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The same notes I give my own clients — considered, plainly written, and specific to the work I do. Search by topic or browse by area. Every guide is free to read and print-ready on A4.

36 guides

Individuals & Families

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Individuals & FamiliesPlans from £4,250

Estate Planning: The Whole Picture

The complete overview — what I need from you, the limits and reliefs, pensions, and the solutions that fit different families.

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Individuals & Familiesfrom £750

Making Your Will, Explained

What a will does, the decisions to make, and the formalities that keep it valid.

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Individuals & Familiesfrom £900

Lasting Powers of Attorney, Explained

Who can act for you if you cannot — the two types, and why a will is not enough.

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Individuals & Familiesfrom £3,500

Family Property Trusts, Explained

What they are, why people use them, and the duties and risks they bring.

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Individuals & Familiesfrom £4,500

Complex Trusts for Estate Planning

The structures used for larger or more particular estates, and who each suits.

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Individuals & Familiesfrom £15,000

Family Investment Companies, Explained

An alternative, or companion, to a trust for passing wealth down the generations.

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Individuals & Families

Trust: Signing & Registration Guide

Who signs what, in what order, and how to register with HMRC and the Land Registry.

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Individuals & Families

Your Statement of Wishes

A guided, fill-in document recording how you would like your trustees to act.

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Individuals & Families

After a Death: The Probate Process

A guide for executors — administering an estate from the first days to final accounts.

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Individuals & Families

Signing a Document as a Deed

The witnessing rules that decide whether your signature counts.

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Individuals & Families

Anatomy of a Court of Protection Case

When someone can no longer decide for themselves — deputyship, one-off decisions, and disputes about care.

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Business & Commercial

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Business & Commercialfrom £1,250

Starting Your Company on the Right Footing

The decisions and documents that save a new business the most trouble later.

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Business & Commercialfrom £2,000

Your Trading Terms & Contracts, Explained

The terms that decide whether you get paid and who carries the risk.

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Business & Commercial

The Annual Legal Health-Check

A yearly once-over of the documents and risks your business relies on.

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Business & Commercial

Legal MOT or Fractional GC?

Which ongoing support fits — a yearly check, or senior counsel on tap each month.

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Business & Commercial

Getting Paid: Recovering a Business Debt

From unpaid invoice to money in the bank — the escalation ladder, and when to stop.

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Business & Commercialfrom £1,250

Hiring Your First Employees

The documents and duties that come with becoming an employer.

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Business & Commercial

Taking Business Premises: Commercial Leases

The clauses that decide what your premises really cost — read before heads of terms.

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Business & Commercial

Using AI for Legal Drafting: A Reality Check

What AI does well, where it fails with confidence, and how to use it safely.

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Disputes & Litigation

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Disputes & Litigation

Breach of Contract Disputes

What your contract required, what counts as a breach, and what you can actually recover.

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Disputes & Litigation

Boundary & Neighbour Disputes

Where the legal boundary really is, and how to resolve a dispute without ruinous cost.

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Disputes & Litigation

Shareholder Disputes & Deadlock

When the owners fall out: where the power sits, your leverage, and the routes to a buy-out.

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Disputes & Litigation

Injunctions & Urgent Applications

When something must be stopped today — how emergency court orders work.

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Disputes & Litigation

The Letter Before Action, Explained

What it must contain, what it means, and what happens next.

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Disputes & Litigation

Enforcing a Judgment

Winning is only half the battle — turning the court order into money in your account.

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Disputes & LitigationET claims from £2,500

Unfair Dismissal & Discrimination Claims

Two different claims, one tribunal — what each requires, and the deadlines.

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Disputes & Litigationfrom £1,750

Settlement & Mediation, Explained

Resolving a dispute without the cost of a fight — and when settling is the strong move.

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Disputes & Litigationfrom £1,500

Drafting an Effective Witness Statement

Fact versus opinion, with worked before-and-after examples.

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Disputes & Litigation

What to Expect at a Hearing

The practical side of court day, so the room holds no surprises.

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Disputes & Litigation

Running Your Own Case

What being a litigant in person involves — and which parts I can take off your hands.

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Disputes & Litigation

Anatomy of an Employment Tribunal Case

From the thing that went wrong to the hearing — the stages, the deadlines, and where it ends.

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Disputes & Litigation

Anatomy of a Civil Litigation Case

From dispute to judgment — the stages, the costs at stake, and why most cases settle.

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Disputes & Litigation

Financial Remedy on Divorce

How the court divides money and property on divorce, and why an agreement still needs an order.

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Disputes & Litigation

Insolvency: Winding-Up & Bankruptcy

The tools of personal and corporate insolvency — for creditors chasing money and for directors facing a demand.

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How it works

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How it works

Instructing a Barrister Directly

How direct access works, and how it differs from using a solicitor.

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How it works

A Barrister or a Solicitor?

Different tools — what each does, how fees run, and when each is the right answer.

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