Legal insights and updates from Clarke Willmott solicitors

Why make a Will?

Wills & probate solicitors

Insights

Why should you swap the new sofa or a week in the sun for a Will? Because a Will is arguably the most important financial document that you will ever sign.

22 December 2020

Written by

Carol Hawking (previously Cummins)

and

David Maddock

How do I protect my assets for my children?

Family law

Insights

The best way of protecting your assets for your children is to draw up a Will which includes a trust.

4 December 2020

Written by

Caroline Young

and

Georgia Collier

Farming divorces and collaborative law – a better way

Agriculture

Insights

Sorting out a financial settlement on divorce can be complicated, especially for farming families whose personal and business affairs are often inextricably entwined. However, this does not mean that it can only be resolved through an expensive and stressful court battle.

24 November 2020

Trusts: not just for the super-rich

Private wealth services

Insights

We address the misconception that trusts are for the super-rich and share how they can be used to benefit a range of individuals. Call 0800 652 8025 for a free consultation.

21 November 2020

Written by

Carol Hawking (previously Cummins)

Deeds of Variation and saving tax

Private wealth services

Insights

Clarke Willmott shows how a deed of variation can be used to by the beneficiary to make tax savings.

17 November 2020

Written by

Carol Hawking (previously Cummins)

Second marriages later in life

Family law

Insights

If you are considering a marriage later in life what factors should be considered and how can trusts help? What about jointly owned assets and what if this marriage ends in divorce?

15 November 2020

Wills and tax planning: when not to do it yourself

Wills & probate solicitors

Insights

Making your own Will to save money may sound tempting. Clarke Willmott looks at what can go wrong and when not to do it yourself.

9 November 2020

Wills, secrets and an artist’s fortune

Wills & probate solicitors

Insights

If, for any reason, you do not wish it to be known who benefits from your estate then a secret trust is one of the possibilities that could be explored.

4 November 2020

Child maintenance payments

Family law

Insights

Sarah Wood-Heath looks at what happens if you can’t agree on child maintenance payments and when you can ask the court for help.

23 October 2020

Causes of stillbirth

Medical negligence solicitors

Insights

Around 60% of stillbirths are unexplained meaning that the doctors do not know why the baby died. We look at the common causes of stillbirth.

15 October 2020

Steps for navigating a stillbirth or neonatal death case

Medical negligence solicitors

Insights

If you have questions or concerns about how your baby died and whether the stillbirth or neonatal death could have been avoided, then we are here to help.

13 October 2020

Latest insights and legal updates

Why make a Will?

How do I protect my assets for my children?

Farming divorces and collaborative law – a better way

Trusts: not just for the super-rich

Deeds of Variation and saving tax

Second marriages later in life

Wills and tax planning: when not to do it yourself

Wills, secrets and an artist’s fortune

Child maintenance payments

Causes of stillbirth

Steps for navigating a stillbirth or neonatal death case

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