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

Corporate and commercial law

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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 retail & leisure team at Clarke Willmott

Retail & leisure

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The team, headed up by Amanda French, represents a wide range of Retail and Leisure businesses across the entire supply chain. Find out more about how the team can help your business

11 January 2024

Written by

Amanda French

What is ESG & ESG investing?

Banking and financial services

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Read about the FCA’s position on ESG investments and potential ESG-related disputes that may arise as legal obligation increases in this area.

4 May 2023

Written by

Meg Perris

Who is regulating the social housing sector?

Crime & regulatory

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The UK’s social housing sector is carefully regulated by multiple bodies with the aim of ensuring adherence to the necessary high standards that have been put in place through legislation.

24 September 2025

Causes of stillbirth

Medical negligence

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Around 60% of stillbirths are unexplained meaning that the doctors do not know why the baby died. We look at the common causes of stillbirth.

15 October 2020

Common misconceptions of trusts

Private wealth

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The use of Trusts by legal and financial advisers as a way of managing assets on behalf of other people has tried and tested benefits. Trusts are often used in inheritance planning, tax mitigation, lifetime estate planning to name a few.

29 May 2024

Written by

Jodi Howe

Developments in enforcing judgments – Key cases of 2022

Commercial litigation and disputes

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We take a look at notable guidance given by the courts in 2022 on enforcement methods following judgment. Find out more about different methods of enforcing a judgment

19 December 2022

Written by

Philip Roberts

and

Owen Williams

Focus on SME Housebuilder at Clarke Willmott

Housebuilder

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We spoke to partner, and head of Clarke Willmott’s bespoke SME housebuilder offering, Nicola Sutton to learn more about the team’s areas of expertise and how they work together to provide exceptional legal care to our clients.

11 August 2025

Written by

Nicola Sutton

Focus on the restructuring and insolvency team at Clarke Willmott

Restructuring and insolvency

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We spoke to national head Martin Askew and Partner Ken MacLennan to find out more about their Restructuring and Insolvency team at Clarke Willmott and to learn more about the work they do to support clients.

28 November 2023

Written by

Martin Askew

Helping to keep your divorces out of court

Family law

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With court typically being the last resort to resolve any disputes, we have outlined several of the diverse out of court options, including the introduction of our one couple, one lawyer option to make this sensitive and emotional time as straightforward as possible.

28 March 2025

Written by

Clare Webb

Inquest into the death of Jairus Earl – what next for holders of shotgun certificates?

Crime & regulatory

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The Inquest into Jairus’ death has resulted in the issue of a Report to Prevent Future Deaths (PFD) by the Senior Coroner for Dorset, Rachael Clare Griffin. Her PFD addressed two particular matters of concern.

11 September 2025

Written by

Sam Harkness

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

Focus on our retail & leisure team at Clarke Willmott

What is ESG & ESG investing?

Causes of stillbirth

Common misconceptions of trusts

Developments in enforcing judgments – Key cases of 2022

Focus on SME Housebuilder at Clarke Willmott

Focus on the restructuring and insolvency team at Clarke Willmott

Helping to keep your divorces out of court

Inquest into the death of Jairus Earl – what next for holders of shotgun certificates?

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