Legal insights and updates from Clarke Willmott solicitors

Lasting powers of attorney for business owners

Wills & probate solicitors

Insights

Everyone should consider how their financial affairs will be dealt with in the event of their incapacity, and, as everyone has been reminded over the past year, old age is not the only cause of incapacity; accidents and devastating illness are also possibilities that should be borne in mind.

3 August 2021

Written by

Jacqui Lazare

A question of interpretation – repair or structural defect?

Property litigation

Insights

This is a closer look at the Court of Appeal decision in Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London v Various Leaseholders of Great Arthur House [2021] EWCA Civ 431.

6 May 2021

Written by

Kary Withers

Changing from a commercial lease to a residential lease

Property litigation

Insights

The case of Zash Properties Ltd v Mayworth Ltd and Landau Consulting & Investments Ltd provides useful guidance for landlords on their legal rights where a tenant seeks to undertake such a conversion without consent.

6 May 2021

Written by

Kary Withers

and

Henry Russell

In the spotlight: Amy Peacey

Commercial contracts and agreements

Insights

In the Spring edition of our Social Housing Newsletter, our spotlight lands on recently promoted Amy Peacey.

6 May 2021

Written by

Amy Peacey

Challenging Validity: Receivers’ appointment under legal charge declared valid

Commercial litigation and disputes

Insights

Clarke Willmott successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of professional receivers who had been appointed under a legal charge against development land

12 March 2021

Helping you make a Will: which Will suits you?

Insights

Arguably the most important document the average person will sign during their lifetime is a Will; after all, which other document deals with all your assets and decides who will receive them after your death?

3 March 2021

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)

Latest insights and legal updates

Lasting powers of attorney for business owners

In the spotlight: Amy Peacey

Challenging Validity: Receivers’ appointment under legal charge declared valid

Helping you make a Will: which Will suits you?

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

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