Below are Rollits archieved media releases. These pages provide direct links to the website profiles of the partners mentioned in relation to each release where appropriate.

Newsletters Archive

Food Group Newsletter April 2007 Company & Commercial Newsletter February 2007 Food Group Newsletter November 2006 Charity Bulletin November 2006 Private Capital Bulletin November 2006 Charities Act 2006 fact sheet November 2006 Property Dispute Resolution Bulletin October 2006 Health & Safety Bulletin October 2006 Charity Bulletin August 2006 Corporate & Commercial Newsletter May 2006 Food Group Newsletter March 2006 Agricultural Bulletin December 2005 Employment Newsletter October 2005 Litigation and Dispute Resolution Bulletin August 2005 Property Bulletin July 2005 Planning & Development Bulletin June 2005 Social Housing Bulletin April 2005 Private Capital Bulletin March 2005 Agricultural Bulletin February 2005 Health & Safety Bulletin February 2005 Charity Bulletin December 2005 Food Group Newsletter December 2005 Corporate & Commercial Newsletter November 2005 Corporate & Commercial Newsletter May 2005 Charity Bulletin November 2004 Independent Schools Bulletin October 2004 Health & Safety Bulletin July 2004 Dispute Resolution Bulletin June 2004 Charity Bulletin May 2004 Private Capital Bulletin April 2004 Social Housing & Charities Bulletin February 2004 Construction Bulletin January 2004 Regulatory Law & Dispute Resolution Bulletin December 2003 Property Bulletin November 2003 Employment Newsletter October 2003 Planning and development bulletin September 2003 Charities Legal Brief August 2003 Charity Bulletin July 2003 Health & Safety Bulletin May 2003 Property Bulletin April 2003 Planning and development bulletin March 2003 Private Capital Bulletin February 2003 Planning and development bulletin November 2002 Charity Bulletin October 2002 Health & Safety Bulletin September 2002 Property Bulletin July 2002 Planning and development bulletin May 2002 Commercial bulletin May 2002 Dispute Resolution Bulletin April 2002 Employment Newsletter April 2002 Health & Safety Bulletin February 2002 Property Bulletin December 2001 Charity Bulletin October 2001 Health & Safety Bulletin October 2001 Employment Newsletter August 2001 Charity Bulletin July 2001 Agricultural Bulletin July 2001 Client Newsletter May 2001 Employment Newsletter April 2001 Charity Bulletin March 2001 Property Bulletin February 2001 Health and Safety Newsletter January 2001 Employment Newsletter December 2000 Commercial Litigation Bulletin December 2000 Planning & Environmental Bulletin October 2000 Employment Newsletter July 2000 Agricultural Newsletter July 2000 Company & Commercial Bulletin June 2000 Health & Safety Newsletter June 2000 Newsletter 2000 May 2000 Property Bulletin April 2000 Agriculture Bulletin February 2000 Employment Newsletter February 2000 Health & Safety Newsletter January 2000

Press Releases Archive

Business tees up for charity on Rollits Charity Golf Day 22nd May 2008 Corporate Manslaughter: Rollits team up with HSE to offer valuable advice to Yorkshire businesses 04th March 2008 Rollits regulatory law team up with HSE to host free seminar on new legislation 11th February 2008 Rollits survey shows majority of companies still struggling with red tape 21st January 2008 More than a law firm: Rollits unveils new brand identity 04th January 2008 HEALTH & SAFETY - FACT OR FICTION? 18th December 2007 ARCELORMITTAL STEEL GROUP ACQUIRES NSD - ROLLITS ADVISES NSD MANAGEMENT ON SALE 06th December 2007 FINES CAN BE MORE THAN ANNUAL PROFITS 05th December 2007 DEALING WITH PERILS OF THE CHRISTMAS PARTY 04th December 2007 ROLLITS FAMILY LAWYERS LEAD THE WAY 20th November 2007 ROLLITS STRENGTHEN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TEAM 06th November 2007 STOP PRESS - CONSULTATION ON WIDENING SCOPE OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 26th October 2007 ROLLITS FOOD GROUP ADVISES MATTHEWS GROUP ON ACQUISITION OF QUALITY KERNELS 16th October 2007 NEW ASSOCIATE JOINS ROLLITS EMPLOYMENT TEAM 12th October 2007 ROLLITS SIGN UP TO CITY BONDHOLDER SCHEME 08th October 2007 ROLLITS BRIEF DIRECTORS ON THEIR DUITES 01st October 2007 ROLLITS FOOD GROUP ADVISES ON FUND RAISING DEAL 27th September 2007 ROLLITS EMPLOYMENT GROUP HEADS INTO CYBERSPACE 26th September 2007 ROLLITS TRAINEES QUALIFY 19th September 2007 ROLLITS LEND A HAND AT COMMUNITY CENTRE 21st August 2007 AIRLINES ORDERED TO STOP MISLEADING CONSUMERS 14th August 2007 SUCCESS FOR ROLLITS PARALEGAL 10th August 2007 Charity Golf Day raises £4.5k for charity 30th July 2007 Rollits’ Commercial Group continues to thrive 18th July 2007 ROLLITS’ FOOD GROUP ADVISES CRODA INTERNATIONAL 13th July 2007 COOPLANDS OF SCARBOROUGH ACQUIRES SKELTONS - Rollits advises on deal which safeguards 500 jobs 09th July 2007 Solicitors take on the three peaks for charity 06th July 2007 Expansion at Rollits Hull office 15th June 2007 Enduring Powers of Attorney – Act Now 20th May 2007 Rollits paralegal Emily prepares for Inca Trail 17th May 2007 Rollits announce ten promotions 09th May 2007 Rollits advise McGurk Group on recent sale 04th May 2007 Rollits Launches New Regulatory Group 25th April 2007 Rollits appoints new Senior Partner 24th April 2007 Rollits helps social housing provider ease financial burden for low income families 05th April 2007 Rollits offers update on employment legislation 05th April 2007 Expansion at Rollits York Office 04th April 2007 Rollits set for further growth after deals success 15th March 2007 Rollits’ Food Group advises Wellness Foods on Stream Foods deal 12th March 2007 Rollits advise Hull Truck on new theatre at Ferensway, Hull 16th January 2007 Food from Britain Council 15th January 2007 Yorkshire accountancy firm fined for data protection offence 09th January 2007 Rollits advise William Jackson & Son on Parripak acquisition 20th December 2006 Information Commissioner Names and Shames Newspapers 15th December 2006 Smoking Ban! 11th December 2006 Rollits advise Cranswick plc on £17.9m acquisition 17th November 2006 Rollits sponsor award at Deliciously Yorkshire Dinner 14th October 2006 Legal 500 recommends Rollits in 17 practice areas 13th October 2006 Pool Tournament is a success for Rollits & PricewaterhouseCoopers 08th October 2006 Solicitors raise over £600 for charity in the Great North Run 02nd October 2006 1 October 2006 brings important legal changes 01st October 2006 Rollits expand private client team with new appointment 28th September 2006 Charities Bill Update 25th July 2006 New Partner at Rollits 14th July 2006 Rollits` Charity Golf Tournament raises over £4,000 14th July 2006 Rollits hosts major food event 20th June 2006 Information Commissioner Calls for Custodial Sentences 12th May 2006 Continued expansion within Rollits’ property team 11th May 2006 Rollits’ Food Group advises Lion Foods on sale of its sauces, condiments & dressings business to AAK 26th April 2006 Charities Bill update 25th April 2006 Court of Appeal Rules that Overseas Credit Card Transactions are Protected 23rd March 2006 Chancellor Announces Major Changes to the Inheritance Tax Treatment of Trusts 23rd March 2006 Rollits Appoint New Managing Partner 20th March 2006 Food News 17th March 2006 Collaborative Law - a better way to divorce 20th February 2006 Charities Bill Update 14th February 2006 Celebrity Chef Launches New Food Initiative 10th February 2006 To warn or not to warn – that is the question! 10th January 2006 Warranty claims on share and business sales - obligations to give notice 10th January 2006 Increase in Tribunal Limits 21st December 2005 Data Protection: End of the Road for Durant? 06th December 2005 Food M&A hits new heights 28th November 2005 Food News 25th November 2005 Healthy Eating 25th November 2005 Agricultural Property Relief: Implications of Antrobus II 17th November 2005 More trials and tribulations for database rights? 07th November 2005 Rollits welcome two new Trainees 24th October 2005 Health & Safety - Record Fines in an English Court 07th October 2005 Health & Safety Update - Company Director Jailed 19th September 2005 Julian Wild joins Rollits as Food Group Director 07th September 2005 Court gives guidance to landlords when enforcing Warrants of Possession 19th August 2005 Rollits negotiate major planning agreement for Stratford City Development in London 01st August 2005 Data Protection: Durant Seeks Leave to Appeal 14th July 2005 Promotion at Rollits 28th June 2005 Rollits advise the Scarborough Museums Trust 13th June 2005 Its OK to be a dinosaur…..but not when it comes to health & safety 20th May 2005 Rollits advising the Sailors’ Families’ Society on the sale of their Newland Estate 18th April 2005 All Change – Twice A Year 30th March 2005 Further expansion within Rollits’ Private Capital department 03rd March 2005 Rollits advise Cranswick plc on latest acquisition 09th February 2005 Rollits Appoint Specialist Tax Consultant 27th January 2005 The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 11th January 2005 Charities must be prepared for Gift Aid audits 06th December 2004 Health & Safety prosecutions and fines rise dramatically 19th November 2004 Increase in director prosecutions more likely 28th September 2004 Officers of Housing Associations face £1,000 fines for failure to comply with new laws 23rd August 2004 Duty to manage asbestos now included in the Conrol of Abestos at Work Regulations 18th August 2004 Corporate Telephone Preference Service Goes Live 25th June 2004 DTI proposed regulations for quoted companies 15th June 2004 Work Related Stress 10th June 2004 Rollits and Finers Stephens Innocent advise on sale of Flying Scotsman to NRM 14th April 2004 Employers Liability Insurance 09th March 2004 Retentions Clauses in Building Contracts 05th January 2004 Rollits appointed as solicitors to Charity Bank 23rd October 2002 ROLLITS APPOINT NEIL JENNESON AS NEW DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE FINANCE 09th July 2001

Articles Archive

Marks and Spencer has Breached the Data Protection Act 1998 Tom Morrison Director receives community service after health and safety admission Chris Platts Companies Act 2006 implementation delayed further Tom Farrington Information Commissioner: “Alarm bells must now ring in every boardroom” Tom Morrison The Final Word: Overseas Credit Card Transactions ARE Protected Tom Morrison Freedom of Information Act - Government Abandons Controversial Changes Tom Morrison Wills and Estates - how will the latest inheritance tax changes affect you? Sue Brad Stark reminders! Chris Platts Corporate killing Chris Platts Internal financial controls for charities Gerry Morrison Privacy Policies in the limelight again Tom Morrison Cohabitation: The Financial Consequences of Relationship Breakdown Sheridan Ball Information Commissioner Consults on CCTV Code Tom Morrison An Inspector Calls Chris Platts Protection of Olympic Symbols – Guilty by Association Andrew Digwood Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences Chris Platts Trespassers Beware! Chris Drinkall Smoke Free Premises Chris Platts Fundraising in the workplace Gerry Morrison Charities’ Trading Subsidiaries – Avoiding the Pitfalls Gerry Morrison New copyright enforcement powers for Trading Standards Andrew Digwood STOP PRESS! Tenancy Deposit Protection now in force Roger Driscoll Landlords and disability discrimination David Watson Information Commissioner exposes illegal trade by the media in personal information Ralph Coyle Snapshot of the Companies Act 2006 Shona Unwin Risk management – important information for all charity trustees Gerry Morrison Banks Face Further Criticism Tom Morrison New National Minimum Wage rates announced Ed Jenneson Charities Act 2006 Update Gerry Morrison Inducement Offers To Pension Scheme Members Craig Engleman Prison Sentences for Data Protection Act Offences Tom Morrison Increase in holiday entitlement for employees Ed Jenneson IP Disputes – Unjustified Threats – the ebay dimension Andrew Digwood UK Health & Safety legislation rules OK!? ..... possibly Chris Platts Companies Act 2006 – Provisions coming into force on 20 January 2007 Shona Unwin Incorporation of a dental practice Richard Field Companies Act 2006 – New Provisions Shona Unwin Demoted Tenancies - A Reminder David Watson Share Option Plans Craig Engleman Charitable RSL’s - choose your SDLT relief with care Douglas Oliver Asbestos dangers ……. and changes to regulations Chris Platts Director fined for health & safety offence Chris Platts Data protection not a bar to taking festive photos Tom Morrison Information Commissioner’s Action Against Unwanted Telephone Marketing Tom Morrison Tribunal Award Limits - Annual Increases Ed Jenneson Couple Convicted of Personal Information Theft Tom Morrison A very grim Health & Safety tale Chris Platts Companies Act 2006 Shona Unwin Charities Act 2006 Gerry Morrison Month by month guide to food M&A 2006 Julian Wild Bogus Data Protection Agencies Tom Morrison Health and safety penalties for directors Chris Platts Rollits advises TSC Foods MBO team RFID Product Tagging - Information Commissioner’s Guidance Released Tom Morrison Fire Safety Reform Chris Platts Stamp Duty Land Tax: two traps for the unwary tenant Alison Barr Finding new trustees – what charities need to know Gerry Morrison Harassment: Employers Beware Ed Jenneson Exercising your break Richard Stirk Landowner held liable for dangerous tree David Watson Landlords Beware! George Coyle EU procurement rules - wider applicability than previously thought Ralph Coyle All’s fair in love and divorce Sheridan Ball Health & Safety - The Costs Involved Chris Platts Court further strengthens landlords’ position against anti social tenants David Watson Outsourcing – A More Level Playing Field Under TUPE Neil Maidment The trust changes in the Budget - do they affect you? Alan Hart Community Interest Companies Gerry Morrison What`s in a name? Julian Wild Information Commissioner Releases Guidance on Buying and Selling Databases Tom Morrison New Licensing Scheme for Landlords Roger Driscoll Gordon Brown presented his tenth budget yesterday Alan Hart Food M&A momentum continues Julian Wild Food Law and Technical Julian Wild Do You Enforce Your IT Policies? Tom Morrison Corporate Manslaughter - legislation edges nearer Chris Platts You may not think so but Registered Social Landlords are caught by the Freedom of Information Act 2000… Tom Morrison Proposed new tax that may disadvantage property owning charities Gerry Morrison Beware – employers cannot rely on expired disciplinary warnings Ed Jenneson Transfers of Single Payment Entitlements Angela Simpson The Company Law Reform Bill – Implications for Charitable Companies Gerry Morrison Corporate manslaughter – directors don’t relax! Chris Platts Operating and Financial Review requirements repealed Tom Farrington Recovering VAT on Corporate Transactions Tom Farrington Family Crisis? Sheridan Ball The Company Law Reform Bill Shona Unwin Food Law - what to look out for! Julian Wild Grey imports Tom Morrison Making time of the essence in contracts David Watson Form 42: More Tax Red Tape Nasim Sharf The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 - Managing Your Land Neil Franklin New Family Friendly Rights Neil Maidment Access Equality Ralph Coyle Proposed changes to registration of company charges John Flanagan Product Safety Chris Platts Summary financial statements regime Tom Farrington Food, Glorious Food Julian Wild Health & safety – latest judicial thoughts on fines Chris Platts Updated guidance to landlords when enforcing Warrants of Possession David Watson Employment Law Update Seminars Aliens, Meatballs and HMS Invincible Tom Morrison Pre-emption provisions – valuations Tom Farrington Health & Safety - don`t get caught out! Chris Platts New regime for listed companies Tom Farrington Wheel Clamping Glenn Craft Restricted shares - To elect or not to elect? Nasim Sharf ICO`s new Regulatory Action Division Tom Morrison Is somebody walking off with your confidential information? Tom Morrison Protecting Rights Over Land Angela Simpson Catherine Zeta-Jones’ ruling overturned by Court of Appeal Ralph Coyle High Hedges – Anti-Social Behaviour Mark Dixon Directors’ reports and auditors’ powers Tom Farrington Health & safety…..the future Chris Platts Advertising Hoardings Marcus Senior Taxpayer Loses Husband and Wife Case Nasim Sharf Snuff out the old practices Clive Gardner Snuff out the old practices Clive Gardner New Corporate Structures Tom Farrington What budget? Where are we now? Alan Hart Time Limits for Planning Appeals – a reminder Mark Dixon Work At Height Regulations – are you ready? Chris Platts Corporate Manslaughter Bill – scorpion or lame duck? Chris Platts Company Secretarial Services Tim Wigglesworth RSLs and Mortgage Lending Clive Gardner To Notify or not to Notify? Tom Morrison Commonhold – a community of co-operating freehold owners Peter Mason Freedom of Information and implications for businesses Ralph Coyle No statutory duty to appoint a health and safety director Chris Platts A moral dilemma? – Ethical investment for charities Ros Harwood Employers facing civil claims for failing to consult on health and safety Chris Platts Comply or else! Chris Platts Beware - here comes the Licensing revolution! George Coyle Amendments to the rules on Gift Aid and Day Admissions proposed in the Pre-Budget Report 2004 Ros Harwood Housebuilder Liabilities For Contamination Steve Hawkins Court of Appeal gives guidance in anti social behaviour case David Watson Hike in Civil Court fees set to jeopardise the right of access to justice George Coyle Age Discrimination – Retirement Age Ed Duffield Are Your Drivers Safe? Chris Platts Unprotected overseas credit card transactions - OFT to appeal High Court decision Tom Morrison A New Pensions Act Crai