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Family & relationships
Separation, finances and arrangements for children.
- Family LawDivorce and dissolution of a civil partnership · Financial settlements, including the family home and pensions · Arrangements for children after separation
- ChildrenChild arrangements: where a child lives and time spent with each parent · Parental responsibility and who can make key decisions · Moving abroad or to another part of the country with a child
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Property
Homes, business premises, renting and land.
- Residential PropertyBuying and selling freehold and leasehold homes · Remortgaging · Transfer of equity (adding or removing an owner)
- Commercial PropertyNegotiating and granting business leases · Buying and selling commercial premises · Lease renewals, assignments and sub-lettings
- Landlord and TenantPossession claims and notices · Rent arrears · Housing disrepair
- Property DisputesBoundary disputes · Rights of way, drainage and other easements · Disputes between co-owners, including over selling
- PlanningPlanning applications and pre-application strategy · Planning appeals · Enforcement notices
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Employment
Rights and disputes at work.
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Wills, probate & estates
Planning ahead, and dealing with an estate after a death.
- Wills and TrustsMaking or updating a will · Appointing guardians for children · Lasting powers of attorney
- ProbateApplying for a grant of probate or letters of administration · Valuing the estate and dealing with Inheritance Tax · Collecting assets and closing accounts
- Wills and ProbatePlanning: making a will, trusts, lasting powers of attorney · After a death: applying for a grant and administering the estate · Acting as a professional executor or trustee
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Disputes & claims
Compensation, negligence and resolving disagreements.
- Personal InjuryRoad traffic accidents · Accidents at work · Slips, trips and falls in public places
- Clinical NegligenceSurgical errors · Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis · Birth and maternity injuries
- Professional NegligenceSolicitor negligence · Accountant and tax adviser negligence · Surveyor and valuer negligence
- LitigationContract disputes · Debt recovery and defending debt claims · Business and shareholder disputes
- Dispute ResolutionNegotiated settlements · Mediation · Arbitration
- ConsumerFaulty goods · Poor-quality services · Refunds and cancellations
- Claims ManagementMis-sold financial products · Financial compensation claims · Complaints to providers
- PPI ClaimsReviewing whether an earlier complaint was handled correctly · Court claims based on undisclosed commission, in limited circumstances · Checking claims made before the deadline
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Crime & motoring
Police investigations, prosecutions and driving offences.
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Business, finance & commercial
Companies, contracts, IP, tax and financial services.
- CorporateCompany formation and structure · Shareholder agreements · Buying and selling businesses
- CommercialCommercial contracts · Terms and conditions · Supply and distribution agreements
- Intellectual PropertyTrade marks · Copyright · Designs
- Financial and Tax DisputesHMRC enquiries and investigations · Tax appeals · Debt recovery
- Financial ServicesFinancial services regulation · Investment disputes · Financial products
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Individual rights & public law
Immigration, mental health, human rights and welfare.
- ImmigrationFamily visas for partners, spouses and children · Work and business visas · Extensions and settlement (indefinite leave to remain)
- Human RightsDiscrimination claims · Challenges to public authorities · Judicial review
- Mental HealthMental Health Tribunals · Detention under the Mental Health Act · Community Treatment Orders
- Social WelfareWelfare benefits · Community care · Homelessness
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