Attwaters Solicitors

Attwaters Solicitors, private wealth legal advice in the UK

Attwaters Solicitors presents itself on its website under the name The Private Wealth Law Firm and structures its activity around two main areas: Private Wealth and Your Personal Life. The firm organises its offering into specialised departments covering everything from succession planning and estate administration to residential property, family law, dispute resolution and medical negligence.

Private wealth, tax and probate

The Private Wealth area includes Trusts & Tax and Wills & Probate. Within the latter, the firm details probate and estate administration services, agricultural estate planning, advice on business assets and foreign assets in an estate, declarations of trust, lifetime trusts and trust administration, older client services, powers of attorney, wills and charity services. It also covers the Court of Protection and digital assets.

Residential and commercial property

In the property field, the firm covers buying and selling homes, buy-to-let properties, equity release, independent legal advice for mortgages, Islamic mortgages, leasehold enfranchisement and leasehold services, purchase of listed buildings and properties in conservation areas, freehold acquisition, related transactions, remortgage and secured lending, Right to Buy, buying and selling at auction, shared ownership (purchases, sales and staircasing) and transfer of equity. In the commercial segment, it lists landlords, tenants and developers, as well as buying and selling commercial property and land and services for businesses in the community. The firm publishes a conveyancing roadmap and guides on co-ownership and on joint tenants versus tenants in common.

Family law

The Family department covers arrangements for children, civil partnerships and same-sex marriage, collaborative law, divorce and separation, domestic abuse, financial settlements, funding options, living together agreements, mediation support service, non-court dispute resolution, pre-nuptial agreements, spousal maintenance, third parties in divorce proceedings and unmarried couples and blended families. Featured documents include legal guides for unmarried couples and for engaged couples.

Business and corporate law

In Business Law, the firm advises on business terms and conditions, agency, franchising, e-commerce, sponsorship and marketing, licensing, distribution, collaboration agreements, outsourcing, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, and data protection. In Corporate Law, it covers buying, selling, merging or restructuring a business, financing, future-proofing, tax-efficient sale preparation, protecting a business from adverse situations, running and growing a business and starting up or joining a business. The website includes guides on business exit options and on BADR.

Dispute resolution and medical negligence

The Dispute Resolution area comprises contentious probate and will disputes, inheritance claims, debt recovery, enforcement of judgments, landlord and tenant disputes, rental deposits, property and boundary disputes, breach of contract, construction disputes, harassment and defamation, professional negligence and settlement agreements. In Medical Negligence, the firm lists claims for amputation, blood clots and DVT, brain injury and neurology, care home neglect, child health and injury, cosmetic surgery, dental treatment, drugs and medication, encephalitis, eye injuries, fatal claims and inquests, GP negligence, hospital error, meningitis, mistreatment, misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis, orthopaedic injuries, acquired infections, pressure ulcers and bed sores, psychiatric injury and mental health, spinal injury and surgical error. The website compiles settled cases in several of these categories.

Lease extension and geographic scope

The firm provides specific lease extension services in Epping Forest, Harlow and Welwyn Hatfield, and publishes a guide on leasehold reform. The firm also maintains a section on client survey results and awards and recognition.