Huddersfield’s multi-award-winning law firm Ridley & Hall has pulled off another major coup by recruiting the vastly experienced John Royle to its Commercial department.

John arrives at the Market Street legal firm as a senior solicitor with 40 years’ legal experience.

He will join forces with Associate Solicitor Julie Devenport, who has been running Ridley & Hall’s Commercial arm for the last 10 years.

A former president and secretary of the Huddersfield Law Society, he is well known among Huddersfield businesses for his exceptional commercial property work.

John Royle said, “This is an exciting time for Ridley & Hall and I am pleased to be bringing my experience and expertise to such a vibrant firm. Business people want solicitors they can trust and rely on and I am delighted to be joining such a respected team.”

Julie Devenport said, “It is great for us to be able to bring John on board with his vast experience and contacts. The timing is perfect because there is a huge buzz at the moment with the commercial property market in the region and we are working behind the scenes on some new and innovative ideas for the Commercial Property department.”

Ridley & Hall specialises in commercial property matters including Landlord and Tenant work, sales and purchases of freehold / leasehold and mortgages. Julie Devenport also deals with Commercial Law matters involving Shareholdings and Commercial Assets, Sales and Purchases of businesses, Company structures and partnerships and work with Clubs and Charities.

In the last few months Ridley & Hall has won the title of Law Firm of the Year and senior partner Nigel Priestley was named Legal Champion of the Year.

To contact John Royle call into Ridley & Hall on Market Street, Huddersfield or phone 01484 538421.