TWO new lawyers have been recruited to the commercial property and property litigation departments at Bradford and Leeds law firm Gordons.

Richard Gibbon has joined the commercial property department, led by partner Barbara Rollin, from independent practice Ford & Warren and Richard Cressall has been appointed to the property litigation team, headed by partner Andrew Todd, after working with international firm Eversheds.

Barbara Rollin said: “We’re very happy that these two excellent young lawyers are now part of the firm.

“They’ve already strengthened the teams they’ve joined and our overall offering significantly.

“We’re confident that both will perform very well here and have outstanding careers ahead of them.”

Gordons’ commercial property team is one of the largest in Yorkshire. With seven partners and more than 30 other fee earners and support staff, it handles matters including complex, large-scale transactions.

The firm’s property litigation team last year won cases in the High Court and Court of Appeal, as well as successfully blocking a challenge to the UK Supreme Court.