Focus on our family law team at Clarke Willmott

Family law

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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

Fraudulent calumny: poisoning the mind of a testator

Civil dispute resolution

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Our specialist probate solicitors explain what fraudulent calumny is, its relationship to undue influence and why acting quickly is important if you suspect fraudulent calumny has taken place.

29 September 2022

Written by

Bonita Walters

and

Ellie Bond

How the death of a shareholder affects business succession planning

Corporate and commercial law

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The death of a shareholder in a private limited company has the potential to disrupt the running of the business, to create uncertainty and to raise concerns for the remaining shareholders and directors.

7 January 2025

Written by

Ed Foulkes

How to manage the costs of your family law matter

Family law

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Sarah Wood-Heath shares what you can do to help keep the legal costs of your family law matter as low as possible.

10 November 2021

Key Corporate Trends for 2025

Corporate and commercial law

Insights

As we enter 2025, the pace of change in the world of business and politics continues to quicken amid market turbulence and sluggish growth in the UK, a new and returning President in the US and a raft of other challenges both at home and abroad.

31 January 2025

Written by

Kim Klahn

New Law: Parents to receive day one right to neonatal care leave and pay

Employment

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On 6 April 2025 the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 (“the Act”) came into force, entitling eligible employees with babies who have received or are in receipt of neonatal care to additional time off.

23 April 2025

Written by

Paula Squire

Potanin v Potanina divorce case rumbles on

Family law

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An opening of the floodgates, cementing London as the divorce capital of the world, or a case which highlights the fairness of English law to financially weaker spouses?

22 September 2025

Written by

Adam Maguire

Rebalancing generational wealth

Private wealth

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

4 March 2022

Second marriage and inheritance issues: what to consider

Family law

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Second marriage can complicate inheritance. Our Wills specialists explain how to balance the financial needs of your children and your second spouse.

4 June 2025

Written by

Jacqui Lazare

Second marriages later in life

Family law

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If you are considering a marriage later in life what factors should be considered and how can trusts help? What about jointly owned assets and what if this marriage ends in divorce?

15 November 2020

The Right to Roam: Balancing landowners’ interests and public access

Agriculture

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The Right to Roam has been brought back into the public debate following recent rumblings from Labour about extending rights for ramblers across England and Wales. For more information contact our team online.

21 November 2023

Written by

Esther Woolford

Focus on our family law team at Clarke Willmott

Fraudulent calumny: poisoning the mind of a testator

How the death of a shareholder affects business succession planning

How to manage the costs of your family law matter

Key Corporate Trends for 2025

New Law: Parents to receive day one right to neonatal care leave and pay

Potanin v Potanina divorce case rumbles on

Rebalancing generational wealth

Second marriage and inheritance issues: what to consider

Second marriages later in life

The Right to Roam: Balancing landowners’ interests and public access

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