Employment status of athletes & sports coaches: everything you need to know

Sport

Insights

In the world of professional and grassroots sport, the question of whether athletes and coaches are employees or independent contractors has significant legal, tax, and practical consequences.

24 September 2025

Written by

Lavania Xavier

and

Sarah MacLarty

Focus on our private property and agriculture team at Clarke Willmott

Agriculture

Insights

Clarke Willmott’s team of private property and agricultural specialists possess extensive and well-rounded experience which enables them to provide informed legal advice on every aspect of rural and urban property transactions.

14 March 2024

Written by

Esther Woolford

and

Mark Buckerfield

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

Rebalancing generational wealth

Private wealth

Insights

Clarke Willmott examines how you can contribute to correcting the wealth imbalance between generations through lifetime planning and gifting.

4 March 2022

SME housebuilders need help to get Britain building again

Commercial property

Insights

The Government wants to “get Britain building again” with a pledge to deliver 1.5 million homes across the country in its first five-year term – a level of output not seen since 1977.

13 November 2025

Written by

Nicola Sutton

Working with us in Bristol

Insights

We have seven offices across the UK including our brand new, state-of-the-art Bristol office located at Assembly Building C. Find out more about working at our Bristol office.

5 March 2024

“This blessed plot…” – The SDLT advantages of buying vacant land

Residential conveyancing

Insights

From an SDLT perspective, buying a plot and then engaging someone to build a house on it afterwards may confer a number of SDLT blessings.

25 April 2018

Employee Ownership Trusts: A tax-efficient path to business transition

Corporate and commercial law

Insights

An Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) is a legal mechanism that allows a company to be owned by a trust on behalf of its employees. It offers an alternative to traditional business sales, enabling owners to pass control to their workforce while preserving the company’s culture and values.

1 March 2023

Written by

Tom Potts

Focus on our family law team at Clarke Willmott

Family law

Insights

Hear how our family law team works and leverages relationships with other teams at Clarke Willmott to provide a complete service for clients.

4 May 2023

Written by

Chris Longbottom

How manufacturers can terminate commercial contracts successfully

Commercial litigation and disputes

Insights

As litigation solicitors who specialise in the manufacturing sector, we are often approached by clients at the end of a commercial relationship asking how they can terminate a contract with the minimum legal consequences.

8 August 2024

Written by

John Flint

Physical retail isn’t dead – it’s evolving

Retail & leisure

Insights

The opening of a new flagship Marks & Spencer store in Bristol city centre is a clear signal that traditional high street retail remains relevant – and can thrive – alongside online shopping across the UK.

20 October 2025

Written by

Amanda French

Employment status of athletes & sports coaches: everything you need to know

Focus on our private property and agriculture team at Clarke Willmott

In the spotlight: Amy Peacey

Rebalancing generational wealth

SME housebuilders need help to get Britain building again

Working with us in Bristol

“This blessed plot…” – The SDLT advantages of buying vacant land

Employee Ownership Trusts: A tax-efficient path to business transition

Focus on our family law team at Clarke Willmott

How manufacturers can terminate commercial contracts successfully

Physical retail isn’t dead – it’s evolving

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