Legal insights and updates from Clarke Willmott solicitors

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

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

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

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

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

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

Latest insights and legal updates

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

Second marriages later in life

Wills and tax planning: when not to do it yourself

Wills, secrets and an artist’s fortune

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