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THREE CHEERS
Trio of reasons why
leading law firm is
feeling positive
By Joanne Barrett
Simon Wake, Endeavour Partnership’s
head of commercial property.
A
trio of positives will help secure
Teesside’s commercial future
according to a specialist at one of
the region’s leading law firms.
The availability of land at the former steel
site at Redcar, the lead Teesside is taking in
the renewable energy sector and the fact
that Teesside International Airport has been
taken back into public ownership could
cement the way forward, says Simon Wake,
head of commercial property at Stockton-
based Endeavour Partnership.
The firm acts on behalf of some of
the region’s most prominent commercial
property developments and specialises
in business law serving all sectors of
enterprise across the Tees Valley.
Partner Simon has more than 30 years’
experience and tailoring expertise to
represent the interests of his many and
varied commercial clients is something that
comes as second nature.
“There are a lot of positives here,” says
Simon.
“The fact that we have the steel site
and a lot of land available there – if we can
persuade people to come and use it – is
one of them.
“Another is the airport coming back
into public ownership, which may make
a difference and have a positive effect on
business generally.
“There’s also the renewable/green energy
sector where important moves are already
being made.”
Endeavour Partnership acts for a number
of Teesside’s best-known regional brands
as well as for multi-national clients based in
the UK.
Core clients for major commercial
developments in particular are generally
based in and around the North-East.
Simon’s department is leading the way in
some instantly recognisable projects which
have levels of legal complexity Endeavour’s
experts are perfectly placed to address.
One of the biggest has involved acting
for the developer behind the multi-phase
The Sands development on Scarborough’s
North Bay.
Visitors to the popular coastal resort will
know the prominent project includes flats,
beach huts and a retail offering as well as
the largest indoor water park in the country,
Alpamare. A new hotel is currently under
construction and further phases of the
project are to come.
Simon started work with his client on the
project in 2006 and continues to steer its
legal requirements.
“It has been a long and complex project
and is not finished yet,” he says.
“Seeing the water park open to the public
was one of the key points in the whole
development for me.
“The project isn’t finished yet though, as
the building of the hotel is ongoing.
“We operate on the basis of our client’s
needs - it is very much their project and we
are guided by what they want.
The Alpamare water park, part of The
Sands development in Scarborough,
which is an ongoing project for legal
firm Endeavour Partnership.
“The commercial property department
covers almost anything you can imagine.
Bigger developments are often closer to
home, but our clients might have business
interests anywhere in the country which we
are happy to help meet.”
Simon and his specialist team are
also acting for the developer in relation
to the proposed snow centre planned
for a brownfield site at Middlehaven in
Middlesbrough; acting for clients Ryedale
Estates in Guisborough in the acquisition,
development and letting of retail and light
industrial units on the site of the former
Blackett Hutton/Esco foundry and are acting
for Teesside University in relation to its
expanding property estate, to name just a
few valued clients.
Endeavour also acts on behalf of GP
surgeries moving to purpose-built practice
buildings; schools and academy trusts;
housing developers; restaurants and coffee
and pizza franchises.
It is quite a brief, but one thing remains
clear. Endeavour Partnership’s focus has
always been on delivering top quality legal
services with an innovative and modern
approach.
Find out more about Endeavour Partnership
and its services at endeavour.law