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.
The complete overview — what I need from you, the limits and reliefs, pensions, and the solutions that fit different families.
Read the guide →What a will does, the decisions to make, and the formalities that keep it valid.
Read the guide →Who can act for you if you cannot — the two types, and why a will is not enough.
Read the guide →What they are, why people use them, and the duties and risks they bring.
Read the guide →The structures used for larger or more particular estates, and who each suits.
Read the guide →An alternative, or companion, to a trust for passing wealth down the generations.
Read the guide →Who signs what, in what order, and how to register with HMRC and the Land Registry.
Read the guide →A guided, fill-in document recording how you would like your trustees to act.
Read the guide →A guide for executors — administering an estate from the first days to final accounts.
Read the guide →The witnessing rules that decide whether your signature counts.
Read the guide →When someone can no longer decide for themselves — deputyship, one-off decisions, and disputes about care.
Read the guide →The decisions and documents that save a new business the most trouble later.
Read the guide →The terms that decide whether you get paid and who carries the risk.
Read the guide →A yearly once-over of the documents and risks your business relies on.
Read the guide →Which ongoing support fits — a yearly check, or senior counsel on tap each month.
Read the guide →From unpaid invoice to money in the bank — the escalation ladder, and when to stop.
Read the guide →The documents and duties that come with becoming an employer.
Read the guide →The clauses that decide what your premises really cost — read before heads of terms.
Read the guide →What AI does well, where it fails with confidence, and how to use it safely.
Read the guide →What your contract required, what counts as a breach, and what you can actually recover.
Read the guide →Where the legal boundary really is, and how to resolve a dispute without ruinous cost.
Read the guide →When the owners fall out: where the power sits, your leverage, and the routes to a buy-out.
Read the guide →When something must be stopped today — how emergency court orders work.
Read the guide →What it must contain, what it means, and what happens next.
Read the guide →Winning is only half the battle — turning the court order into money in your account.
Read the guide →Two different claims, one tribunal — what each requires, and the deadlines.
Read the guide →Resolving a dispute without the cost of a fight — and when settling is the strong move.
Read the guide →Fact versus opinion, with worked before-and-after examples.
Read the guide →The practical side of court day, so the room holds no surprises.
Read the guide →What being a litigant in person involves — and which parts I can take off your hands.
Read the guide →From the thing that went wrong to the hearing — the stages, the deadlines, and where it ends.
Read the guide →From dispute to judgment — the stages, the costs at stake, and why most cases settle.
Read the guide →How the court divides money and property on divorce, and why an agreement still needs an order.
Read the guide →The tools of personal and corporate insolvency — for creditors chasing money and for directors facing a demand.
Read the guide →These notes are a guide, not the whole of what I do. The first conversation is free — tell me what’s going on and I’ll point you to the right next step, one fixed fee agreed up front.