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    A divorcing couple who were equal shareholders of a company

    We helped a husband in his divorce. He and his wife were equal shareholders and directors of a family limited company which provided them both with their income. They also owned...

    A mother wanting to protect her child from a violent father

    We helped a mother who was in a violent relationship and had concerns about her ex-husband’s use of drugs and alcohol. The father failed to submit drug test results following...

    A father fighting against false allegations to have contact with his daughter

    We worked with a father whose ex-partner was suffering from mental health issues and made false allegations against him relating to their four year old daughter. We secured an order...

    A father seeking contact with his children

    We helped a father in his applications for an order to spend time with his children. The mother would not agree to contact between the children and their father until...

    A couple where joint on-going mortgage finance was required and agreement on future bonuses

    We helped a separating couple where the wife had insufficient income to generate the necessary mortgage capacity to purchase a new home for herself and the children. This involved a...

    A couple with a family business agreeing the division of the assets and income

    We helped a separating couple with two children who ran their business through a limited company. Through the collaborative process shared care arrangements for the children were agreed and a...

    A woman protecting the property purchased to benefit her two children

    We worked with a woman who had substantial funds from the breakdown of her marriage and sought to ensure that the funds would ultimately benefit her two children. They were...

    A mother protecting the property she bought for her son

    We helped a mother who had provided her son with funds to purchase his first home and who had concerns about his plans to cohabit with his partner. The funds...

    A couple adopting their nephew from Bangladesh

    We helped a couple to adopt the wife’s nephew from Bangladesh. They were granted legal guardianship of the child in Bangladesh as no adoption orders were possible and advised them...

    A couple adopting a child from overseas

    We worked with a couple in their proposed adoption of a child from another country. We advised them on changes in the legislation which enabled them to reconsider their plan...

    A same sex couple applying to adopt twin girls

    We helped a same sex couple in their application to adopt twin girls following care proceedings. We represented the prospective adopters at an initial hearing and again at the Adoption...

    A pre-nuptial agreement for a young professional couple with a significant imbalance of assets

    We worked with a young London professional couple with a significant imbalance of assets and parental contributions. After negotiations and some initial resistance, our advice resulted in the protection of...

    Exiting of a director for failing to meet expected performance standards

    A company wanted to exit its Marketing Director for failing to meet expected performance standards. We finalised the terms of a settlement agreement. Issues included dealing with commission claims, considering...

    Urgent removal of CEO through a settlement agreement

    We successfully helped a company chairman who required the immediate removal of their CEO. The terms of a settlement agreement had to be negotiated with him which included agreeing the...

    A CEO/employee shareholder terminating his employment

    We advised a CEO on the termination of his employment via a settlement agreement. This was complicated as he was not simply an employee but an ‘employee shareholder’ which meant...

    Implementing ‘settlement discussion’ style exit of CEO/Board member

    We advised a company chairman on implementing settlement discussion process with their CEO, who was considered by the board not to have the requisite skills set to take the company...

    The exiting of underperforming CEO/board member

    We helped the chairman of a technology company on the exiting of their CEO who was seriously underperforming, such that the company had been forced to shed a third of...

    Whistleblowing about abuse in a care home

    We represented a care home in an Employment Tribunal claim following one of their care workers blowing the whistle on abuse and neglect of vulnerable resident by four long serving members of...

    Defending a vexatious Employment Tribunal claim

    We helped an employer who was involved in a proposed transfer of part of their business to another company. TUPE staff representatives were elected and a consultation procedure duly followed....

    A company who received a grievance claim from an employee on a fixed term maternity cover

    We helped a company who had recruited an employee for 12 month fixed term maternity cover.  The employee made a serious complaint and was put on garden leave for the...
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