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The 2024 Legal 500 results have been announced and once again the South West offices of national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has ranked highly with both practice areas and individual lawyers named.
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Company assets on divorce
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Our experienced divorce specialists explore how company assets are valued and divided during a divorce. Call today on 0800 422 0123. Offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton.
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Corporate restructuring, reorganisations & demergers
Corporate and commercial law
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There are many reasons why a company may wish to restructure its share capital or ownership structure, whether that be as part of a future sale strategy or to facilitate additional funding coming into the business. Clarke Willmott’s corporate team has extensive experience of all aspects of restructuring and demergers, from advising on solutions to meet your business goals to drafting the necessary agreements.
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Court of Appeal allows secret commissions claim to proceed as a representative action
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Financial services litigation
The Court of Appeal in Commission Recovery Ltd v Marks & Clerk LLP & Another [2024] EWCA Civ 9 has upheld a High Court’s decision permitting a secret commission claim to proceed as a representative action under CPR 19.8 in an important decision for the “opt out” collective action regime in England and Wales.
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Darren Kidd
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Court of Appeal clarifies when multiple claimants can bring claims in a single claim form
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Financial services litigation
The case concerned allegations of negligence against a firm of solicitors, who it was argued had breached its duty properly to advise the claimants in relation to investing in property development projects.
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Darren Kidd
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Decline of department stores means more space for mixed use
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Retail & leisure
Clarke Willmott looks at how the changing face of the high street could be good news for increasingly popular mixed use developments, and what this will mean for the communities surrounding them.
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Don’t let today’s collectable debt become tomorrow’s bad debt
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The economic turbulence of recent weeks suggests that now is the time for SMEs and sole traders to review their debt collection activities.
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Executing a Will – don’t bury your head in the sand
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An executor is a person who has the responsibility of administering a deceased person’s estate. They are appointed by a person’s will and their role begins when that person dies.
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Fire and rehire
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practices have recently received media attention, with some politicians calling for the tactic to be banned.
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Fire safety measures: the law
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The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to virtually every structure, with the exception of private homes.
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Impressive results for Clarke Willmott in 2022 Legal 500 Guide
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Clarke Willmott LLP received prestigious Top Tier rankings for 10 of their specialist practice areas, up one from last year’s results, with a total of 61 recommendations across all of their seven regional offices.
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