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Business Dispute Resolution Solicitors in Carlisle, Cumbria & Northumberland
Business disagreements can present big headaches, but if you feel something’s wrong, we’ll be clear on your rights.
Size isn’t everything, but it helps that our dispute resolution team is the largest in the region. Serving a broad range of business clients, we regularly conduct litigation – about myriad areas of contention – in High Courts, County Courts and specialist tribunals. Yet avoiding court is always a priority, with our specialists also adept at pursuing alternative solutions. We work proactively to inform our clients and companies about relevant changes in the law too, via events, webinars and the local press. So whatever conflict your business has encountered, our carefully tailored advice can straighten things out.
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Our Business Dispute Resolution Expertise:
- Contractual disputes
- Company disputes
- Landlord and tenant disputes (commercial and residential)
- Building disputes
- Employment disputes
- Insurance disputes
- Land disputes
- Farming disputes (including disputes over land, buildings and tenancies)
- Agricultural tenancy disputes (including disputes over tenancy successions, compensation and termination)
- Insolvency disputes (including disputes over liquidation and administration)
- Partnership disputes
- Professional negligence disputes
FAQs
Why should I make a will?
It is important that you make a will to ensure that your estate (money, property and possessions) is distributed in the way you wish it to be, when you die. If you die without a will, there are rules which dictate how your estate will be distributed. For example, unmarried partners cannot inherit from one another without a will. This could leave your partner with major financial difficulties.
Do I have to use a solicitor make a will?
You can write your will yourself, however it is generally advisable to use a solicitor to ensure your will has the effect you intend it to. It is easy to make mistakes during the process of drawing up your will and if there are error, this can cause issues after your death. Of the question is a draft will valid in the UK – for a will to be valid, it must meet the following requirements under the Wills Act 1837:
• It must be in writing.
• It must be signed by the testator (the person making the will) or by someone else in their presence and at their direction.
• The testator must intend for the signature to give effect to the will.
• The will must be signed in the presence of two witnesses, who must also sign the will in the presence of the testator.
What does the executor do?
The executor is the person named in a will as responsible for taking care of the deceased’s estate.
What is probate and do I always need it?
Probate is the legal process of dealing with someone’s estate when the die. Being granted probate means you can lawfully manage their estate. You will need to apply for probate if you are a named executor on the deceased’s will. The executor or administrator is not required to apply for probate but if they do not, they will not be able to transfer the title of any assets that exist in the deceased’s name.
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