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LAW &
ORDER
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wo lawyers with 30 years’ experience
in employment and business law
have joined forces to create a first for
Aycliffe Business Park.
Boasting city level experience, Paul
Humble and Ben Healey have launched their
own practice, Greystone Legal, from Parson’s
Court on the park.
Specialising in employment and corporate
law, the pair want to offer SMEs a no-
nonsense approach to legal advice.
They have devised a business support
package, specifically tailored for small to
medium sized businesses, which can be paid
for in monthly instalments. Impressively,
they’re affording free initial employment and
corporate legal advice to local companies,
with a free consultation to new clients.
And on October 27, they’re hosting an
employment law seminar at the Work
Place to update firms and individuals on
important employment law changes. There
will be an opportunity to network and
bacon sandwiches are even included. It’s
Paul Humble (left) and Ben
Healey have launched law
firm Greystone Legal on
Aycliffe Business Park.
Aycliffe Today Business editor
Martin Walker meets the men
behind a new corporate law firm
based on Aycliffe Business Park...
a refreshing personal approach from two
highly-experienced lawyers which goes
against the grain.
Paul said: “There have been many changes
to employment law in recent years, and we
aim to present law in a way which is relevant
to employers. We believe in plain-speaking,
breaking things down and keeping it simple,
because employers don’t need to be bogged
down with the legal complexities; they just
need to know what they have to do to be
compliant. We understand the day to day
demands on businesses and we have a lot
of experience working with them over the
years.”
Paul and Ben, who both live locally, share
a wealth of knowledge between them. Paul
boasts almost 20 years’ experience as an
employment lawyer, having acted for a wide
range of employers throughout the region,
and was appointed as a fee-paid Employment
Tribunal Judge in 2011. He continues to
combine his practice with sitting as a Judge
in the Manchester Employment Tribunal on a
part-time basis.
Ben provides employment and commercial
business advice to companies, ranging from
one-man start-ups to larger regional firms,
and assists in advising, negotiating and
drafting a range of contracts and terms of
business to enable clients to contract and
communicate effectively with stakeholders,
customers, clients and suppliers. He also
advises clients with company and contractual
disputes which have arisen in the course of
business.
Launched in June, Greystone Legal already
has a number of clients on its books, mainly
based in the North-East but with some
further afield, and mainly consisting of SMEs
up to 400 employees. They’re advising
them on all aspects of employment law,
from drafting and preparing contracts and
policies to representing clients before the
employment tribunal.
“We want to build relationships,” says Ben.
“We’ll be carrying out all the work out and
provide a personal service, not just a faceless