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Daniella Tarbuck-Halford
Daniella Tarbuck-Halford is leading the expansion of Young & Lee's services to the Equine community.
"Whether horses are your business or your hobby, they can undoubtedly open up a legal minefield. Unlike other businesses, equine businesses have traditionally been conducted on nothing more than the strength of a handshake. However in today's society this informal approach has often lead to an increasing number of problems.
To help you avoid such problems, we pride ourselves on delivering first class legal advice using terminology that our clients from the equine world understand.
Whether it is buying or selling businesses or land in the equine sector, drawing up commercial agreements specific to the industry or dealing with your personal requirements such as preparing a Will to protect your assets, we can help you to achieve your personal and business objectives having the strength of a good solid working knowledge of the equine industry."
commented Daniella, who is also a keen rider and stables owner.
Summary of June 2010 Budget...
20% VAT (to start 4th January 2011)
no increase in tax on alcohol, tobacco and fuel.
Child benefit frozen for three years
Cuts to family tax credits removing those above £50,000.
Corporation tax cut to 24%
Small business tax cut to 20%
Income tax allowance increased by £1,000
Two year council tax freeze
Capital Gains Tax increased to 28% for high income tax payers.
Employers NI tax holiday for job creation in the regions
Acceleration in state pension age to 66 years.
Two year pay freeze for public servants paid over £21,000.
Housing benefit - paid up to £400 per week max.
Bank levy to be imposed.
Government departments to be cut by 25% over 4 years.
Capital Gains Tax and the 22nd June Budget Speech...
Any changes in CGT rates may take place immediately following the Budget Speech on 22 June, this only leaves a small window of opportunity to complete any work that you may require. If you are considering completing a transaction that will be subject to CGT please contact us urgently.
Ask to speak to Tim Lee, Daniella Tarbuck-Halford or Jonathan Tyson.
New Head of Private Client Law arrives...
We are delighted to welcome Chris Milne to Young & Lee. Chris is a highly experienced Private Client solicitor, who is STEP qualified and a member of Solicitors for the Elderly.
Chris Milne
Chris joins to lead Young & Lee's private client law team.
"We are taking a totally fresh approach to private client law at Young & Lee to help clients to incorporate key, effective measures into their busy lives to protect their interests and their wishes. Our clients need solutions in place that do exactly what they are designed to do.
There is a clear style here at Young & Lee, one that gives our clients clarity over fees, working at pace and being great communicators. My team will be doing all those things and I am looking forward to growing a successful team here over the coming years." commented Chris.
New colleagues arrive...
We are delighted to welcome Jonathan Tyson, Gursharan Bunger and Amarjit Chohan to Young & Lee. All qualified experienced solicitors who have been brought in to strengthen the expansion of the firm.
Jonathan is a commercial law solicitor, Gursharan is a private client solicitor and Amarjit has joined us as a residential conveyancing solicitor.
Jonathan Tyson
Jonathan joins Young & Lee's growing company commercial law team. "I think the best ways to ensure that we deliver value for money in corporate transactions is to give certainty to the clients concerning costs from the outset. Moving on from this, I think the fundamentals are to carry out the work to the highest standard possible and in a timely, efficient and effective manner ensuring that the clients objectives are met and that they are kept fully informed in relation to progress and costs throughout. If the costs quotation is competitive then the clients will see the value for money in our, and my, conduct of the matter from start to finish." commented Jonathan.
Gursharan Bunger
Gursharan joins Young & Lee to help clients needing private client advice; she also has experience in property law and family law.
"An important part of a job lies in providing excellent customer service and the most vital asset to a firm is its Client. Without them the business would cease to exist.
In order to provide excellent customer service and thereby retaining a Client throughout their lives, I believe, can be achieved by placing your self in the Clients shoes and asking your self, what kind of service would I want and expect from my Solicitor.
With this in mind, together with factors such as, being honest, maintaining personal contact, understanding and listening, being patient and keeping your promise to your client are important factors which will ensure client satisfaction and will develop and maintain our relationship with our clients."
Amarjit Chohan
Amarjit joins us as a specialist residential conveyancing solicitor adding to a strong property team. Amarjit has been qualified for seven years and has practiced in one of the regions larger firms for most of that time.
"As Residential Conveyancers we help to make the house buying procedure a pleasant experience for our clients, as we provide an efficient, speedy and client friendly approach. We offer a prompt service to our clients, other professionals and third parties in the transaction, therefore making the whole process move swiftly. We charge our clients a fixed fee, which means there are no nasty surprises half way through the transaction for our clients. We are always available for our clients either on the telephone or by email."
Starting Monday 22nd February between 5.30pm and 8.00pm and then weekly every Monday evening. For people who need to see a specialist family lawyer but cannot get out of work during the day. You can pop in, we'll give you a 20 minute consultation, completely without obligation, to find out about your situation, explain your options and let you know how we can help.
(Unfortunately our team does not offer legal aid (publicly funded) services).
AND did you know that we have always been flexible?
If you are an existing client and you need to see us after hours, ask your legal adviser. We will do our best to see you when it is convenient for you.
New arrangements coming for Parental Orders following Surrogate changes for same sex couples - read more on the "Spotlight on surrogacy" page. Marcus Malin will wills probate trust cohabitation, divorce solicitor solicitors lawyers finance
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We are delighted to welcome Marcus Malin to Young & Lee. Marcus is a very experienced specialist family solicitor, and he has joined us to take the department forward and build the team based on excellent services for our clients. "There is more needed to build a successful team than straight forward divorce law, and this team will offer strong, decisive, innovative family law advice for our clients quickly at a fair price" comments Marcus. divorce law prenup adoption surrogacy civil partnership
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Professional Services Award winners 2009 shareholder partnership dispute negligence insolvency merger acquisition
debt collection lasting powers of attorney MBO merger acquisition buying corporate company secretary employment law franchise franchising copyright trademark music law SIPP landlord tenant lease shop retail We are delighted to have won the Professional Service Award at THE Midlands Business Awards 2009, which was sponsored by Chantrey Vellacott DFK Accountants. This prestigious award covered a wide range of professions including Banks, Accountants, Financial Advisers, Wealth Management Companies and the list of nominees were all excellent firms and companies.
Brian Herdman Chief Executive
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Pre-Nuptial Agreements
English law has always been sniffy about the effect of pre-nuptial (sometimes-called ante-nuptial) agreements.
Even the phrase "pre-nuptial" is a bit antiquated, because such agreements can also be signed by partners about to enter into a civil partnership, as well as those about to get married.
Pre-nups are meant to set out what happens to the property and assets if the marriage or civil partnership is subsequently dissolved, but traditionally the courts have tended to ignore them.
The recent Radmacher case in the Court of Appeal may have changed this. English law has now been brought more into line with the USA and other jurisdictions, and the assumption now is that the terms of pre-nuptial agreements should be respected unless there are good reasons why not.
However, before entering into a pre-nuptial agreement, it's still essential that each partner is fully advised, and that each partner's financial position is fully disclosed. The agreement should also consider what happens if children are born, or if there are any significant changes to the financial position during the marriage or civil partnership.
Failure to deal with these matters may mean that the courts won't honour the agreement.
For further advice on pre-nuptial/civil partnership agreements, contact Marcus Malin, Head of the Family Department on 0121 633 3233.
News for employers
If you have a worker on long term sick leave, who has been unable, for that reason, to exercise their right to paid annual leave in a particular holiday year, then they are entitled to exercise the right at a later time. If they cease to be a worker, then they are entitled to pay in lieu.
The European Court has now reached its judgement on the long awaited point, as to whether a worker, who has been on long term sick leave for the whole or part of the leave year, and has therefore been unable to take paid holiday, has their paid leave rights extinguished at the end of the leave year, or is entitled to a carry over. The Court has ruled in favoour of the rights of the worker.
If you need advice on this, or any other points of employment or similar law, please contact Tim Lee on 0121 633 3233.
Young & Lee Solicitors fight for Camp Hill and Atherstone Dental Practices
The patients of two dental practices in South Warwickshire opened their local newspapers on Monday to find that Warwickshire Primary Care Trust had closed their dental practices for NHS work. Patients who had already booked dental appointments faced cancellation! The dentists themselves did not find out about the closures until later in the day!
Expert dental law solicitors Young & Lee Solicitors from Birmingham were immediately appointed by the dentists at Camp Hill and Atherstone practices to fight the case. Both practices are well regarded and established, and were staggered to find out what had happened
Young and Lee immediately took the case to the High Court in London. Mr. Justice Cranston upheld their application for an order that reverses the PCT’s actions until a further hearing later this month.
"This type of action is unprecedented", said Tim Lee, Dental Law expert and Corporate Law Director.
"The Dentists at Camp Hill and Atherstone are committed to fighting this attempted closure all the way."
"Meantime, their patients can feel reassured that the order that we have obtained today allows the practices to provide NHS treatment"
The case continues.
A spokesperson for Camp Hill and Atherstone Dental Practices has appealed to all patients who wish to help to send letters of support to Camphill Dental Practice, 206 Camphill Road, Nuneaton or Atherstone Dental Practice, 60 Long Street, Atherstone. A petition has already been presented, and the dentists are looking to get as many signatures as possible against the proposed closures.
Administrators, Bank Managers and Accountants, as from 1st January 2009...
The rules for Administrators carrying out pre-pack administrations have tightened. The new Statement of Insolvency Practice number 16 (available on www.insolvency.gov.uk) requires Administrators:
1. To provide the background to the Administrator's appointment
2. To explain why the proposed pre-pack is likely to be in the best interests of the creditors
3. To reveal to the creditors the buyer's name and the price paid.
4. To provide details of any connection the purchaser has with the former directors/shareholders
The rule changes are intended to provide greater transparency in the process. For further details please contact Tim Lee on 0121 633 3233.
YL, Contentious Probate matters on the increase!
The head of the Private Client Department, Keith Barritt, is taking on more and more disputes over Wills, Trusts and Estates for clients. See our "Spotlight" page to find out more about his services, and specifically we suggest you call him if you have an issue concerning asset tracing and recovery, breach of trust, Inheritance Tax issues, validity of Wills or cross border matters. Keith is based here in Birmingham.
YL, leading Bulgarian Property Solicitors,
Young & Lee are one of only a handful of firms handling property transactions in Bulgaria and are now the preferred buyers solicitors for the Yoo Bulgaria project. If you are thinking of buying a property in Bulgaria contact us and ask for Stuart Price, our Managing Director.
YL, leading regional firm looking after Dentists
Young & Lee are a leading Midlands legal practice for dentists. Advice ranges from buying and selling dental practices, disputes with PCTs over GDS and PDS Agreements, NHSLA applications and many more issues. Please contact Tim Lee for further details.
Phone: 0121 633 3233
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