Examples of work

Proving a wife’s adultery

Representing a husband in a strongly contested divorce. The wife denied adultery and an enquiry agent was instructed to prove cohabitation. The court found in the husband’s favour and reduced the wife’s maintenance entitlement as a result.

Quick remortgage

Accepting urgent instructions in acting for an individual client and dealing with multiple simultaneous high value property remortgages.

Resolving problems with Land Registry documentation

Acting for a husband and wife in rectifying historical title deed information held by the Land Registry

Unregistered land and transfers of part

Acting in connection with various transfers of part of a complex unregistered title which formed part of a large estate

Complicated land purchase

Acting for a client in the purchasing of land of unknown ownership which was subject to Highway Rights and liaising with the Land Registry and County Council regarding removal of such rights

Adverse Possession application

Acting for a client in applying for adverse possession title to part of their property which they had enjoyed use of for many years but such use was undocumented

Purchase of local estate

Acting on the purchase of part of a local estate, our clients being sub purchasers and including sub sales by them. The transaction involved correspondence and interaction with four different firms of solicitors located all over the country, all transactions ultimately completing simultaneously.

Farm land and family trusts

Acting on the partitioning of approximately 1,500 acres of farm land between various members of a long standing client family and family trusts.

Acting for Property Company purchasing farm land

Acting for a property company in its acquisition of various areas of farm land with a view to possible future development, a number of the transactions being subject to overage provisions in favour of our client’s sellers.

Divorce proceedings and inherited money

Representing a client in lengthy contested financial proceedings ancillary to a divorce involving complex issues including inherited wealth and physical disability.