MD Law wins company share dispute claim appeal
The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court finding that no oral agreement existed entitling one business partner to a 50% shareholding in GB Retail Limited. Last year, Sheffield’s MD Law succeeded in a legal battle in the High Court which reinforced the importance of setting up a business correctly with accurate written legal […]
MD Law wins case on undervalued share purchase and director’s duty breach
The Insolvency and Companies Court of the High Court has held the payment of money from a Bolton-based company to a selling shareholder was an undervalued transaction and a breach of the director’s duties. ICC Judge Prentis handed down judgment in the case of Manolete Partners Plc v David Howard Smith on 06 May. Neil […]
MD Law invests in community leadership programme
MD Law has invested in the next generation of community leadership. The Broomhall-based law firm has sponsored three participants to complete the new Rise In Our Roots four-week leadership programme which elevates 12 leaders from diverse backgrounds including the global majority, migrant and refugee backgrounds. The programme which starts on May 28 will support people […]
MD Law act in electro-mechanical engineering firm acquisition
South Yorkshire-based Acorn Industrial has boosted its service offering with the acquisition of a specialist electro-mechanical engineering company. Sheffield’s MD Law acted for Rotherham-based Acorn on its purchase of LER Ltd, which has strong expertise in electric motor repair and advanced on-site services and is based in Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire. Company and commercial partner James […]
Sheffield advisors help Monkey Town continue UK expansion with new Liverpool site
Leading European indoor playground brand Monkey Town, operated by Dutch leisure group 24 Indoor, has announced the acquisition of its second UK site in Liverpool. Following the acquisition of Rascals Party and Play Centre in Preston last year, Yellow Sub in Liverpool has been brought into the firm’s portfolio marking another step in the brand’s […]
MD Law solicitor shortlisted in two industry awards
MD Law’s company and commercial solicitor Luke Turner has been shortlisted in the Insider South Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards and in the Insider Yorkshire Young Professionals Awards. Luke, who joined the firm as a trainee and qualified into the corporate and commercial team in April 2024, is a finalist in the Emerging Dealmaker category at the […]
Promotions at MD Law
MD Law has announced two promotions within its successful litigation and commercial property teams. Litigation senior associate Keith Hague and commercial property senior associate Travis Wood become salaried Partners from 1 April 2026. The Broomhall-based boutique law firm, which was set up 10 years ago by Matthew Dixon and now employs 20 staff, acts for […]
MD Law helps two South Yorkshire surveyors’ firms join forces
Corporate legal advice from MD Law has helped two established South Yorkshire-based firms join forces. Sheffield-based independent Chartered Surveyors and property experts SMC Brownill Vickers, set up in 1884, has acquired Barnsley-based Smiths Chartered Surveyors, founded in 1898. James Burdekin, MD Law’s Head of Corporate and Commercial and solicitor Luke Turner acted for SMC on […]