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Guildford law firm with award winning solicitors for you, your family and your business
Our Guildford solicitors provide legal expertise to individuals, privately owned companies and national businesses.
Our lawyers have a track record of success and pride ourselves on taking the time to get to know you and your business. This enables us to provide legal advice based on commercial awareness and delivered in the way that you want. All our lawyers based in Surrey understand the local market and focus on achieving the best outcome for their clients. Our teams have been recognised in numerous industry awards and are ranked in the top legal directories including Chambers and Partners and Legal 500.
At DMH Stallard we care about our clients and are always available to provide tailored legal advice that allows you to achieve your goals. Our solicitors are also based in London and other locations across the South-east including Gatwick and Crawley, Brighton, Hassocks and Horsham.
We are always happy to meet in person but, to avoid disappointment, please make an appointment before visiting. If you wish to contact one of our solicitors you can do so online or by phone on +44 (0)1483 302345.
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Personal legal services
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Buying and Selling Property – Residential Conveyancing
Our Guildford residential property solicitors will help with the purchase or sale of property in Guildford, the surrounding areas and across the South-East of England. If you are buying or selling a home, either freehold or leasehold, new or pre-loved our property team will provide you with the expert legal advice that you need.
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Child Arrangement Disputes
It’s difficult to agree on arrangements for your children, particularly against the backdrop of what might be a highly acrimonious divorce or separation. Our Guildford team of expert family lawyers will help you agree these arrangements in a practical way and, where necessary, issue appropriate child arrangements proceedings in the family court.
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Contentious Probate, Disputed Trusts and Contested Wills
Disputes about Wills, trusts and inheritance are on the increase. Blended families and other complex family relationships mean more and more people are prepared to challenge a Will, or contest the amount they have inherited under the intestacy rules if there is no Will. There are various ways challenges can be made. Our Guildford wills and inheritance dispute solicitors can advise on the strength of any case you may have and defend cases on behalf of estates when a case has been brought. Our lawyers always endeavour to handle them in the most appropriate way, seeking negotiated agreements where possible to avoid the stress, publicity and expense of court proceedings.
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Divorce
When your marriage or civil partnership breaks down you need clear, honest advice. Our award winning Divorce solicitors in Guildford provide you with the focused and sensitive advice you need to move forward in the most sensible way for you and your family.
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Employment Law for Employees and Senior Executives
Our Guildford Employment solicitors advise managers and senior executives on their rights under Employment Law. This might be at the point of signing a new employment contract, when issues arise during employment, or at the end of the employment relationship when issues such as restrictive covenants and redundancy packages come into play. Executives and others seeking our Employment Law advice benefit from our large corporate client base, so our Guildford lawyers know how employers approach even the most sensitive HR and employment law matters.
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Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
Our Guildford Estate Planning solicitors will help protect your assets and wealth over the long-term so that your family and future generations benefit now and in the future. Our lawyers provide sophisticated, technical advice on tax efficient ways to safeguard property and other assets into the future. We have a dedicated team of Trust Administrators to take away the hassle and worry that is sometimes associated with the management of trusts and discharging all the legal duties of a trustee.
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Family Law
Dealing with a divorce can be stressful and emotionally difficult. Our Family solicitors in Guildford can help you navigate the legal system and move to the next stage of your life. We have the expertise to guide you with sensitivity and empathy, so that you have a clear understanding of your options. Our Family lawyers are an award-winning legal team giving you the reassurance that you are in the best hands locally for Family Law.
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Financial Disputes
A financial settlement is a legally binding decision on how you and your partner will divide your assets and wealth when your marriage or civil partnership ends. It can be difficult to accurately value your assets like pensions and agree a financial settlement that takes account of everything in a fair manner. As members of Resolution we are committed to finding non-confrontational solutions to family disputes, including disputes about finances on divorce. Our expert Family Lawyers in Guildford will help you agree how your assets will be divided, so that you can begin the next chapter in your life.
Find out more about how we can help you settle Financial Disputes.
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Lasting Power of Attorney
Our expert team of solicitors in Guildford can advise on Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs), when you should consider creating one and how best to choose a suitable Attorney(s) to look after your affairs if you become unable to do so yourself. Our specialist Wills and Probate solicitors will take your detailed instructions, advise on issues such as choice of executors, guardians for children and the types of gifts you can leave in your Will. Our lawyers goal is always to provide peace of mind that your wishes will be implemented after your death and that someone you trust will make decisions for you if you become incapacitated.
Find out more about how we can help you with Lasting Powers of Attorney.
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Personal Immigration
Our Immigration solicitors in Guildford offer a highly responsive and personal approach to individuals and families encountering immigration issues or planning to move to the UK. We have lawyers that have reputation for their ability to navigate the UK’s complex and evolving immigration system effectively.
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Personal Litigation
Our Dispute Resolution solicitors in Guildford advise on a wide range of personal legal disputes. Cases we handle include contract disputes, cross border disputes and residential planning issues, to cases relating to reputation management, including online defamation and reputational damage claims.
Find out more about our Personal Litigation services.
Our litigation lawyers also deal with:
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Personal Taxation
Our Guildford Tax solicitors provide legal and tax services for private individuals, trustees, business owners, partners and employees, and explore tax solutions for accountants and financial advisors to consider for their clients. We consider a full range of tax reliefs and exceptions including Inheritance Tax, Income Tax, Stamp Duty Land Tax, Capital Gains Tax, residence and domicile issues and the tax benefits of setting up trusts where relevant. Our Tax lawyers can help you to minimise your exposure to tax, maximising your assets now, and protecting them for future generations.
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Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements
No one likes to think about what happens if you split up, but it can be useful to plan for this in advance, particularly if you have a business, inheritance or trust fund. Provided your agreement meets certain conditions it is likely that you or your spouse will be able to enforce it through the courts in future. It’s important therefore to get specialist advice on the legal significance of any agreement by speaking to one of our Guildford Family solicitors, and to ensure you safeguard your position.
Find out more about our Pre and Post Nuptial Agreement services.
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Probate and Estate Administration
Our Probate solicitors in Guildford provide advice on the probate process as and when you need it. When required, we can liaise with financial institutions and others to ensure the deceased’s assets are realised as efficiently as possible and that any debts are paid in full. Our specialist Probate lawyers will also ensure executors or administrators of the estate (when there is no will) meet all relevant deadlines, including the requirement to pay any inheritance tax that’s due within six months of death.
Find out more about how we can help you with probate and Estate Administration.
Personal legal services
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Buying and Selling Property – Residential Conveyancing
Our Guildford residential property solicitors will help with the purchase or sale of property in Guildford, the surrounding areas and across the South-East of England. If you are buying or selling a home, either freehold or leasehold, new or pre-loved our property team will provide you with the expert legal advice that you need.
-
Child Arrangement Disputes
It’s difficult to agree on arrangements for your children, particularly against the backdrop of what might be a highly acrimonious divorce or separation. Our Guildford team of expert family lawyers will help you agree these arrangements in a practical way and, where necessary, issue appropriate child arrangements proceedings in the family court.
-
Contentious Probate, Disputed Trusts and Contested Wills
Disputes about Wills, trusts and inheritance are on the increase. Blended families and other complex family relationships mean more and more people are prepared to challenge a Will, or contest the amount they have inherited under the intestacy rules if there is no Will. There are various ways challenges can be made. Our Guildford wills and inheritance dispute solicitors can advise on the strength of any case you may have and defend cases on behalf of estates when a case has been brought. Our lawyers always endeavour to handle them in the most appropriate way, seeking negotiated agreements where possible to avoid the stress, publicity and expense of court proceedings.
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Divorce
When your marriage or civil partnership breaks down you need clear, honest advice. Our award winning Divorce solicitors in Guildford provide you with the focused and sensitive advice you need to move forward in the most sensible way for you and your family.
-
Employment Law for Employees and Senior Executives
Our Guildford Employment solicitors advise managers and senior executives on their rights under Employment Law. This might be at the point of signing a new employment contract, when issues arise during employment, or at the end of the employment relationship when issues such as restrictive covenants and redundancy packages come into play. Executives and others seeking our Employment Law advice benefit from our large corporate client base, so our Guildford lawyers know how employers approach even the most sensitive HR and employment law matters.
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Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
Our Guildford Estate Planning solicitors will help protect your assets and wealth over the long-term so that your family and future generations benefit now and in the future. Our lawyers provide sophisticated, technical advice on tax efficient ways to safeguard property and other assets into the future. We have a dedicated team of Trust Administrators to take away the hassle and worry that is sometimes associated with the management of trusts and discharging all the legal duties of a trustee.
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Family Law
Dealing with a divorce can be stressful and emotionally difficult. Our Family solicitors in Guildford can help you navigate the legal system and move to the next stage of your life. We have the expertise to guide you with sensitivity and empathy, so that you have a clear understanding of your options. Our Family lawyers are an award-winning legal team giving you the reassurance that you are in the best hands locally for Family Law.
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Financial Disputes
A financial settlement is a legally binding decision on how you and your partner will divide your assets and wealth when your marriage or civil partnership ends. It can be difficult to accurately value your assets like pensions and agree a financial settlement that takes account of everything in a fair manner. As members of Resolution we are committed to finding non-confrontational solutions to family disputes, including disputes about finances on divorce. Our expert Family Lawyers in Guildford will help you agree how your assets will be divided, so that you can begin the next chapter in your life.
Find out more about how we can help you settle Financial Disputes.
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Lasting Power of Attorney
Our expert team of solicitors in Guildford can advise on Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs), when you should consider creating one and how best to choose a suitable Attorney(s) to look after your affairs if you become unable to do so yourself. Our specialist Wills and Probate solicitors will take your detailed instructions, advise on issues such as choice of executors, guardians for children and the types of gifts you can leave in your Will. Our lawyers goal is always to provide peace of mind that your wishes will be implemented after your death and that someone you trust will make decisions for you if you become incapacitated.
Find out more about how we can help you with Lasting Powers of Attorney.
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Personal Immigration
Our Immigration solicitors in Guildford offer a highly responsive and personal approach to individuals and families encountering immigration issues or planning to move to the UK. We have lawyers that have reputation for their ability to navigate the UK’s complex and evolving immigration system effectively.
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Personal Litigation
Our Dispute Resolution solicitors in Guildford advise on a wide range of personal legal disputes. Cases we handle include contract disputes, cross border disputes and residential planning issues, to cases relating to reputation management, including online defamation and reputational damage claims.
Find out more about our Personal Litigation services.
Our litigation lawyers also deal with:
-
Personal Taxation
Our Guildford Tax solicitors provide legal and tax services for private individuals, trustees, business owners, partners and employees, and explore tax solutions for accountants and financial advisors to consider for their clients. We consider a full range of tax reliefs and exceptions including Inheritance Tax, Income Tax, Stamp Duty Land Tax, Capital Gains Tax, residence and domicile issues and the tax benefits of setting up trusts where relevant. Our Tax lawyers can help you to minimise your exposure to tax, maximising your assets now, and protecting them for future generations.
-
Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements
No one likes to think about what happens if you split up, but it can be useful to plan for this in advance, particularly if you have a business, inheritance or trust fund. Provided your agreement meets certain conditions it is likely that you or your spouse will be able to enforce it through the courts in future. It’s important therefore to get specialist advice on the legal significance of any agreement by speaking to one of our Guildford Family solicitors, and to ensure you safeguard your position.
Find out more about our Pre and Post Nuptial Agreement services.
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Probate and Estate Administration
Our Probate solicitors in Guildford provide advice on the probate process as and when you need it. When required, we can liaise with financial institutions and others to ensure the deceased’s assets are realised as efficiently as possible and that any debts are paid in full. Our specialist Probate lawyers will also ensure executors or administrators of the estate (when there is no will) meet all relevant deadlines, including the requirement to pay any inheritance tax that’s due within six months of death.
Find out more about how we can help you with probate and Estate Administration.
Business legal services
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Banking and Finance
Our specialist banking and finance lawyers in Guildford advise banks and other lenders, borrowers and businesses across the full range of financial matters – from high-value, multi-party transactions to advising on banking dispute resolution and the provision of bespoke regulatory advice.
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Business Immigration
Our Guildford business immigration solicitors provide strategic guidance to local businesses with overseas staff, or those that need to employ foreign workers. Our in-depth understanding of the evolving rules for immigration into the UK means we can advise on the most appropriate and effective applications you should make in particular cases and the steps required to give your application the best chance of success. Our immigration lawyers also provide training in key immigration rules for client staff so that errors in internal immigration processes are minimised.
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Business Taxation
Our Guildford business tax solicitors provide legal and tax services for companies, partnerships and charities. Our lawyers advise on reliefs and exemptions available on Stamp Duty Land Tax, VAT, Corporation Tax including taxation of chargeable gains, tax warranties and indemnities in corporate transactions and share options.
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Commercial Business Law
Our commercial lawyers provide support for businesses including the provision of tailor-made advice on commercial contracts, data protection issues and evolving areas like cyber crime, IT security and artificial intelligence. We’re proud that the corporate and commercial solicitors is ranked highly by legal directories including Legal500 and Chambers is recognised as a specialist in business law.
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Commercial Debt Recovery
We offer a highly competitive, low-cost debt recovery service to businesses in Guildford and surrounds. Often, our debt recovery solicitors are able to add value by generating income for the client through the returns from high volume caseloads. In more complex cases, and when it is cost-effective and proportionate to do so, we can bring in our specialist litigation lawyers for the recovery of larger sums.
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Commercial Real Estate
Our Guildford commercial real estate solicitors offer a comprehensive legal service to commercial property developers, investors and commercial landlords and tenants. Our real estate lawyers can advise on all aspects of commercial property, including site acquisition and management, planning law, investment matters and commercial landlord and tenant issues. Over the years we have developed a substantial team of real estate specialist solicitors.. Our size and ability to draw on other expert lawyers within the firm means we can assemble multi-disciplinary teams to support clients and turn projects round quickly and efficiently.
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Corporate Law
Our Guildford corporate solicitors advise on a wide range of matters, including share and asset acquisitions and disposals, mergers, corporate structures/restructuring, joint ventures, investments, private equity and management buy-ins and buy-outs. Our IT lawyers also provide tailor-made advice on commercial contracts, data protection issues and evolving areas like cyber crime, IT security and artificial intelligence.
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Cyber Security and Cyber Crime
Cyber crime is an ever-present threat to businesses globally. Our Guildford cyber and technology lawyers work strategically with clients to minimise threats and to reduce the impact if an attack occurs. We can also help you seek compensation for any losses suffered as a result of cyber attacks.
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Dispute Resolution and Commercial Litigation
Our Guildford commercial litigation solicitors understand that business disputes can be distracting and time consuming. The priority is to resolve them as quickly and as cost effectively as possible – while at the same time ensuring your legal position is robustly protected. Our lawyers use all forms of ADR to help clients reach agreements in the most complex and high value commercial disputes.
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Employment Law
Our team of specialist Guildford employment law solicitors advises on all employment law matters from negotiation of employment packages to redundancy procedures and settlement agreements. More broadly, our employment lawyers offer businesses operational and strategic employment law advice, including advice on TUPE issues and staff training on data protection and other key areas of employment law.
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Information and Data Protection
Data about your customers, target audience, suppliers and staff drives growth, but access to and the processing of personal information comes with responsibilities. Our Guildford IT lawyers can help businesses meet the challenges of managing, controlling and protecting personal data. We also assist clients with navigating freedom of information matters such as information requests.
Find out more about our Information and Data Protection services.
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Information Technology
With a mix of contentious and non-contentious Commercial law, our Guildford IT solicitors offer a full range of legal services to those delivering or procuring IT solutions, whether hardware or software-related. Our lawyers take a constructive and practical approach to technology contract issues and the resolution of tech-related disputes.
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Intellectual Property
We are consistently recognised as a leading intellectual property Law firm. Our Guildford IP solicitors create and retain value for businesses by protecting and leveraging value from intellectual property rights and assets.
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Planning and Environmental Law
Our Guildford planning and environment lawyers, backed up by an in-house team of planning consultants offer a one-stop advice service to local developers and others. Our planning lawyers have experience in advising on infrastructure development and residential development sites in Guildford and the surrounding areas to planning appeals, inquiries and judicial review challenges. Environmental issues we deal with include guidance on contaminated land regulations and compensation issues arising from developments.
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Real Estate Dispute Resolution
The diversity of our real estate clients, made up of landlords and owners as well as tenants and other occupiers, means we can offer insightful, practical advice on all commercial property disputes when they arise. Our Guildford real estate disputes solicitors can advise on disputes over rent reviews, lease renewals, enforcement of rights against adjoining owners and guidance on liability and disputes under the Building Safety Act 2022.
Our Guildford lawyers use alternative dispute resolution where possible, particularly if you are keen to maintain an ongoing commercial relationship with the other party once the dispute has been resolved.
Find out more about our Real Estate Dispute Resolution services.
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Restructuring and Insolvency
Sometimes things do not quite go to plan, or you may be given the opportunity to acquire a distressed competitor. In either case, our Guildford lawyers in the restructuring and insolvency team will work with you to resolve issues arising from a business in financial distress. Our lawyers have experience working with insolvency practitioners, businesses, lenders, debtors and creditors, and can advise on all aspects of insolvency, including legal disputes, security enforcement, asset realisations, business sales and re-structuring.
Find out more about our Restructuring and Insolvency services.
Business legal services
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Banking and Finance
Our specialist banking and finance lawyers in Guildford advise banks and other lenders, borrowers and businesses across the full range of financial matters – from high-value, multi-party transactions to advising on banking dispute resolution and the provision of bespoke regulatory advice.
-
Business Immigration
Our Guildford business immigration solicitors provide strategic guidance to local businesses with overseas staff, or those that need to employ foreign workers. Our in-depth understanding of the evolving rules for immigration into the UK means we can advise on the most appropriate and effective applications you should make in particular cases and the steps required to give your application the best chance of success. Our immigration lawyers also provide training in key immigration rules for client staff so that errors in internal immigration processes are minimised.
-
Business Taxation
Our Guildford business tax solicitors provide legal and tax services for companies, partnerships and charities. Our lawyers advise on reliefs and exemptions available on Stamp Duty Land Tax, VAT, Corporation Tax including taxation of chargeable gains, tax warranties and indemnities in corporate transactions and share options.
-
Commercial Business Law
Our commercial lawyers provide support for businesses including the provision of tailor-made advice on commercial contracts, data protection issues and evolving areas like cyber crime, IT security and artificial intelligence. We’re proud that the corporate and commercial solicitors is ranked highly by legal directories including Legal500 and Chambers is recognised as a specialist in business law.
-
Commercial Debt Recovery
We offer a highly competitive, low-cost debt recovery service to businesses in Guildford and surrounds. Often, our debt recovery solicitors are able to add value by generating income for the client through the returns from high volume caseloads. In more complex cases, and when it is cost-effective and proportionate to do so, we can bring in our specialist litigation lawyers for the recovery of larger sums.
-
Commercial Real Estate
Our Guildford commercial real estate solicitors offer a comprehensive legal service to commercial property developers, investors and commercial landlords and tenants. Our real estate lawyers can advise on all aspects of commercial property, including site acquisition and management, planning law, investment matters and commercial landlord and tenant issues. Over the years we have developed a substantial team of real estate specialist solicitors.. Our size and ability to draw on other expert lawyers within the firm means we can assemble multi-disciplinary teams to support clients and turn projects round quickly and efficiently.
-
Corporate Law
Our Guildford corporate solicitors advise on a wide range of matters, including share and asset acquisitions and disposals, mergers, corporate structures/restructuring, joint ventures, investments, private equity and management buy-ins and buy-outs. Our IT lawyers also provide tailor-made advice on commercial contracts, data protection issues and evolving areas like cyber crime, IT security and artificial intelligence.
-
Cyber Security and Cyber Crime
Cyber crime is an ever-present threat to businesses globally. Our Guildford cyber and technology lawyers work strategically with clients to minimise threats and to reduce the impact if an attack occurs. We can also help you seek compensation for any losses suffered as a result of cyber attacks.
-
Dispute Resolution and Commercial Litigation
Our Guildford commercial litigation solicitors understand that business disputes can be distracting and time consuming. The priority is to resolve them as quickly and as cost effectively as possible – while at the same time ensuring your legal position is robustly protected. Our lawyers use all forms of ADR to help clients reach agreements in the most complex and high value commercial disputes.
-
Employment Law
Our team of specialist Guildford employment law solicitors advises on all employment law matters from negotiation of employment packages to redundancy procedures and settlement agreements. More broadly, our employment lawyers offer businesses operational and strategic employment law advice, including advice on TUPE issues and staff training on data protection and other key areas of employment law.
-
Information and Data Protection
Data about your customers, target audience, suppliers and staff drives growth, but access to and the processing of personal information comes with responsibilities. Our Guildford IT lawyers can help businesses meet the challenges of managing, controlling and protecting personal data. We also assist clients with navigating freedom of information matters such as information requests.
Find out more about our Information and Data Protection services.
-
Information Technology
With a mix of contentious and non-contentious Commercial law, our Guildford IT solicitors offer a full range of legal services to those delivering or procuring IT solutions, whether hardware or software-related. Our lawyers take a constructive and practical approach to technology contract issues and the resolution of tech-related disputes.
-
Intellectual Property
We are consistently recognised as a leading intellectual property Law firm. Our Guildford IP solicitors create and retain value for businesses by protecting and leveraging value from intellectual property rights and assets.
-
Planning and Environmental Law
Our Guildford planning and environment lawyers, backed up by an in-house team of planning consultants offer a one-stop advice service to local developers and others. Our planning lawyers have experience in advising on infrastructure development and residential development sites in Guildford and the surrounding areas to planning appeals, inquiries and judicial review challenges. Environmental issues we deal with include guidance on contaminated land regulations and compensation issues arising from developments.
-
Real Estate Dispute Resolution
The diversity of our real estate clients, made up of landlords and owners as well as tenants and other occupiers, means we can offer insightful, practical advice on all commercial property disputes when they arise. Our Guildford real estate disputes solicitors can advise on disputes over rent reviews, lease renewals, enforcement of rights against adjoining owners and guidance on liability and disputes under the Building Safety Act 2022.
Our Guildford lawyers use alternative dispute resolution where possible, particularly if you are keen to maintain an ongoing commercial relationship with the other party once the dispute has been resolved.
Find out more about our Real Estate Dispute Resolution services.
-
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sometimes things do not quite go to plan, or you may be given the opportunity to acquire a distressed competitor. In either case, our Guildford lawyers in the restructuring and insolvency team will work with you to resolve issues arising from a business in financial distress. Our lawyers have experience working with insolvency practitioners, businesses, lenders, debtors and creditors, and can advise on all aspects of insolvency, including legal disputes, security enforcement, asset realisations, business sales and re-structuring.
Find out more about our Restructuring and Insolvency services.
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A regular review of your Will and wider estate planning doesn’t have to be complicated. With the right professional advice, you can be confident your plans still provide peace of mind for the future.
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