We always make the need for excellent, yet affordable, service to our clients our priority.
We pride ourselves on being flexible wherever possible to help our clients. For example we offer
We are proud that the vast majority of our work is either repeat business from satisfied clients, recommendations from clients, or referrals from other professionals (including solicitors and accountants) who are prepared to risk their own reputations by recommending us.
Many of our clients are individuals and businesses from the local community based in Loughton, Chigwell, Buckhurst Hill, Chingford, Woodford, East London, and West Essex. However we work with clients from all over the world who have issues that need to be resolved under the English legal system.
As a business ourselves, we recognise the difficulties that other businesses can face to survive and make a profit – cashflow, staffing issues, premises, the burden of compliance with regulations.
We offer a range of services for the business client including:
Isn't it a real pain when clients do not pay your bills? All businesses benefit from early collection of money owing. A good cash flow system is an essential factor to ensure success. Release your valuable time and leave Debt Recovery to the professionals.
We work in partnership with you as a trusted, outsourced third party, to recover either small or bulk debts. As an outsider to your business we can:
For details of our charges, click here
Other organisations can send letters demanding payment but should your debtor dispute the debt or refuse to pay, only a firm of solicitors will have the expertise and experience to prepare a claim, go to court and obtain a judgment.
For assistance please contact Neil Lloyd-Evans on 020 8508 4691
The breakdown of a relationship can be one of the most traumatic periods of anyone's life. Naturally, you will be concerned about your current financial and property arrangements and how the break-up will affect any children you may have.
We are used to advising clients in difficult emotional situations. We aim to provide sympathetic personal advice, tailored to your individual circumstances and requirements. We offer prompt and practical advice on how to cope with problems and resolve them.
Solving family law problems often involves many other aspects of the law. Our Family Team can call on the expertise of other associated professionals whenever necessary to advise, for example, on company law and tax and trust issues.
Our Family Team advises clients from all backgrounds with all types of problems and disputes, and has experience representing high net worth clients.
The areas that we can advise on include:
For assistance please contact Tara Deslandes or Neil Lloyd-Evans on 020 8508 4691
Employment law is probably the most complex and fastest changing area of law, and specialist advice is essential.
We regularly advise employers and employees, from drafting employment contracts through to representation in the Employment Tribunal and Courts.
We have expertise in and regularly act for clients in the following areas:
For details of our charges, click here for employers and here for employees.
For assistance please contact Neil Lloyd-Evans on 020 8508 4691
Your property, whether owned or rented, is likely to be very important to you and/or your business. You want to protect it and ensure you can use it as you wish.
We regularly deal with:
We offer a fixed fee service to Landlords seeking to recover possession of properties let under Assured Shorthold Tenancies.
For assistance please contact Neil Lloyd-Evans on 020 8508 4691
As a result of an ageing population and an increase in the size of estates, we are seeing an increasing number of clients needing advice on the administration of estates and trusts, and wishing to challenge the actions of others.
This is a specialist area, and even solicitors who regularly deal with probate work may not have the expertise to deal with disputes and claims affecting the estate (contentious probate) which need to be resolved in court.
We have had experience of a significant number of contentious probate cases in recent years, and have achieved notable successes for clients.
The types of claim we can assist with include:
Neil Lloyd-Evans has been admitted as a member of ACTAPS (the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists) in recognition of his expertise in this field.
Planning for the future is very important, although we often all leave things too late. It is difficult to place a value on peace of mind.
Here are just some of the things we can advise you on:
Previously known as Enduring Powers of Attorney, these have the advantage over a “normal” power of attorney, as they remain valid even if the donor loses mental capacity (eg as a result of a dementia type illness, or a serious accident). There are two types:
Property and Affairs LPA – this allows your attorney to manage your financial affairs
Health and Personal Welfare LPA – this allows you to indicate your preferences in relation to future medical treatment which will apply after you have lost mental capacity
There are a number of choices that you can make (e.g. whether to put limits on what the attorney can do, or to give him guidance) which we can advise you on.
It's hard to imagine not being able to live in your own home, and look after yourself. Planning at the right time to make sure any care you may need in the future is covered without having to sell your home, is important for some people. Find out more about the rules about paying for a permanent care home place.
Approximately one third of the adult population has not made a will. Here are just some of the reasons why you should:
When trying to minimise the inheritance tax payable on your estate by your beneficiaries, there are many different options, depending on the circumstances. Subject to your particular situation, the size of your estate and various other factors, we can provide you with a range of options and their pros and cons.
A Trust is a fund which contains assets that are controlled by you and/or a nominated third party for the benefit of a specific individual(s). They are governed by complex legal regulations and separate tax rules. A Trust can be set up at any time during the lifetime of an individual to become operative immediately or following their death. Find out more about what a Trust can do for you.
If you have young children, you should consider appointing guardians to take care of them if you die while they are still young. This is usually done whilst making your Will.
For assistance please contact Neil Lloyd-Evans on 020 8508 4691
