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Our long-standing history and commitment to exceptional relationships, legal expertise, reliability, and experience define the essence of who we are.

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Higgs is championing mentoring & promoting opportunities for aspiring Black lawyers by working with industry campaigners and thought leaders. Read more about what initiatives we've been involved with this year... https://t.co/StknDl1ed3

#EDI #BlackLawyers #BlackHistoryMonth

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Higgs LLP experts are celebrating this week, following the release of the 2025 edition of the Legal 500.

The firm achieved three band 1 rankings for its Charities, Corporate and Commercial and Family Law teams. Whilst its Clinical Negligence, Commercial Litigation, Property, ...

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Understanding misfeasance claims in insolvency

Lauren Hartigan-Pritchard, Head of Restructuring and Insolvency, explains what misfeasance trading is and what happens if a claim is brought forward.

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#PeopleDriven #LegalExcellence #Misfeasance #Insolvency

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Three talented young people are on the road to forging a successful career in law, thanks to the ongoing BLS scheme supported by Higgs LLP, which was launched to improve diversity in the legal sector.

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#Diversity #Inclusion #LegalCareers #ThisIsHiggs

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Our, now award-winning, Property team are celebrating following the Midlands Property and Investment Awards ceremony in Birmingham, where they were named Property Law Firm of the Year 2024.

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#PeopleDriven #LegalExcellence #PropertyLaw #AwardWinners

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In her latest article, Nyree Applegarth, Head of Property Disputes, answers a common question: What is a terminal dilapidations claim?

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#Dilapidations #PropertyDisputes #PeopleDriven #LegalExcellence

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In her latest article, Suky Mann, director disqualification expert, examines statistics published by the Insolvency Service, which highlight a crackdown on bounce-back loan abuse

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#DirectorDisqualification #Insolvency #PeopleDriven #LegalExcllence

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Another success story for our Head of Property Disputes, Nyree Applegarth, who helped a client after proceedings were issued against them as a result of work that they did in their garden.

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#PropertyDisputes #SuccessStory #PeopleDriven #LegalExcellence

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It is important that reputation is protected.

In her latest article, Emily Blakemore, provides an update on the recent case of Dyson v Channel 4.

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#BusinessReputation #Defamation #PeopleDriven #LegalExcellence

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"London firm based in the Black Country. HR, Corporate, Property, Acquisition, litigation. We use Higgs for a whole host of services. We will be using MANY more times in the future as we embark on our M&A journey!"

#TestimonalTuesday #ClientFeedback #ThisIsHiggs

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Congratulations to Katherine Cooke, a lawyer in our employment law team, for her excellent client feedback.

#PeopleDriven #LegalExcellence #FeedbackFriday #EmploymentLaw

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In this guide, Philip Barnsley, Head of Family Law, talks about fathers' legal rights, parental responsibility, child arrangements orders and how to navigate child custody disputes.

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#FathersRights #ChildArrangements #FamilyLaw

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Our Head of Property Disputes, Nyree Applegarth answers the question: "Can a developer rely on existing easement of a single-track road to build new houses and give a homeowner access rights?"

https://t.co/buUtZ7mtCU

#PropertyDisputes #Easements #PeopleDriven #LegalExcellence

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Is your garden legal?

Nyree Applegarth debunks interesting myths about garden laws. From CCTV, problem plants and eating neighbours' fruit to nudity in the garden, she's got you covered!

https://t.co/Wr6anxqgUO

#GardenLaws #NeighbourDisputes #PeopleDriven #LegalExcellence

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New law on preventing sexual harassment at work

Debra Cottam, from our employment law team, outlines the proposed changes and what employers need to do.

https://t.co/v7DzhXcvXU

#EmploymentLaw #SexualHarrassment #PeopleDriven #LegalExcellence

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Jayne Holliday, a Legal Director in our employment law team, answers, ""can my work-from-home hours be taken away?" for a reader of Working Mums.

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#WorkingMums #EmploymentLaw #HRAdvice #WednesdayWisdom

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Some #WednesdayWisdom from our Head of Property Disputes, Nyree Applegarth. Her latest article looks at repair obligations and service charges for residential tenants.

https://t.co/tYe6nCzDUX

#PropertyDisputes #Tenants #PeopleDriven #LegalExcellence

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The latest success from Suky Mann, our director disqualification specialist who successfully defended a couple against bounce back loan disqualification and compensation order

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#TestimonialTuesday #DirectorDisqualification #PeopleDriven #LegalExcellence

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We're incredibly proud of our team, Tom, Kelly and Mia, who shared their thoughts on their career trajectories and exam results not defining their future or being the total measure of a person's success.

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#ThisIsHiggs #ExamResults #Careers #PeopleDriven

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In this guide from Nyree Applegarth, Head of Property Disputes, she looks at concepts of dilapidation claims and what you can do if you receive an unexpected claim.

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#PropertyDisputes #Dilapidation #CommercialProperty #PeopleDriven #LegalExcellence