Chadwick Lawrence LLP is a prominent Yorkshire-based legal firm with over 170 years of experience, offering comprehensive legal services to both private and commercial clients. Known as “Yorkshire’s Legal People,” the firm stands out for its deep regional roots, modern approach, and commitment to building trusting, collaborative relationships with clients across Huddersfield, Wakefield, Halifax, Leeds, and beyond.
The firm combines extensive commercial experience with technical expertise to deliver exceptional outcomes, focusing on client-centered solutions tailored to individual and business needs. Their services are structured into dedicated business and personal service divisions, supported by a strong emphasis on employment law through their specialized BoxHR scheme, health and wellness initiatives, and a reputation for excellence recognized through multiple industry awards.
Services Offered
- Employment Law (including BoxHR, disciplinary and grievance advice, employment tribunal support, settlement agreements, restructures, redundancies, TUPE, sickness and capability)
- Complete Property Solutions (commercial property transactions, development and new build sales, property dispute resolution, sales and purchases of property, commercial land development, boundary disputes, land ownership rights, breach of contract, misrepresentation, damage to property, leases for landlords or tenants, land acquisition for residential development, breaches of leases, rent and service charge issues, mortgage finance and security, option agreements and conditional contracts, claims against property professionals, leasehold management, planning agreements, judicial review, lease renewals, termination and dilapidations)
- Corporate & Contracts (banking and finance, commercial contracts, corporate advisory, mergers and acquisitions)
- Corporate Recovery & Insolvency (administration, fraudulent trading, wrongful trading, preferences, transactions at an undervalue, director disqualification, company restoration, winding-up petitions, statutory demands, individual voluntary arrangements, bankruptcy, validation orders, administrative receivership, company voluntary arrangements, liquidations)
- Intellectual Property (contracts and licenses, trademarks, design rights, enforcement, restrictive covenants)
- Litigation in Business (contractual disputes, construction disputes, professional negligence, restrictive covenant solicitors, banking and finance, debt collection and recovery, directors and partnership internal disputes)
- Media Law and Reputation (pre-publication and crisis management, after publication, online reputation, defamation, harassment, privacy)
- Regulatory Services (coroners inquests, licensing, sports regulation, health and safety investigations, trading standards, GDPR, BoxLegal, immigration and workers, transport law)
- Sports Law (club services, player/coach services, regulatory services)
- Road Traffic & Motoring Law (drink driving, speeding and disqualification, driving without due care and attention, use of a mobile phone, driving without insurance, drug driving, dangerous driving, failure to provide information, road traffic and motoring offences)
- Dispute Resolution (property dispute resolution, contentious probate, court proceedings, data protection, GDPR breaches, debt matters, private contract disputes, professional negligence)
- Family Solicitors (divorce, civil partnership, financial settlements after divorce and dissolution, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, adoption, grandparents rights, mediation, financial support for children, separation agreements, cohabitation agreements, collaborative law)
- Home & Property Services (remortgaging, buying and selling property)
- Medical Negligence (accident and emergency, amputations, birth injuries, brain injuries, cancer cases, cardiology, ear nose and throat, eye conditions and surgery, gastroenterology, general practitioner (GP), genetic conditions, gynaecology, neurology/nerve damage, orthopaedics and rheumatology, paediatrics, respiratory disorders, spinal cord injuries, surgery, urology and renal, vascular conditions and vascular surgery)
- Personal Injury Solicitors (animal related injury claims, armed forces injury claims, slip trip or fall accident claims, accident at work claims, road traffic accident solicitors)
- Wills & Probate Solicitors (disputed wills, international legal matters, lasting powers of attorney (LPA), succession planning, trusts, UK tax planning)
- Court of Protection (lay deputyship advice, personal injury trusts, professional deputyships, statutory wills)
The firm serves clients across Yorkshire including Leeds, Bradford, Guiseley, Halifax, Horbury, Huddersfield, Morley, and Wakefield, and has received notable recognition for workplace culture and legal excellence, supporting a diverse range of individuals, businesses, and organizations with tailored, professional legal advice.
