Legal insights and updates from Clarke Willmott solicitors

Focus on our sport team at Clarke Willmott

Sport

Insights

We are proud at Clarke Willmott to frequently be instructed by sports stars, leading sporting professionals, ranging from Premier League football managers and footballers to elite international and Premiership rugby players.

4 June 2024

Written by

Tim Copplestone

Inheritance issues for the LGBTQ+ community

Wills & probate solicitors

Insights

In some ways the law is still evolving to encompass the different forms of family that now exist.

1 June 2024

Written by

Carol Hawking (previously Cummins)

Common misconceptions of trusts

Private wealth services

Insights

The use of Trusts by legal and financial advisers as a way of managing assets on behalf of other people has tried and tested benefits. Trusts are often used in inheritance planning, tax mitigation, lifetime estate planning to name a few.

29 May 2024

Written by

Jodi Howe

It’s not just a load of ‘Wagatha’ – What directors can learn from celebrity defamation cases

Civil dispute resolution for private clients

Insights

If the ‘Wagatha’ carousel has any lessons for directors in particular, it’s that protecting commercial reputations requires skilled litigators to navigate high-profile cases.

28 May 2024

Written by

John Flint

Do we really need yet more STAIRS?

Social housing providers

Insights

The Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements (‘STAIRS’) consultation began on 20 May and ends on 15 July 2024.

23 May 2024

Written by

Neelam Sharma

Changes to how CQC inspects and rates care homes

Commercial Healthcare Solicitors

Insights

All registered care homes are subject to a comprehensive inspection by CQC. How often your care home is inspected is decided by CQC and depends on the most recent rating that your care home received.

16 May 2024

Written by

Rich Eldridge

Working with us in Birmingham

Insights

We have seven offices across the UK including our new Birmingham office located at Colmore Row.

14 May 2024

Written by

Rayner Grice

The impact of sport relocation in family law

Family law

Insights

The impact of a ‘professional sportsperson’ career on families is often overlooked. For instance, when a footballer transfers to a new club, they might need to relocate to another part of the country or even to a different country altogether.

14 May 2024

Written by

Paige Atherton

Is the land a partnership asset? The all-too common question explored

Agriculture

Insights

Without clear documentation, it can be difficult to ascertain how the land is held as in both scenarios the partnership is likely to be permitted to use the land.

9 May 2024

Written by

Esther Woolford

and

Robert Mullen

How the death of a shareholder affects business succession planning

Corporate and commercial law

Insights

The death of a shareholder in a private limited company has the potential to disrupt the running of the business, to create uncertainty and to raise concerns for the remaining shareholders and directors.

26 April 2024

Written by

Ed Foulkes

How to make nature recovery pay

Agriculture

Insights

BNG is an approach to development and/or land management that aims to leave the natural environment for wildlife in a measurably better state than it was beforehand.

26 April 2024

Latest insights and legal updates

Focus on our sport team at Clarke Willmott

Inheritance issues for the LGBTQ+ community

Common misconceptions of trusts

It’s not just a load of ‘Wagatha’ – What directors can learn from celebrity defamation cases

Changes to how CQC inspects and rates care homes

Working with us in Birmingham

The impact of sport relocation in family law

Is the land a partnership asset? The all-too common question explored

How the death of a shareholder affects business succession planning

How to make nature recovery pay

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