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Personal injury trusts

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A personal injury trust is a legal document which allows any compensation you receive as a result of an accident or injury to be disregarded when you are assessed for means tested benefits. It may also protect your compensation from being used to pay any care fees if you believe you may need to go into residential care in the future.

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Phase 1 of Awaab’s Law to take effect from October 2025

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Social housing providers
On 6 February 2025 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced the three-phase introduction of Awaab’s law. This landmark reform is part of their agenda to improve the safety and quality of social housing.

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Philip Thompson

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Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff
Phil has extensive experience in immediate and strategic land development and joint venture arrangements between housebuilders.
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Provision for children

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The private client team at Clarke Willmott recently held a webinar looking at provisions for children included in a will when a parent dies. Associate Georgia Collier and Lifetime Executive Sarah Arkless share their expertise here.

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Restrictive covenants

Employment
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A restrictive covenant is a clause in a contract that protects your business if a member of staff leaves. They aim to prevent an employee from joining a competitor for a limited period, from soliciting or working with customers or from soliciting or employing your staff. Without proper covenants in place, particularly for executive roles, your business is at risk.

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Richard Saxton

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Birmingham
Richard specialises in a broad range of commercial property matters particularly those in the leisure, hospitality and retail sectors, real estate finance and investment.
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Robbed at Birth?

Robbed at Birth?
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On Saturday the Independent published an article entitled “Robbed at Birth” which highlighted the the stark contrast in damages payments…

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Robert Hill

Partner

Southampton
Robert provides high quality, commercial advice to corporate occupiers and investors in relation to the acquisition, development, occupation and disposal of commercial real estate interests.
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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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Rosie Brain - Litigation Solicitor - Taunton

Rosie Brain

Solicitor

Taunton
Rosie helps clients with a wide variety of contentious matters, including agricultural disputes, contentious probate and property disputes
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