Terminating a contract can have significant implications for your business, ranging from financial penalties to damaging relationships with counterparties. If you are unsure about the potential consequences of terminating a particular contract, it is crucial to seek legal advice before taking any action.
Nicola is a commercial property solicitor with over 23 years of practice. She has a broad spectrum of experience in commercial and residential development and commercial landlord and tenant.
Partnerships, joint ventures and shareholders agreements
Corporate and commercial law
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If you’re about to collaborate with another person or business, then the right legal advice and formal agreement are a vital part of your future relationship. Clarke Willmott’s corporate and commercial law solicitors understand the importance of joint venture partnerships and shareholder agreements and have the expertise and experience necessary to get the detail and the spirit of a written agreement just right for your business.
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A patent is a monopoly right which protects inventions. The key point about a monopoly right is that it protects the invention not merely against people who copy it, but those who independently devise or develop something falling within the scope of the patent’s claims. Patents can cover either processes or products.
Paul is a Partner and head of the private capital team in Clarke Willmott’s Manchester office. Paul specialises in estate planning, Wills, & trusts for clients with complex family and finance arrangements.
People are living independently for longer to avoid ‘feeling old before their time’
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According to the CW Retirement Living Survey we carried out in 2021, people are living independently for longer in a bid to avoid ‘feeling old before their time’.
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Phase 1 of Awaab’s Law to take effect from October 2025
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Social housing providers
On 6 February 2025 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced the three-phase introduction of Awaab’s law. This landmark reform is part of their agenda to improve the safety and quality of social housing.
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Emily Hope
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