Murria Solicitors

Civil Litigation

Civil Litigation refers to the process of resolving private legal disputes. This could be done by either engaging in Alternative Dispute Resolution such as mediation, negotiation, conciliation etc or through the Courts. The majority of these disputes are resolved by payment of damages or the requirement that a specific action is either taken or not taken.

At Murria Solicitors, we have a dedicated team of solicitors who have the relevant expertise and experience to handle your case from the outset or from any stage of the proceedings to ensure you get the most favourable outcome. We represent individuals in all aspects of civil law and all kinds of dispute, including:

• Debt Recovery
• Construction Disputes
• Disputes with your previous solicitor
• Will and probate disputes
• Inheritance Claims
• Contract Disputes
• Partnership / company disputes
• Insolvency & Bankruptcy
• Disputes between employer and employee
• Disputes between landlord and tenant
• Disputes with public authorities
• Disputes with insurance companies
• Inquests
• Personal injury claims
• Consumer Disputes

For a no obligation, free initial discussion with our Civil Litigation Solicitors, please call us on
0333 800 0033 or contact us online and we will be happy to help.

Whatever your personal circumstances, contact us today and one of our Civil Litigation solicitors with specialist knowledge of your case area will be happy to give you friendly and wholly impartial advice. We’ll let you know up front how best to proceed and whether it’s more appropriate to resolve your case through litigation or through mediation. You’ll then be appointed one point of contact for the whole of the legal process, and you’ll be kept updated on the progress of your case from start to finish.

Personal Injury

Personal Injury — whether accidental or criminal — can have dramatic and sometimes devastating consequences. At Murria Solicitors, we ensure that you receive the best support, care and rehabilitation.

Our Personal Injury Team is made up of skilled, experienced negotiators and litigators, who will fight for the maximum compensation for your injuries, whether they be serious or relatively minor. We provide a specialist and highly personal service, devoted to a satisfactory outcome in all cases, from minor whiplash claims to brain damage and permanent disability.

At Murria Solicitors, we operate most cases on a “no win no fee” basis, and we can act as your nominated representative if you have legal expenses insurance. However, in the absence of legal expenses cover, we can also arrange for “after the event” insurance.

If there is no insurance policy in place this shouldn’t stop you from robustly defending a claim if you were not to blame for the accident or injury. In these incidents, we will advise you on the best course of action, the associated costs and represent your best interests.

Murria have experience in every area of Personal and Criminal Injury Claims, including but not limited to the following:

• Workplace accidents
• Road traffic and public transport accidents
• Highway slip/trip accidents
• Accidents in public spaces e.g. shopping centres
• Air accidents and crashes
• Industrial diseases
• Product liability
• Sexual abuse

In all cases, we ensure that our clients receive clear advice and prompt access to our team. We know that as well as obtaining maximum compensation, speed and sensitivity are also important. We will also make sure that our clients are kept fully informed at all points throughout the case.

Residential Property Transactions / Conveyancing

Our award-winning conveyancing solicitors have over 30 years of experience helping people buy, sell and remortgage property and will be happy to help with all of your conveyancing needs.

Along with divorce, illness and death, moving house is considered one of life’s biggest causes of stress, so anything you can do to alleviate that stress is probably a good idea. To this end, our clients tell us that the speed, clarity and efficiency of our Residential Property conveyancing solicitors in Birmingham are hugely appreciated when faced with the conveyancing required for buying, selling, transferring equity or re-mortgaging their property.

Speak to one of our expert residential conveyancing solicitors, call us on our Freephone 0333 800 0033 or fill in the Contact Us form.

Murria Solicitors is accredited by the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme and are members of all the major mortgage panels. We offer a specialist highly personal and tailored service to our clients that takes the sting out of the whole process.

We take care of all aspects of sale and purchase — mortgage, re-mortgage, transfer of equity, deed of gift, Islamic finance transactions etc— for all kinds of residential property, including:

• Freehold
• Leasehold
• New Builds
• Ex-Council Properties
• Council Right-to-Buy Schemes
• Shared Ownership Schemes
• Properties bought at auction

First Time Home Buyer Conveyancing

Help to get you onto the property ladder

We understand that buying your first home is a big step and we are happy to take the time to ensure that you understand what is happening throughout the process. Murria Solicitors are accredited by the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme and are members of all the major mortgage panels.

Our specialist First Time Buyer conveyancing solicitors have a vast amount of experience and are available to guide FirstTimeBuyers through the entire process in a timely and affordable manner.

Upsizing to a bigger home

The right home for the next stage

Are you looking to upsize your home? Upsizing home is a big step and an exciting one. It is vital to take expert legal advice on property-related matters, whether it is buying or selling your home.

Our rates are competitive and transparent (no hidden fees or surprises!).
We offer fixed fee services for Residential Property Transactions / Conveyancing.

Debt Collection & Recovery

If you are owed money by someone but finding it difficult to recover the debt, this can have a hugely detrimental impact, not only on your relationships with the people who owe you the money (often close friends and family), but also on your finances. Furthermore, unpaid debts can be a cause of great stress, not to mention a serious strain on your time and resources, and the process of chasing debt can be frustrating and embarrassing.

We believe that an obstacle is not the end ; it is a new beginning and we shall deal with your case in a positive spirit.

There are many alternatives for recovering your money and we will advise you on how to utilise the wisest alternatives in terms of speed and cost-effective recovery.

Often just the sight of a letter from a solicitor is all that’s required to prompt a reluctant debtor to get round to making an overdue payment. Murria Solicitors are on hand to assist you with every step of the debt recovery process. We can:

• draft and send a letter of claim to your debtor
• make telephone calls requesting the payment
• issue small claims court proceedings for sums less than £10, 000
• obtain a County Court Judgment against your debtor
• enforce a County Court Judgment and obtain payment
• Issuing statutory demands *Filing bankruptcy petitions
• Filing winding up petitions
• Choosing the best enforcement procedures available after obtaining judgement

To find our more and speak to one of our Debt Recovery specialists call us on Freephone
0333 800 0033 or fill in the Contact Us form.

We understand that in many cases, you’d rather not resort to what might seem like heavy-handed tactics, but if you feel you’ve had enough and are not being taken seriously, then give us a call at Murria Solicitors for more information about how our debt collection service can be of assistance.

We offer fixed fee services for Debt Collection & Recovery

Employment Disputes

Employment Law issues can be extremely time-consuming and disruptive for employers, who need to do everything in their power to make sure to avoid them at all costs. For employees, however, they’re very often much more serious than mere inconvenience and can have a devastating impact on an individual’s life.

Our Employment Law team offer advice, assistance and representation on behalf of both employers and employees in a wide variety of areas, including:

• unfair dismissal
• wrongful dismissal
• redundancy
• workplace discrimination
• harassment
• sickness
• absence
• grievances
• compromise agreements
• employment tribunal litigation, mediation and dispute resolution
• employment contracts and service agreements

If you require assistance and advice on any Employment Dispute, you can contact us on Freephone 0333 800 0033.

If you’re an employee and you feel that you’ve been treated unfairly or discriminated against, our expert employment solicitors can very quickly supply you with all the legal guidance and advice you need to be able to deal with the situation or, if necessary, take on your case and formally challenge your employer in an Employment Tribunal.

In short, our highly experienced team is here to provide you with quality, cost-effective advice on whatever aspect of Employment Law is affecting you.

We offer fixed fee services for Employment.

UK Immigration & Nationality Solicitors

At Murria Solicitors we have a highly experienced team of UK Immigration and Nationality Solicitors on hand to provide advice and legal representation to private individuals, companies, educational institutions, local authorities and employers. All our advisors have received Immigration and Asylum Accreditation by the Law Society and our expert team includes the honour and prestige of having an Immigration Judge appointed by the Lord Chancellor’s Department.

For Expert Immigration Legal advice, call us on Freephone 0333 800 0033 or send us
your enquiry by filling in the Contact Us form.

We pride ourselves on our approachability, on the high levels of personal involvement we bring to every case and on our record in achieving successful results for our clients. We provide a secure client login area on our website to make it easier for clients abroad to communicate with us and we make every effort to respond to all requests within four working hours.

The main areas in which we provide guidance and representation include:

• visas for all family members, including fiancés, spouses, adult dependant relatives & adopted children
• visas for returning residents
• British nationality applications, citizenship & appeals
• UK ancestry and right of abode
• Employers Sponsor Licence Applications
• Business Visas, including Tier 1 Investor,Tier 1 Entrepreneur, Tier 1 Exceptional Talent & Sole Company Representatives* Work Visas, includingTier 2 General & Intra-Company Transfers
• Tier 5 Visas, including Youth Mobility Scheme, Creative Sporting Visas, Charity & Religious Workers
• Student Visas, Extensions & Appeals
• EEA Residence Applications & Appeals
• Asylum, deportation and removal, detention and bail
• Domestic violence, long residency applications, child access rights
• Permanent residency applications
• Same day applications at Public Enquiry Offices
• Biometric Residence Permit applications
• Appeals against Home Office and Entry Clearance Office decisions
• Human Rights Applications & Appeals
• Applications outside the Rules & on Compassionate grounds

Whatever your personal circumstances regarding Immigration and Nationality, Murria Solicitors have the expertise and experience to assist you.

We offer fixed fee services for Immigration

Wills, Probate and Lasting Power of Attorney

At Murria, we have a specialist team of solicitors who can advise you with sensitivity on all aspects of the law and procedure surrounding:

• Making and changing a will
• The administration and winding up of estates
• Potential tax liability for you and your dependants
• Whether or not you should create a lasting power of attorney (LPA)

For initial advice and guidance about making a Will, Probate and Lasting Power of Attorney, call our legal experts on 0333 800 0033 or fill in the Contact Us form and we will get in touch.

Will
Your Will is one of the most important documents you will make where you appoint executors who you trust to ensure that your money and assets go to the beneficiaries of your choice. It also allows you to express your funeral wishes and to appoint a guardian for your children if they are under the age of 18.
Without a Will, your estate will be divided in accordance with the intestacy rules where potentially, your estate could end up with the state rather than the people or organisations you want.

Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)
If you are worried that you, a family member or close friend might one day lose the capacity to manage personal affairs, either legal, financial or health-related, you should consider setting up an LPA (appointing an attorney or attorneys) to act in your place should the need arise. Creating an LPA well ahead of time and while you have mental capacity, will allow the attorneys to make important decisions regarding your legal affairs, finances and personal welfare, in the worst-case scenario that you lose the capacity to take care of your affairs personally. If you have no LPA in place then an application must be made to the Court of Protection to appoint a Deputy which takes a long time and a is lot more expensive than setting up your LPA using our fixed fee service.

Probate
Probate is the process of administering the estate of someone who has died. Our specialist team will advise you on the steps required to obtain probate if you have been named as an executor in a will or if you are a close relative of someone who dies without a Will. Applying for Probate gives the right to the people responsible to administer the estate in accordance with the terms of the Will or under the intestacy rules if no will was made.

We offer fixed fee services for Wills, Probate and Lasting Power of Attorney.

Company Acquisitions and Formations

Murria Solicitors have extensive experience advising clients on all aspects of company acquisitions and company formations for both private limited companies and companies limited by guarantees. We offer constructive advice to buyers and sellers on share sales and purchases, as well as more straightforward acquisitions and the formation of new companies. We have particular expertise in the following areas:

• acquisitions and disposals
• company reorganisations and schemes of arrangement
• private equity and venture capital
• joint ventures
• capital reductions and share buybacks
• management buyouts, acquisitions and disposals
• company reorganisations and schemes of arrangement
• private equity and venture capital
• drafting joint ventures, shareholders agreements
• capital reductions and share buybacks
• management buyouts

When it comes to forming a company, you need to make sure that the company you create is properly incorporated. The most common type of trading company for small to medium-sized ventures is the Limited company, which in the first instance will require Companies House registration.

We can advise and assist on all issues involved with:

• incorporation
• the company’s constitution: the legal documentation (Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association) that establish how the company is organised and owned
• legally required registers, records and company books
• the responsibilities, rights and liabilities of shareholders
• the liabilities and duties of directors

If you’re considering forming or acquiring a new company and would benefit from some advice as to the best way to go about it, give us a call at Murria Solicitors today.