How we helped our clients around the UK

Dealing With a Breach of Warranties in a Share Purchase Agreement

Our Dispute Resolution team were instructed to represent the purchasers of a business who were being pursued for deferred consideration payments pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement.

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Representing a Partner who had been Expelled from a Partnership

Our Dispute Resolution team were instructed to represent a partner who had been unlawfully expelled from a partnership.

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Settling a Contractual Dispute

Our Dispute Resolution team were instructed to act for a supplier of building materials in respect of a contractual dispute with a value of approximately £2,000,000.

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Recovering a Substantial Commercial Debt

Our Dispute Resolution team were instructed to act on behalf of a construction business to recover a substantial commercial debt.

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Defending a Claim for Breach of Terms

Our Dispute Resolution team were instructed to defend a claim for breach of the terms of a Share Purchase Agreement relating to the sale of a professional services firm.

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Defending Unfair Prejudice Proceedings for Shareholders

Our Dispute Resolution team were able to act for the majority shareholders of a manufacturing business to defend unfair prejudice proceedings.

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Alleged failure to comply with the UK TSE monitoring scheme

Our Food Regulatory team successfully appealed against the conviction of an abattoir for an alleged failure to comply with the UK TSE monitoring scheme.

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HR Workshop for Internal Management Team

We designed a bespoke HR workshop for Saturn Communications Limited. The workshop covered the fundamentals of managing misconduct, performance and sickness absence.

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Transfer of an estate, including land, woodland and houses, from an executor to multiple beneficiaries

We acted for and advised the beneficiaries of a Life Trust who were inheriting an estate, which included agricultural land, woodland and houses, and concluded the transfer of various estate properties to the beneficiaries.

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Acting for the trustees of a Will Trust regarding the sale of a farm

We provided advice to the Trustees of a Will Trust regarding the legal title to the property which was contained in a Trust. We also advised on how to structure the sale of the farm in parts with planning permission for the conversion of some of the farm buildings. Following our advice the farm sold in three parts and we ensured there was long term benefit for the beneficiaries of the Trust by imposing overage in two of the sales.

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FAQs

I have received an Enforcement Notice, can and should I appeal it?

It is possible to appeal against an Enforcement Notice. If you have been served a notice you have one month from the date the notice was served to lodge an appeal to your local Magistrates’ court. There are many reasons...

Will my farmhouse qualify for relief from inheritance tax?

This depends on the circumstances of your particular farm. There have been a number of cases about this which set out various tests, including considering the size of the farmhouse compared to the size of the farm and whether it...

Will my wife get half of all of the assets in a divorce? I have been farming since I was 16 years of age.

Not necessarily. In the case of White and White, which was a landmark decision in 2000 in the House of Lords, the parties had been married for over 30 years. Both came from farming backgrounds. A year before the marriage...

I own 70 acres of land which I rent out. Because I do not farm it myself, is the land subject to inheritance tax when I die and if so, is there anything I can do about it?

If the land is part of a working farm, it is likely to qualify for Agricultural Property Relief, either in part or in full, which could save inheritance tax even where you are renting it out. The qualification for Agricultural...

How we’ve helped our clients

Dealing With a Breach of Warranties in a Share Purchase Agreement