North Ainley Halliwell
Providing legal services to Oldham and the North West
Whilst we make no apologies for practising in one of the most important provincial towns in the North West with a rich heritage from the cotton industry, we have a City approach to the personal and commercial needs of our clients. We pride ourselves on providing a professional yet personal service with lawyers and support staff of the highest calibre.
We are very much involved with the commercial centres of Manchester and Leeds and have the legal talent to deal with high value transactions at the sharp end. At the same time, we provide sound advice and pragmatic solutions tailored to the individual day to day needs of our clients.
To accommodate the more global elements of personal and business life, we have gathered expertise and experience (along with a network of lawyers and accountants outside the territory) to advise on European legal issues in relation to inheritance tax, off-shore trusts and overseas property.

News Headlines
What’s happening to Energy Performance Certificates (EPC’s) from 6 April 2012?
New Energy Performance Certificate (’EPC’) Legislation has been introduced and will make several changes in the law and the changes come into force on the
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First Time Buyers – Stamp Duty holiday due to end
The stamp duty holiday for first-time buyers buying properties under £250,000 is due to end on 24 March 2012. Residential property sales edged up slightly during
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The firm is delighted to announce that Joanne Freeman, a Solicitor in our Private Client Department, has recently been admitted as a member of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
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You and the Law
Read our column for the Oldham Chronicle as written by our partners Val Stocker and Zoë Ashton.…
You and the Law – 24th January 2012
I moved into a newly-built house six months ago. I paid £1,750 extra for an en-suite bathroom but the work is unsatisfactory. Half a wall is missing, there's no shower door, they've put in chrome shower taps and gold sink taps and so on.
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You and the Law 17th January 2012
Two years ago I had an accident at work, where the ladder I was on I slipped and I fractured my hip. Then recently I was knocked off a stepladder and fractured my foot.
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Our strategy has been to provide a comprehensive legal framework although we would not hesitate to recommend other suitable professionals if the advice required falls outside the areas of our expertise. We would be the first to accept, in today’s complex business environment, that there is no substitute for specialised advice. For that reason, we have developed legal teams in each of our Departments who are highly qualified, experienced and up to speed in their respective fields.



