Common misconceptions of trusts

Private wealth

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

Count-down to identity verification for directors and PSCs and new rules for company registers

Insights

If you are a company director there are changes, soon to be implemented, at Companies House which will impact you. Companies House recently announced that 18 November 2025 is D-Day for mandatory identity verification for directors and persons with significant control (PSCs).

4 September 2025

Written by

Sian Symmonds

and

Aidan Clucas

Developments in enforcing judgments – Key cases of 2022

Commercial litigation and disputes

Insights

We take a look at notable guidance given by the courts in 2022 on enforcement methods following judgment. Find out more about different methods of enforcing a judgment

19 December 2022

Written by

Philip Roberts

and

Owen Williams

Do I really need a shareholders’ agreement?

Corporate and commercial law

Insights

A shareholders’ agreement gives you an opportunity to discuss and reach an agreement on these, and many other situations, with your co-founders at an early stage.

12 October 2023

Written by

Tom Potts

Employment rights recap: Elite sportswomen and pregnancy – Entitlement to a risk assessment

Employment

Insights

In the UK, pregnant employees are legally entitled to a risk assessment in the workplace to ensure their health and safety, as well as that of their unborn child. This entitlement applies equally to employed elite sportswomen.

13 November 2024

Written by

Sarah MacLarty

Employment tribunals – Is it the calm before the storm and our top tips

Employment

Insights

With the Labour Government having now been in situ for a few months, Clarke Willmott’s expert employment tribunal litigator Kathryn Walters shares her thoughts on the potential impact of Labour’s proposed employment law changes on the future of employment tribunal litigation.

3 October 2024

Written by

Kathryn Walters

Farm Business Structures Part 3: How do I incorporate a farming partnership?

Agriculture

Insights

Tom Potts, from our corporate team discusses key aspects of agricultural business structuring in a series of articles, providing information on the different options and helping you identify the best option for your farm.

21 February 2024

Written by

Tom Potts

Focus on our agriculture team at Clarke Willmott

Lot of Holstein Cow eating in a milk production farm

Agriculture

Insights

We spoke to Esther Woolford, Head of Agriculture to find out more about the team and the work they do to support clients.

1 December 2023

Written by

Esther Woolford

Focus on our Commercial & Intellectual Property (IP) team at Clarke Willmott

Commercial contracts and agreements

Insights

Our spotlight article on the Commercial & Intellectual Property team where we focus on our new developments, unique selling points and more

1 November 2023

Written by

Chidem Aliss

and

Stephen Green

Focus on our personal injury and medical negligence team at Clarke Willmott

Medical negligence

Insights

Hear about the work of Clarke Willmott’s personal injury and medical negligence team team and the questions they commonly get asked.

31 May 2023

Written by

Marguarita Tyne

Focus on SME housebuilder at Clarke Willmott

Housebuilder

Insights

We spoke to partner, and head of Clarke Willmott’s bespoke SME housebuilder offering, Nicola Sutton to learn more about the team’s areas of expertise and how they work together to provide exceptional legal care to our clients.

11 August 2025

Written by

Nicola Sutton

Common misconceptions of trusts

Count-down to identity verification for directors and PSCs and new rules for company registers

Developments in enforcing judgments – Key cases of 2022

Do I really need a shareholders’ agreement?

Employment rights recap: Elite sportswomen and pregnancy – Entitlement to a risk assessment

Employment tribunals – Is it the calm before the storm and our top tips

Farm Business Structures Part 3: How do I incorporate a farming partnership?

Focus on our agriculture team at Clarke Willmott

Focus on our Commercial & Intellectual Property (IP) team at Clarke Willmott

Focus on our personal injury and medical negligence team at Clarke Willmott

Focus on SME housebuilder at Clarke Willmott

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