Trusts can be a valuable tool for ensuring your loved ones get the maximum benefit from the assets you have built up over your lifetime. However, to make sure you and your loved ones get the most out of a trust, it is essential to have the right legal advice and support.

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Our specialist trusts and estate planning lawyers have many years’ experience in establishing and administering trusts, so we can provide the pragmatic legal guidance you need to effectively protect the things you own and plan for the future of your estate.

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Divorce can be confusing and stressful, but with the right specialist legal advice, the challenges involved in family separation can be overcome. At Wolfe Simmonds our specialist team of divorce lawyers have decades of experience working with a wide range of clients to protect their interests and those of their loved ones when going through a marriage or relationship breakdown.

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If you and your partner are considering separation, civil partnership dissolution or divorce, our family law lawyers can provide practical advice and legal support, tailored to your needs and circumstances.

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Our expert divorce lawyers can help with every aspect of divorce, including the legal process of ending your marriage or civil partnership and making a financial settlement and arrangements for children. Our goal is to make things as straightforward and stress-free as possible, allowing you to quickly move on with your life.

If you’re going through family issues, it can be difficult to know where to turn for advice. That’s why our team of specialist family law lawyers will take the time to fully understand your personal circumstances, helping you to find practical, workable solutions.

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Our family law lawyers work with families across the UK. We have decades of experience helping individuals and families deal with a wide range of issues, including divorce and separation, prenuptial agreements and cohabitation agreements, childcare disputes, domestic abuse and more.

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With a focus on practical advice and non-confrontational dispute resolution, we aim to help you find fast, effective solutions to your family legal issues while keeping conflict to a minimum.​

When a loved one passes away, dealing with their estate can seem like a daunting task. Our highly experienced probate and estate administration lawyers are here to offer the sensitive, practical support you need to make things easier at this difficult time.

Probate is the legal process of dealing with the affairs of someone who has passed away. It can be a lengthy and sometimes stressful process, placing a lot of responsibility on the person managing the estate.

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If you need to administer a loved one’s estate, you will need to apply for the right to do so, either with a Grant of Probate (if you are named as an executor in the Will) or Letters of Administration (if there is no Will).

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You will then be responsible for various duties, including having the estate valued and selling the deceased’s property if required. You will also need to pay Inheritance Tax where due and distribute any bequests set out in the Will.

Disputes involving children and child contact, or due to the involvement of social services, can be stressful and highly emotional for both the parents and children involved. Having access to practical and empathetic legal advice can make it much easier to find a way through these complex issues, and to achieve the best outcome for you and your children.a loved one passes away, dealing with their estate can seem like a daunting task.

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As child law lawyers we firmly believe that, wherever possible, childcare decisions should be made by the parents, not by a judge. That’s why our family lawyers will always help and encourage you to reach an agreement through negotiation or mediation, allowing you to avoid court proceedings wherever possible. If proceedings do take place, our dedicated team of child law lawyers will be able to confidently assist and guide you through this process in a child-focused manner.

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As well as helping you agree on childcare arrangements or assisting you in proceedings concerning a Child Arrangements Order, our children law lawyers have experience in resolving specific disputes concerning a child’s upbringing, relocation, child abduction, care proceedings and Special Guardianship Orders.

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We also provide specialist advice in connection with surrogacy and Parental Orders. Our child law lawyers can also support grandparents or other family carers who have been denied contact with children or grandchildren.

The possibility of losing the capacity to manage our personal affairs is something we should all consider, not only just as we grow older. In the event that you are not able to deal with your finances or make decisions concerning your health and welfare, not having a Power Of Attorney in place can have serious consequences. Without an appropriate Power of Attorney, your friends or family may not be able to help you or act on your behalf.

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There are several types of Power of Attorney and it’s advisable that you have a lawyer to draft the right one for you, and that it’s kept up-to-date so that if the worst should happen, there’s peace of mind that you can be taken care of.

There are various reasons as to why people put off making a Will. You might think you don’t need to worry about it just yet, or perhaps you assume you don’t need a Will because you’re married. Or maybe it just seems a bit morbid. Our Will writing solicitors are here to make the process as stress-free and easy as possible.

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If you fail to leave a valid Will (known as intestacy), you risk your estate being distributed in a way you wouldn’t have intended, as well as potentially leaving your loved ones with a lot of extra work, confusion and potential conflict when you are gone.

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Many people misunderstand how inheritance works. You may not realise, for example, that a partner you’re not married to has no automatic legal entitlement to inherit, even if you lived together.

If someone close to you lacks the mental capacity to manage their own affairs, our Court of Protection lawyers can provide practical help and advice.

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Mental incapacity can affect any of us, whether through illness, such as dementia or Alzheimer’s, or serious injury. And as a result, we may need some help to manage our finances or welfare.

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In an ideal world, the person affected will have previously made a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) and appointed an Attorney to manage their affairs on their behalf. But if an LPA doesn’t exist, you’ll need to apply to the Court of Protection to become a Deputy or ask the Court to make a decision.

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For many of us, our jobs and workplaces are hugely important parts of our lives. But for others, it can also be a source of immense personal worry, stress and concern. If you’re facing difficulties in the workplace, speak to our specialist employment law lawyers.

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It’s likely that you’ll be in employment for most of your adult life; however, being an employee isn’t always plain sailing. Careers evolve, businesses change and people move on – it’s part of the employment life-cycle, but we’re not only here when things go wrong.

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Whether it’s reviewing your contract, exploring your employment rights or renegotiating your terms, our specialist workplace lawyers are experienced at dealing with sensitive employment situations.

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Our specialist lawyers provide prompt and professional employee legal advice on a range of employment-related issues, including redundancy and disciplinary issues issues. Our employment lawyers can also support you if you’ve been a victim of discrimination at work, or if you’ve suffered wrongful, unfair or constructive dismissal.

Buying or selling your home is often the highest value transaction you will ever be involved in, so it’s understandable to be concerned about getting all of the details right. This also applies when remortgaging, leasing or undertaking any other kind of residential property transaction.

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Our residential conveyancing lawyers have decades of experience helping individuals and families to buy and sell their homes. We also regularly work on a wide range of other types of property transactions. This experience means we are able to offer a safe, reliable conveyancing service that protects your interests both during the course of a transaction and after the deal is done.

Our service is designed to be as modern, accessible and convenient as possible, meaning we can offer exceptional conveyancing that fits around your life. Whether that means meeting face-to-face, talking over the phone, using email or even video conferencing, we will ensure you get the service you deserve.

Medical negligence – also called clinical negligence – claims are brought when a patient has suffered injury as a result of substandard medical treatment.

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Medical negligence claims can arise out of all kinds of medical treatment, common examples include a doctor failing to diagnose your condition or mistakes made in surgery or during a procedure.

If you’ve suffered serious injury as a result of medical negligence, you need a specialist solicitor with expertise in your type of claim. Our medical negligence lawyers provide legal advice to clinical negligence clients throughout England and Wales.

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Our specialist family lawyers can offer you support, empathy and understanding. As well as being immediately available on the phone, our domestic abuse solicitors can, where appropriate, help you obtain emergency protection within 24 hours.

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In some circumstances, our domestic abuse lawyers can also assist with contesting a Non-Molestation Application or Order.

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Domestic abuse can be defined as incidents or patterns of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour. It can include sexual violence and in the majority of cases, by a partner or ex-partner, but also by a family member, or carer.

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Domestic abuse can take many forms, including:

• Physical abuse: for example, punching, hitting, throwing or kicking.

• Emotional/mental abuse: for example, controlling and coercive behaviour, causing you to feel scared or threatening behaviour.

• Sexual abuse: forcing you to do sexual acts you do not consent to.

• Verbal abuse: for example, name-calling or shouting.

• Financial abuse: for example, not allowing you to access money.

• Harassment/stalking: for example, regularly giving you gifts, making unwanted communication or following you.

• Online or digital abuse: for example, abuse over social media or using spyware.

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Personal injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions. To pursue a successful personal injury compensation claim it is necessary to establish that somebody else was at fault.

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We all hope we’re fortunate enough not to suffer a serious or traumatic injury. Accidents happen though and when they do, they can have profound, long-term consequences for both the victim and their families.

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If you’ve been seriously injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you’re within your rights to make a personal injury compensation claim.

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Choosing the right injury lawyer isn’t easy; that’s why it’s important to find a specialist firm that has knowledge and experience in investigating your type of claim.

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Regardless of whether you’re a business or an individual, if you’re unable to resolve a conflict or disagreement with another party, our dispute resolution solicitors can help. Our specialist lawyers provide comprehensive support and advice to individuals and businesses in the UK.

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Protracted disputes that are left unresolved can be distracting, stressful and often costly. That’s why it’s to everyone’s advantage to resolve the matter quickly and efficiently.

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Our specialist dispute resolution lawyers have years of experience in advising both individuals and businesses. Whether it’s a dispute with a neighbour or over a product or service, our team can support you throughout the process.

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When you come to our litigation lawyers, we’ll talk you through your options and work with you to find practical, cost-effective solutions. We’re skilled in all forms of dispute resolution; as well as court action, we seek out less confrontational alternatives, such as mediation and direct negotiation.

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