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Reforming the Professional Negligence Pre-Action Protocol: Why penalties for non-engagement with ADR are so important

Commercial litigation and disputes
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The Professional Negligence Pre-Action Protocol (PAP) was initially introduced in July 2001 to provide a framework for parties involved in claims of professional negligence to engage in early discussions before starting formal legal proceedings.

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Robert Mullen

Partner

Taunton
Robert specialises in agricultural and property litigation as well as contentious Wills, trusts and probate matters.
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Sam Harkness - Commercial Litigation - Clarke Willmott Taunton

Sam Harkness

Solicitor

Taunton
Sam specialises in criminal and regulatory litigation, advising clients across a diverse range of sectors throughout the criminal and regulatory process, with a broader litigation practice in property, probate and agricultural matters.
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Sarah Arkless Lifetime Executive

Sarah Arkless

Chartered Legal Executive

Taunton
Sarah Arkless is a Chartered Legal Executive and joined Clarke Willmott in 2018 and has over 22 years of experience in a private client team. Sarah will help you plan for the future and protect assets for your loved ones.
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Sarah Mogford - Commercial Property - Bristol

Sarah Mogford

Partner

Bristol
Sarah is a Partner within the Commercial Property team, who advises both landlords and tenants across a range of sectors on all matters of commercial property law.
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Search and seizure orders – the forensic perspective

Commercial litigation and disputes
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This article explores search and seizure orders: powerful tools when there are concerns that evidence will not be preserved in a dispute.

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Steps for navigating a stillbirth or neonatal death case

Medical negligence
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If you have questions or concerns about how your baby died and whether the stillbirth or neonatal death could have been avoided, then we are here to help.

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The importance of training your employees

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Training is an essential part of ensuring that managers/supervisors handle staffing issues in the right way and employees know what is expected of them. This is where we can help.

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The inheritance tax residence nil rate band

Wills & probate
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Clarke Willmott Solicitors answers questions about the inheritance tax residence nil rate band (RNRB) and how to increase your entitlement.

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Understanding the significance of heads of terms in commercial agreements

Commercial contracts and agreements
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Heads of term can be problematic, particularly where discussions stall or the parties fail to enter into the main contract. In this article we set out the most common issues which arise in relation to heads of terms.

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