Bridget defends, represents and advises companies and individuals investigated and/or prosecuted in the criminal courts, with particular specialism in regulatory work surrounding agriculture and regulatory work surrounding care homes
The Bristol Property Inclusion Charter is the first city-wide property inclusion charter in the UK, intended to promote and drive diversity and inclusion.
Carly undertakes a variety of work including reviewing and drafting precedent legal documents for sales, auctions, staircasing, lease extension, shared ownership resale, traditional sale and purchase, and case management system design / improvements.
Caroline Mortimer is a partner in the commercial property team. She has extensive experience in acting for housebuilders in all aspects of residential development, including strategic land acquisitions and joint venture arrangements.
Case briefing: collusion in contracting to leave property by Will
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In the recent case of Thomas Sismey v Marissa Salandron, s.11 of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (the 1975 Act) was tested by the courts for the first time.
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Case law update – Courts pivot to mandatory dispute resolution
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Social housing providers
On 29 November 2023, the Court of Appeal handed down judgement in the matter of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416 confirming that the court can stay claims and compel parties to engage in alternative dispute resolution.
Written by
Emily Hope
,
Matthew Wilson
and
Lindsay Felstead
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Changes to Right to Work Checks from 1 October 2022
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Temporary adjustments to right to work checks were introduced on 30 March 2020 in response to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic which made it considerably more difficult to conduct in person checks.
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Chris Charlton is a partner in Clarke Willmott solicitors’ Cardiff & Bristol Planning team specialising in all aspects of Planning and Compulsory Purchase.
