Our people

Advising families during bereavement Advising on complex and high-value estates Advising on complex family and multi-generational estates Agricultural and rural property transactions Agricultural land and rural property matters Arrangements for children following separation Asset protection and long-term planning Asset protection and wealth preservation Assistance with hearings and court attendance Assistance with ongoing court applications Assisting with case preparation and court processes Assisting with ongoing case management Assisting with welfare and safeguarding-related legal matters Best interests decision-making Business development and client engagement support Business transformation & operational change Buy-to-let and investment properties Capacity and best interests decision-making Capacity, welfare and best interests disputes Capital investment and shareholder arrangements Care proceedings and public law children matters Case preparation and file management Case preparation and legal support Case preparation and support in complex capacity matters Case progression and procedural support in family law matters Chain transactions and complex completions Challenges under the Mental Capacity Act Change management and organisational transformation Child arrangements and contact issues Civil and commercial dispute support work Civil fraud Civil fraud, misrepresentation and recovery actions Civil litigation Client liaison and administrative support Client liaison and case preparation support Client liaison and case progression support Client liaison and document drafting Client service delivery Client support in contested and non-contested family proceedings Client support in sensitive and complex matters Collaborative law and non-court dispute resolution Commercial and agricultural property (training experience) Commercial and agricultural property disputes Commercial leases and lease negotiations Commercial litigation and business disputes Commercial property acquisitions and disposals Companies Act compliance and regulatory requirements Company secretarial and corporate governance Complex and high-value estates Complex decision-making and sensitive case management Complex financial administration and reporting Complex financial provision in divorce cases Complex multi-party Court of Protection proceedings Complex safeguarding and child protection cases Complex safeguarding cases Complex transactions and property chains Contentious probate and inheritance disputes Contractual disputes and breach of contract claims Corporate and commercial law (training experience) Corporate and commercial law support Corporate restructures and reorganisations Court of Protection – Health and Welfare Court of Protection – Property and Financial Affairs Court of Protection (health and welfare and property and financial affairs) Court of Protection (Health and Welfare) Court of Protection (property and financial affairs) Court of Protection / Mental Health Court of Protection applications Court of Protection applications and deputyship matters Court of Protection applications and ongoing case management Court of Protection applications and proceedings Court of Protection deputyship (property and financial affairs) Court of Protection health and welfare Court of Protection matters Court of Protection support work Court representation Culture, values and employee wellbeing initiatives Debt recovery and enforcement Debt recovery and enforcement action Deprivation of Liberty and safeguarding issues Deprivation of Liberty issues Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Deputyship applications and ongoing management Deputyship matters (property and financial affairs) Development projects, including mixed-use schemes Development transactions and property due diligence Disciplinary and grievance procedures Discrimination and equality law Dispute resolution and contractual matters Dispute resolution and pre-action matters Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives Divorce and financial matters Divorce and separation Divorce and separation proceedings Document review and litigation support Domestic abuse and protective injunctions Domestic abuse matters Drafting court documents (applications, statements, orders) Drafting wills and estate planning Drafting wills and will planning Drafting wills and will planning for individuals and families Elderly client and later-life planning Employee engagement and retention Employee ownership trusts (EOTs) Employment contracts, policies and handbooks Employment law support and settlement agreements Employment Tribunal litigation Equity incentive structures and shareholder arrangements Estate administration and private client support work Estate administration and probate applications Family law Family law (public and private children matters – training experience) Family law support work Financial administration and case support Financial management and administration Financial remedy and ancillary relief matters Financial settlements and asset division Financial settlements on relationship breakdown First-time buyer purchases First-time buyer transactions Freehold and leasehold transactions General conveyancing support and case progression General corporate and commercial advisory General residential conveyancing support Grandparents’ and extended family disputes regarding children Health and welfare decision-making matters High-conflict and factually complex family disputes High-value and complex personal disputes Highly sensitive children law matters Hospital managers’ hearings HR policy development and implementation Incorporation and structuring of new companies Inheritance and succession planning Inheritance tax and estate planning Inheritance tax and succession planning Inheritance tax planning and estate structuring International children cases Investment agreements and funding rounds Investment property transactions Landlord and tenant disputes (previous experience) Landlord and tenant liaison Landlord and tenant matters (acting for both landlords and tenants) Landlord and tenant matters (commercial and agricultural) Lasting Powers of Attorney Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) for property and financial affairs and health and welfare Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) Law firm operations & performance Leadership and management development Learning and professional development programmes Leasehold property matters Legal aid and publicly funded family work Legal aid applications (CCMS) Legal and administrative support in complex capacity cases Legal research and administrative support Legal research and case preparation Legal research and document preparation Legal research and drafting support Legal research, drafting and case preparation Liaison with counsel, families and professional representatives Liaison with families and professional advisers Liaison with families, case managers and professionals Liaison with families, local authorities and healthcare professionals Liaison with RPRs, advocates and the Official Solicitor Lifetime planning and asset protection strategies Long-term care planning and funding arrangements Management buyouts and buy-ins (MBOs/MBIs) Management buyouts and internal reorganisations Management of high-value compensation awards Management of the firm’s marketing strategy and brand Mental Capacity Act matters Mental Health law Mental Health law and Mental Health Tribunal proceedings Mental Health law and tribunal matters Mental Health Tribunal representation Mergers and acquisitions (buy-side and sell-side) Mergers, acquisitions and disposals Multi-disciplinary case management Negotiated settlements and dispute resolution New build property transactions Ongoing case management and reporting requirements Ongoing corporate advisory work Organisation of events and networking activity Oversight of day-to-day operations across the firm Oversight of financial performance and organisational management Partner and stakeholder engagement People strategy and organisational development Performance management frameworks Personal and contractual disputes Portfolio management Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements Pre-proceedings (PLO) advice and Local Authority intervention Pre-proceedings (Public Law Outline) Pre-proceedings (Public Law Outline) meetings Private children law disputes (contact and residence arrangements) Private children law disputes (including arrangements for children) Private children law matters Private children law matters (assisting the team) Private client support and advisory work Private equity investments and exits Private law children disputes Private law children matters Probate and complex estate administration Probate and estate administration Probate and estate administration support Professional negligence claims Professional trustee appointments Property aspects of business transactions Property finance and refinancing Property law advice and conveyancing support Property litigation and landlord & tenant disputes Property maintenance coordination and compliance Property management Property sales and purchases Public children law (care proceedings) Public children law and care proceedings Public law children proceedings Re-mortgages and lender requirements Re-mortgages and refinancing Re-mortgages and secured lending Recruitment and talent acquisition Redundancy and restructuring processes Regulatory compliance and governance Relationship building with professional contacts and referrers Relationship planning and pre-/post-nuptial agreements Remortgaging Rent collection and tenancy coordination Representation in Court of Protection proceedings Representation of parents in care-related matters Representation of parents, children and extended family members Representation of parents, family members and children Representation of protected parties Representation of vulnerable adults and protected parties Representation of vulnerable individuals and protected parties Residential conveyancing Residential lettings services Residential property sales and purchases Residential property sales and purchases (freehold and leasehold) Reviewing care home and medical records Risk management and professional standards Rural estate matters and land management support Safeguarding and child protection matters Section 16 and Section 21A Mental Capacity Act applications Secured lending and refinancing Senior executive advisory work Settlement agreements and exit strategies Shareholder and partnership disputes Social media management Strategic asset management for vulnerable clients Strategic leadership and long-term planning Strategic leadership within professional services Support with corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives Supporting clients with serious injury claims Supporting first-time buyer transactions Supporting partner and team development Supporting vulnerable adults lacking capacity Supporting vulnerable clients and protected parties Technology‑enabled process improvement Tenancy set-up and administration Transfers of equity Trust creation and ongoing trust administration Trust creation and trust administration Trust creation, structuring and administration Trusts and asset protection TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings) advice and disputes Unfair and wrongful dismissal claims Website content and updates Welfare benefits and statutory funding Whistleblowing and victimisation claims Wills and estate planning Wills and succession planning Wills trusts and probate Wills, Trusts and Probate