Legal
Services
Arcadia offer a range of expert legal services that are tailored to meet your specific needs.
Probate and Estate Administration
For assistance with as much or as little of the administration of an estate as is appropriate
- Estate administration
- Inheritance tax
- Grants of probate
- Estate accounts
- IHT allowances and exemptions
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With extensive experience in all aspects of private client work, Catherine heads up Arcadia's legal team.
Continuously recommended by existing clients, she is a trusted advisor to a significant number of families across the country.
Wills and Codicils
For all types of wills, from the most straightforward to those containing complex trusts to protect or maximise tax efficiency
- Trust wills
- Wills for vulnerable people
- Tax planning – wills
- Codicils
- Interpretation
- Overseas assets
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Susie qualified as a solicitor in 2005 and has specialised in private client ever since.
Susie's expert knowledge of trust law and her pragmatic, client-centered approach is welcomed by trustees, executors and beneficiaries alike.
Powers of Attorney
For advice, preparation, registration and the administration of powers of attorney
- Advice
- Preparation of documents
- Registration
- 1971 Act powers of attorney
- Administration
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Specialising in probate, wills, court of protection and powers of attorney, Hannah's clients always welcome her hands-on and head-down approach to getting the job over the line.
Deputyship
For advice and applications to the Court of Protection in relation to Deputyship.
- Court of Protection
- Applications
- Annual returns
- Administration
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With extensive experience in all aspects of private client work, Catherine heads up Arcadia's legal team.
Continuously recommended by existing clients, she is a trusted advisor to a significant number of families across the country.
Deed Drafting
For the drafting of deeds and documents.
- Trust deeds
- Change of trustees
- Deeds of appointment
- Deeds of revocation
- Declarations of trust
- Trust mortgages
- HM Land Registry transfers
- Deeds of variation
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Susie qualified as a solicitor in 2005 and has specialised in private client ever since.
Susie's expert knowledge of trust law and her pragmatic, client-centered approach is welcomed by trustees, executors and beneficiaries alike.
Employment
For assistance on employment matters.
- Unfair and wrongful dismissal
- Discrimination
- Capability
- Employment disputes
- Restrictive covenants
- ACAS conciliations
- Redundancies
- Termination of employment
- Settlement agreements
- Employment tribunal
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Qualifying as a solicitor in 1976, Peter practises in company commercial, employment and private client law.
Fluent in Spanish, having been born and brought up in Central America, Peter maintains close connections with a number of Latin American groups within the UK.
Commercial
For advice in relation to company commercial matters.
- Partnerships
- Commercial property
- Heads of terms
- Confidentiality agreements
- Share purchase agreements
- Asset sale agreements
- Shareholder agreements
- Transfers of undertaking (TUPE)
- Consultancy agreements
- Dispute resolution
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Qualifying as a solicitor in 1976, Peter practises in company commercial, employment and private client law.
Fluent in Spanish, having been born and brought up in Central America, Peter maintains close connections with a number of Latin American groups within the UK.