national union, Unite The Union (for both the Amicus
Amicus
Amicus was the United Kingdom's second-largest trade union, and the largest private sector union, formed by the merger of Manufacturing Science and Finance, the AEEU agreed in 2001, and two smaller unions, UNIFI and the GPMU...
and T&G sections), Equity (trade union), Transport Salaried Staffs Association, Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Association of Teachers and Lecturers
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers is a trade union, teachers' union and professional association, affiliated to the Trades Union Congress, in the United Kingdom representing educators from nursery and primary education to further education...
and also smaller specialist unions such as NASS
Nass
Nass may refer to:in Canada*Nass River in northern British Columbia* People of the Nass, the Nisga'a people of northern British Columbia* Nass, the Nisga'a languageas an acronym* National Asylum Support Service, in the UK...
and the Musicians Union. The firm holds the only national Legal Aid
Legal aid
Legal aid is the provision of assistance to people otherwise unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system. Legal aid is regarded as central in providing access to justice by ensuring equality before the law, the right to counsel and the right to a fair trial.A number of...
franchise for clinical negligence in Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
.
From 1946 firm was Morrish & Co, until 2009 when the partners formed a Limited Liability Partnership
Limited liability partnership
A limited liability partnership is a partnership in which some or all partners have limited liability. It therefore exhibits elements of partnerships and corporations. In an LLP one partner is not responsible or liable for another partner's misconduct or negligence. This is an important...
to become Morrish Solicitors LLP. It is one of four original Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
law firms still operating today to remain intact for over a century. The Farriers (as the National Association of Farriers,Blacksmiths and Agricultural Engineers) continue to retain the firm to the present day.
The firm ranked 81st in the government's controversial list of 100 law firms handling Coalclaims
Coalclaims
Coalclaims or Coal Health Claims is the collective name for two compensation schemes run by the UK Government. Responsibility for the claims lies with the Department of Energy and Climate Change which split off from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in October 2008...
for the Coal Health Compensation Scheme.
Main practice areas
The firm offers services to Trade unions in the United KingdomTrade unions in the United Kingdom
Trade unions in the United Kingdom were first decriminalised under the recommendation of a Royal Commission in 1867, which agreed that the establishment of the organisations was to the advantage of both employers and employees...
and private clients in personal injury
Personal injury
Personal injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property. The term is most commonly used to refer to a type of tort lawsuit alleging that the plaintiff's injury has been caused by the negligence of another, but also arises in defamation...
, employment rights and industrial relations, catastrophic injury, clinical negligence, professional negligence, property, wills, probate, elderly client, family law system in England and Wales, civil litigation and some areas of commercial law.
Major cases reported in the media
Mohamed Khan v NIC Hygiene 2005Pawel Szczotka v Gargreen Ltd 2009
Marshalls v Samuel Smiths 2009
External links
Morrish Solicitors LLP official WebsiteMy First Step for injury claims Website
Solicitors Regulation Authority
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Resolution Website
The Law Society
Community Legal Service