The Leeds Legal campaign - spearheaded by leading Leeds lawyers; DLA Piper, Pinsent-Masons and Lupton-Fawcett - and supported by the UK Government’s international trade arm, UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), acts as a gateway through which German companies can take advantage of the full business support structure of the Yorkshire region, the UK’s largest and fastest growing regional economy.
The services from Leeds Legal are centred on providing assistance in identifying trading and investment opportunities for European businesses with an interest in the UK market. They offer a free independent introductory advisory service, access to a comprehensive network of business support, and also the offer of facilitating trade visits to Leeds in order to explore the UK market, with the assistance of Leeds Legal and sponsors Jet2.com and Hilton Hotels – both of which are offering special rates to delegates visiting the city.
Deborah Green, regional manager of the Law Society of England & Wales and one of the founding members of Leeds Legal, said: “We are providing a unique opportunity for business people from Düsseldorf and Nordrhein Westfalen to meet with UK lawyers and through them, to access valuable UK business networks. Lawyers are key intermediaries for international business and through this briefing we aim to foster new trade links between Yorkshire and Nordrhein Westfalen.
“Not only will representatives from German businesses be able to explore and test the UK market through our trade links, but Leeds Legal will be there to help facilitate the process throughout.“
Leeds is the UK’s largest legal market outside London, and the Leeds legal profession has an unrivalled breadth and depth of legal expertise. Leeds lawyers provide the highest quality legal advice to many international businesses looking to trade with or locate in Britain and are instrumental in making their ventures successful
