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  • Business : Coffin Mew’s Business Services lawyers provide individually focused advice to commercial clients at every stage of their business life cycle across many sectors.
    • Commercial Property : Coffin Mew Commercial Property, Residential Development, Landlord & Tenant, Property Investment, Solicitors, Lawyers, Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire
      • Our Approach : Our Approach to Your Business, Commercial Property
      • Charities : Charities
      • Commercial Development : Commercial Development, Commercial Property
      • Commercial and Residential Property Investment : Commercial and Residential Property Investment
      • Development & Construction : Development & Construction
      • Education : Education
      • Finance and Secured Lending : Finance and Secured Lending, Commercial Property
      • Healthcare Property : Healthcare Property, Commercial Property
      • Insolvency : The Property Team supports our specialist Insolvency Team on property sales by insolvent companies and individuals, assisting office holders to maximise returns for creditors and other stakeholders.
      • Landlord & Tenant : Landlord & Tenant, Commercial Property
      • Leisure Industry : Leisure Industry, Commercial Property
      • New Homes : Coffin Mew, Comercial Property, Our long-established dedicated New Homes team is an integral part of the highly regarded Real Estate Group
      • Pension Property Investment : Our extensive experience of pension property transactions means that we are fully aware of the pension regulations, and the relationship between pension trustees and their beneficiary clients. Members of our team have been panel solicitors for SIPP and SSAS pension trustee clients and are members of the Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes
      • Property Litigation : We have extensive experience of using alternative means to settle a dispute and a full understanding of Court and Tribunal processes, whether it in the County Court, High Court or specialist tribunals such as the Lands Tribunal, Lease Valuation Tribunal, Residential Property Tribunal, or Rent Assessment Committee.
      • Residential Development : Residential Development, Commercial Property
      • E-Briefings : Commercial Property Ebriefs
    • Commercial Services : Coffin Mew Commercial Services, Commercial Contracting, Competition, Data Protection, IP and ICT, Franchise, Solicitors, Lawyers, Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire
      • Commercial Contracting : Commercial Contracting
      • Competition : Competition
      • Data Protection & Freedom of Information : Data Protection & Freedom of Information
      • Franchise : Franchise
      • Intellectual Property : This Southampton-based team is active in applications for trade marks, registered designs and other non-patent IP rights, transactional and other non-contentious IP work such as due diligence and licensing, and enforcement of IP rights. The client base ranges from SMEs to individuals. Highlights include representing an aircraft manufacturer in its pursuit of various infringers of its IP rights, involving work in the UK and internationally. Sources Say: "The lawyers offer advice with the client's perspective in mind, without the meter running just for picking up the phone."
      • ICT and E-Business : ICT and E-Business
      • E-Briefings : Commercial Services E-Briefings
    • Corporate : Coffin Mew Corporate, Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnerships, Corporate Administration, Solicitors, Lawyers, Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire
      • Corporate Ebriefs : Corporate Ebriefs
      • Banking and Finance : Banking and Finance
      • Corporate Administration : Corporate Administration
      • Limited Liability Partnerships : Limited Liability Partnerships
      • Mergers and Acquisitions : Mergers and Acquisitions
      • Partnerships : Partnerships
      • Shareholders Arrangements : A large number of companies have inadequate Articles of Association (which are the rules which govern the directors and shareholders). These are often the very basic ones the company was incorporated with, which have not been changed to evolve with the company. This can lead to unforeseen disputes, in particular when a shareholder wishes to leave the company or the shareholders have fallen out.
      • Share Incentive Agreements : Share Incentive Agreements
      • Social Housing : Social Housing
      • Recent Deals : Recent Deals, Corporate
      • MCM Direct : Coffin Mew advises on the sale of MCM Direct to Swiss Post International
      • Redstation : Coffin Mew advises Redstation Limited on a strategic acquisition from Altaire Limited
      • Citymain : Coffin Mew completes second deal in 4 months for Citymain, a leading UK provider of insurance support services.
      • taunton : Care, Coffin Mew, Taunton Hospital Ltd, Albion Ventures, Anita Choi
      • testing solutions : The Corporate team at south coast law firm, Coffin Mew, has recently advised management on its MBO purchase of the consultancy and classroom training business of Testing Solutions Group Limited for an undisclosed sum.
      • Extec Integrated Systems : The Corporate team at South Coast law firm Coffin Mew LLP, has advised the shareholders of Extec Integrated Systems Limited in their disposal of the entire share capital of the company to Ultra Electronics Holdings Plc for an undisclosed amount. The initial cash consideration for this acquisition was financed using Ultra’s existing facilities.
      • ISCA Vetcare : The Corporate team at South Coast law firm Coffin Mew LLP has acted for ISCA Vetcare Limited in its acquisition of its first veterinary practice in Exeter. Those behind ISCA Vetcare have been involved in the veterinary industry for a number of years; however this acquisition signifies the company’s desire to own its own practice.
      • Legal Inc Limited : Coffin Mew advises on the sale of Legal Inc Limited to Grant Thornton Acquisitions Limited
      • Sale of Residential Care Home : Coffin Mew advises on sale of Residential Care Home
      • John Beard : Coffin Mew helps John Beard in acquisition
      • Churcher Homecare : Amanda Brockwell and Lynne Beasant in the Corporate team at Coffin Mew recently acted for a private investor in his investment into construction specialist, Churcher Homecare Limited.
      • Coffin Mew advises Alitex on strategic purchase : Coffin Mew advises Alitex on strategic purchase.
      • Coffin Mew advises Frutina on Slush Puppie deal : Coffin Mew advises Frutina on Slush Puppie deal
      • Tallix Ltd : The Corporate team at South Coast law firm Coffin Mew LLP has advised Tallix Limited on their acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Kolectric Research Limited.
      • Tructyre : The corporate team at Coffin Mew Solicitors has helped Tructyre Fleet Management, one of the south’s largest companies of its type, nearly double its size following the strategic acquisition of one of its competitors, the PK Commercial group of Companies.
      • Regency : The Corporate team at South Coast law firm Coffin Mew LLP has advised Regency Care Limited on the disposal of the Regency Nursing Home to Braemar RCH Limited for an undisclosed sum.
      • Classic Fire : The Corporate team at south coast law firm, Coffin Mew LLP, has advised Tim Redman, of ABF Safety Limited on his acquisition of the entire share capital from the owners of Classic Fire & Security Limited, Raymond Neilson, David Milton and Anthony Jenkin.
      • Tucasi Limited : Corporate team, South Coast, Southampton, Fareham, Portsmouth, Gosport, law firm, Coffin Mew Solicitors, Tucasi Limited, Jonas Software, Toronto Stock Exchange, Constellation Software Inc. Nick Gross, Jaimie Earley
      • London Emblem plc : Coffin Mew advise London Emblem plc on disposal of shares to B. Sanders (Bromsgrove) Limited
      • TRL : The Corporate Team at south coast law firm, Coffin Mew Solicitors, were delighted to be able to assist TRL Limited (the Transport Research Laboratory) in acquiring Appia Infrastructure Solutions Limited, a consultancy and software company which has developed and successfully rolled out a software solution for the management of highways infrastructure assets to bring about real, sustainable efficiencies and service improvements.
    • Dispute Resolution : Coffin Mew Commercial Litigation and Commercial Dispute Resolution, Solicitors, Lawyers, Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire
    • Employment : Employment Law Advice, Employment Contracts, Restructuring, TUPE, compromise agreements from Solicitors in Southampton, Fareham, Portsmouth Gosport & Hampshire
      • Employment information : Employment Legal Information from top Law Firm Coffin Mew based in Southampton, Portsmouth, Fareham and Gosport Hampshire, TUPE, compromise agreements, employment law
      • Employment training : Employment Law Training in Southampton from Coffin Mew the South Coast Law Firm using their Modus service
      • Modus employment helpline : Employment lawyers Coffin Mew offer their Modus Employment Helpline from their Southampton and Portsmouth Offices
      • E-Briefings : The latest employment law news from Southampton and Portsmouth based employment lawyers Coffin Mew, compromise agreements, TUPE
      • Employment Review : Employment Review, compromise agreements and TUPE legal advice in both Portsmouth and Southampton
      • Key fact guide : Employment Law specialists Coffin Mew offer key facts from their team of employment solicitors based in Southampton and Portsmouth
    • Insolvency & Business Recovery : Coffin Mew Corporate Insolvency and Business Recovery, Southampton, London, Insolvent Partnerships, Administration, Company Voluntary Arrangements, Personal Insolvency, Solicitors, Lawyers, Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire
    • Modus : Modus for Social Landlords, Modus Employment Helpline, Solicitors, Lawyers, Southampton, Fareham, Portsmouth, Gosport, Hampshire
    • Property Litigation : Property Litigation
    • Bribery Act Seminar : Bribery Act Seminar 5th or 6th July
  • Individuals : Coffin Mew Personal
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution : Alternative Dispute Resolution
    • Armed Forces : Our specialist team is vastly experienced and understands the unique needs and demands placed on members and former members of the Armed Forces and Military and their families and can advise on all matters.
      • Disciplinary Matters : Coffin Mew, Armed Forces, Military, Disciplinary matters both at Summary Level (Commanding Officer) and Court Martial, including advice prior to Summary Hearing and trial by Court Martial and appeal, post hearing, to the Summary Appeal Court (SAC), and providing representation at the SAC and at Court Martial.
      • Military Service Complaints : Armed Forces | Military Service Complaints, Coffin Mew Solicitors
      • Armed Forces_Military Compensation Scheme : Armed Forces_Military Compensation Scheme, Coffin Mew Solicitors
      • Pension Sharing on Divorce - AFP05 : Chris Upfield, a specialist in armed forces pension-sharing arrangements and partner in the family team at south coast law firm Coffin Mew, has reviewed the various approaches which might be taken by couples undergoing divorce proceedings where there is an AFP 05 pension.
      • Pension Sharing Orders in practice : Pension Sharing Orders in practice: An explanation of how the various orders can operate in practice is given here.
      • Armed Forces Compensation Scheme : Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS)
      • Employment and Administrative matters : Employment and Administrative matters
      • Family and Children Matters : Armed Forces_Military, Family and Children Matters, Coffin Mew Solicitors, Fareham, Gosport, Portsmouth, Southampton
      • Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence : Armed Forces_Military Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence, Coffin Mew, Fareham, Gosport, Portsmouth, Southampton
      • Examples of Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence : The military personal injury case load has been extremely varied and has ranged from mid-to high value and complex cases.
      • Service Complaints : Service Complaints
      • Administrative matters and employment : Administrative matters and employment
      • The Military Covenant : The Military Covenant
      • Military Redundancy : Armed Forces Military Redundancy, Premature Voluntary Release, and Resettlement
      • JSP 532 : Reserve Forces Personnel JSP 532 – Application to Reinstatement Committee
      • JSP 763 : JSP 763 The Mod Harassment Complaints Procedure, Miltary Law, Armed Forces Law, Coffin Mew
      • Resettlement, Business and Home Purchase or Sales : We can assist you with advice upon your leaving and being discharged from the Services in relation to many matters which may affect your transition into civilian life, setting up a business of your own and even buying and selling your home and moving elsewhere. We have a number of specialised teams at our four offices who can provide this essential advice to you at what can be a very turbulent time and can advise as to the making of a Service Complaint under JSP 831 if appropriate.
      • Wills, Trusts and Probate services : Making a will enables you to make more comprehensive provision than the standard will form for service personnel, including property and trust arrangements for your spouse/partner and your children, and appointment of guardians for children.
      • Current Topics : This area is dedicated to outlining some of the latest issues regarding the law and you. Armed Forces Current Topics; The articles have been written for general guidance only and should not take the place of a specialist solicitor's advice.
    • Clinical/Medical Negligence : Coffin Mew Clinical Negligence, Medical Negligence, Solicitors, Lawyers, Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire, Chichester, Bournemouth
      • How we investigate your claim : Clinical negligence solicitors, How we investigate your claim: What needs to be proven, How we prove your case, Informing the defendants of the claim, Seeking damages, Coffin Mew, Southampton, Fareham, Portsmouth, Gosprt, Hampshire, Chichester
      • Cerebral Palsy and Catastrophic Claims : The specialist clinical negligence team at Coffin Mew can offer a specialised service to investigate instances of cerebral palsy claims and other catastrophic injuries.
      • Current Topics : Clinical Negligence current topics
      • Funding Options : Clinical Negligence Funding Options
      • Virtual Case Library : Virtual Case Library, Clinical Medical Negligence
      • Questions and Answers : Clinical Negligence Questions and Answers, Coffin Mew Solicitors, Fareham, Portsmouth, Southampton, Gosport, Hampshire, Chichester
      • Access to Health (Medical) Records : Clinical Negligence Access to Health (Medical) Records, Fareham, Portsmouth, Southampton, Gosport, Hampshire, Chichester, Coffin Mew
      • Hospital Complaints Procedure : Clinical Negligence NHS Complaints Procedure, Fareham, Portsmouth, Southampton, Gosport, Hampshire, Chichester, Coffin Mew Solicitors
      • Useful Organisations : Useful Organisations
      • Frequently Asked Questions : Clinical Negligence, Medical Negligence, Frequently Asked Questions, Coffin Mew
      • Claim against the Hospital Trust : Claim against the Hospital Trust
      • GP Misdiagnosis - Breast Cancer : GP Misdiagnosis - Breast Cancer
      • Claim against hospital - Incorrect Biopsy : Claim against hospital - Incorrect Biopsy
      • Claim against hospital - Orthopaedic Surgeon : Claim against hospital - Orthopaedic Surgeon
      • Claim against hospital nursing staff : Claim against hospital nursing staff
      • GP Misdiagnosis - Heart Attack : GP Misdiagnosis - Heart Attack
      • Claim against hospital Neurosurgeon : Claim against hospital Neurosurgeon
      • Claim against hospital Radiologist : Claim against hospital Radiologist
      • Out of hours : Out of hours – Out of touch – Out of sight – Out of mind?
      • unnecessary hysterectomy : The risks associated with unnecessary hysterectomy operations
      • Charities : Clinical Negligence, Coffin Mew, Charity links
      • Claims against the NHS – The Reality : Claims against the NHS – The Reality. Recent media coverage has suggested that “Grasping lawyers are bleeding the ailing NHS of millions” and that in 2009, the NHS paid out £121 million in compensation, much of which, it is suggested, was for legal fees and costs.
      • Coffin Mew Clinical Negligence : Coffin Mew Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury team raise funds for Headway charity
      • Reducing Success Fees in Clinical Negligence Cases : Reducing Success Fees in Clinical Negligence Cases
      • Clinical Negligence Petition : Coffin Mew Clinical Negligence Petition
      • Legal Aid cuts : On Monday 15th November 2010 the government published their consultation paper to reform Legal Aid in England and Wales. The proposals put forward place vulnerable persons at significant risk of injustice, specifically in the areas of clinical and medical negligence.
      • VCL Polop Biopsy : Incorrect polyp removal causes bowel perforation
      • VCL Football injury : Football injury with a delay in diagnosis and treatment
      • CT Discount Rate : The Lord Chancellor has agreed to review something called the “discount rate”, after increasing pressure from personal injury and clinical negligence lawyers.
      • The cancellation of hospital appointments : When Stephen was a child he was diagnosed with eczema. To control this condition he was advised to take steroids. In 1996 at the age of 42, Stephen was referred to the hospital as it was feared he was at risk of developing glaucoma due to the steroids he had been taking from such a young age.
      • Cancer Time Bomb : It has been reported recently in the national press that a staggering 25% of cancer sufferers are being sent away by GP’s and hospitals with their early warning signs dismissed as minor ailments.
      • Sub-Arachnoid Haemorrhage : On the 8th July 2007 Mr Smith was having a bath at his home. He had been in the bath for approximately 20 minutes when he stood up to get out of the bath and shave. He felt a “banging” pain in his left temple before collapsing on the bathroom floor. His wife heard the noise from the bathroom and investigated. She found Mr Smith collapsed on the bathroom floor: he was unresponsive, shaking and appeared to be frothing around his mouth. She dialled 999 and an ambulance was dispatched to Mr and Mrs Smith’s home.
      • VCL appendectomy : 'Mrs Red' brought a medical negligence claim after she suffered an avoidable infection following an appendectomy.
      • Current Topics Legal Aid Reform : The Government published their consultation paper to reform Legal Aid in England and Wales on Monday 15 November 2010. As a result, the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team appealed to colleagues and clients of the firm to join a petition to campaign to ensure that justice for UK citizens continues under the new Legal Aid system. In particular, the team were campaigning to ensure that clinical negligence remains within the Legal Aid system.
      • VCL Clin Negligence & subsequent unrelated death : On 18th April 2009, Stephen was admitted to hospital following an epileptic seizure at home. He was diagnosed as suffering with anterior fracture dislocation to the left shoulder. He remained in hospital until 1st May 2009. During this time, his shoulder was treated conservatively in a sling. Despite being seen during May 2009 by Orthopaedic consultants and physiotherapists, and despite making no improvements, no further action was taken in respect of the shoulder.
      • No More Legal Aid for Clinical Negligence Claims : No More Legal Aid for Clinical Negligence Claims. On the 21 June 2011 the Government published the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill. This bill introduces wide reaching reforms to the funding of all civil claims and also removes legal aid for all clinical negligence claims.
      • Medical Negligence Claim - Ankle Injury : Medical Negligence Claim - Ankle Injury, Clinical Negligence | Coffin Mew, Fareham, Southampton, Portsmouth, Gosport, Hampshire
      • ct Legal Aid Cuts The fight continues : Legal Aid Cuts – The fight continues…with a little help from our friends
      • Headway Portsmouth and South East Hampshire : Headway Portsmouth and South East Hampshire
    • Employment : Coffin Mew Personal Employment Solicitors, Lawyers, Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire, Compromise Agreements, Redundancy, Discrimination and Harassment
      • Employment Information : Employment Information, TUPE, compromise agreements in both Portsmouth and Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire
      • E-Briefings : Employment News | TUPE | Compromise agreements in both Portsmouth and Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire
      • Employment Review : Employment Review | TUPE | Compromise agreements in both Portsmouth and Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire
    • Family : Coffin Mew, Family, Divorce Lawyers, Solicitors, Mediators, Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire
      • Divorce : Divorce and Finances
      • Divorce FAQs : Divorce Frequently Asked Questions
      • Finances : Divorce and Finances, Coffin Mew
      • Finances Frequently Asked Questions : Finances Frequently Asked Questions
      • Children : Children
      • Child Support Maintenance : Child Support Maintenance
      • No Court Divorce / Collaborative Family Law : No Court Divorce, Collaborative Family Law - Coffin Mew are pleased to be able to offer to clients this new and increasingly popular approach to resolving family disputes.
      • Mediation : Coffin Mew are delighted to be able to offer an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) section to our clients as a means of resolving legal disputes through mediation, rather than using the more traditional Court process. We have several fully trained mediators in the team.
      • Just Separating : Just Separating
      • Frequently Asked Questions : Children Frequently Asked Questions
      • Living Together : Living Together, Family
      • Ownership of property : Ownership of property, Living Together
      • Living together agreements : Living Together agreements, Family, Coffin Mew
      • Proposal for reform : Proposal for reform
      • Living Together - Children : Living Together - Children
      • Pre Nuptial and Marital Agreements : Pre Nuptial and Marital Agreements
      • Civil Partnerships : Civil Partnerships
      • Collaborative Family Law-How it works in practice : Collaborative Family Law, No Court Divorce, How it works in practice
      • Finding another Collaborative Lawyer : Finding another Collaborative Lawyer
      • Mediation Frequently Asked Questions : At Coffin Mew we are pleased to offer three Solicitor Mediators within our Family team, based in our Fareham, Southampton and Portsmouth offices who can offer an alternative to the traditional Court process for couples who are ending their relationship.
      • Current Topics : Family and Divorce Current Topics
      • Agreement prior to commitment? : Agreement prior to commitment?
      • Mixing Business with Pleasure : Mixing Business with Pleasure
      • No Court Divorce – The Future : No Court Divorce – The Future
      • What happens to my Police Pension After Divorce? : What happens to my Police Pension After Divorce?
      • Pre Nuptials Are they just planning to fail? : Pre Nuptials Are they just planning to fail?
      • Armed Forces : Armed Forces Solicitors, Lawyers, Divorce, Pension Sharing, AFP05, AFP75, CETV, Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire
      • ct To Disclose or not to Disclose : When two people divorce and subsequently negotiate the division of their assets, they have a duty to court to give full details of their financial resources.
      • Keeping it in the Family : On a regular basis the Family team encounters clients who have increased their family wealth by injecting inheritance into the family pot. Many of those who consult us on the breakdown of their marriage are upset when they are advised that the money derived from parents and grandparents will not necessarily be returned to them or ringfenced in any divorce settlement.
      • Fixed Fee Divorce : We can take the stress out of your divorce by providing a fixed fee divorce without compromising on service or expertise. Fixed fees are available for undefended divorces where both parties reside in England or Wales and subject to assessment at an initial consultation.
      • Avoid the holiday blues... : Separated parents often fall into a trap when trying to organise shared holiday times with their children. Chris Upfield, a specialist family lawyer at Coffin Mew says: “Separated parents often focus on saving for a holiday and not on whether their ex-partner will agree.
      • To share or not to share that is the question… : To share or not to share that is the question…Family Law from Coffin Mew Solicitors
      • christmas : Although they might not admit it, the only gift that many children of separated parents want at Christmas is for their parents to get back together. As this is something that Santa cannot deliver, what is the best way for separated parents to approach the Festive Season?
      • Little Children Big Challenges : Sesame Street Divorce Toolkit
      • Surviving Christmas : Driving home for Christmas. I can’t wait to see those faces” so sang Chris Rea. Unfortunately for many couples and their families this year who are either separating or contemplating doing so, the situation will be far more complicated, given that many couples in this position cannot afford to live apart while matters are resolved between them.
      • Go to Jail : Who has been sent to jail this month? The answer : Scott Young and David Thursfield. These names may not be instantly recognisable but both been sentenced to prison for failing to disclose or provide an adequate explanation as to the location or disappearance of their assets during matrimonial proceedings.
      • Acrimonious divorce : The recent case of Vicky Pryce and Chris Huhne has amply demonstrated what can happen in the most acrimonious of marital breakdowns. However, there are many ways in marital disputes can be resolved without the courts making the final decision.
    • Personal Injury : Coffin Mew Personal Injury, Accident & Illness, Solicitors, Lawyers, Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire
    • Residential Property and New Homes : Coffin Mew, Conveyancing, Residential Property, Buying a Home, Selling your Home, moving home, Remortgaging, Solicitors, Lawyers, Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire
      • Frequently Asked Questions : Coffin Mew, Residential Property and New Homes , Frequently Asked Questions, FAQs
      • Glossary of Terms : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, Glossary of Terms
      • A-C : Coffin Mew, residential Property, Glossary A-C
      • D-G : Coffin Mew, residential Property, Glossary D-G
      • H-L : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, Glossary H-L
      • M-P : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, Glossary M-P
      • Q-T : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, Glossary Q-T
      • U-Z : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, Glossary U-Z
      • When do I pay? : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, FAQ, When do I pay?
      • How long will it take : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, how long will it take
      • When should I contact you? : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, FAQ, When should I contact you?
      • Survey defects? : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, FAQ, Survey defects
      • Exchange of Contracts : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, FAQ, exchange of contracts
      • Booking Removals? : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, FAQ, Booking removals
      • Collect the keys : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, FAQ, collect the keys
      • After Completion : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, FAQ, after completion
      • If I don't move? : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, FAQ, if I don't move?
      • Residential Conveyancing Quote : Coffin Mew Residential Conveyancing Quote
      • New Homes : Coffin Mew, Residential Property, New Homes, Karen Webb, Hedley Winter
      • Ebriefs : This area is dedicated to outlining some of the latest issues regarding the law and you. The articles have been written for general guidance only and should not take the place of a specialist solicitor's advice. We strongly suggest contacting one of our lawyers, who will be able to advise you more fully and in respect of any specific circumstances.
      • What our clients say : What our clients say
      • New Homes Forms : New Homes Forms
    • Wealth Management : Coffin Mew Wealth Management, Solicitors, Estate and Tax Planning, Business Succession, Charitable Giving, Trusts and Asset Protection, Lawyers, Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire
      • Wealth Management Briefings : Coffin Mew, Wealth Management, Current Topics, Wealth Management Briefings
      • Business Property Relief (“BPR”) from Inheritance : Business Property Relief (“BPR”) from Inheritance Tax
      • Business Succession Planning for the Owner-Manager : Anyone who has been watching Sir Gerry Robinson’s BBC 2 series titled “Can’t Take it With You” will be aware of the issues that can face owner-managers when considering handing over ownership and control of their business. Working with your other professional advisers, Coffin Mew can help you to achieve your long-term aims for your business by making sure an effective, coherent succession plan is formulated and implemented.
      • Inheritance Tax… The Basics : What is Inheritance Tax and will I have to pay it? Inheritance tax (“IHT”) is payable on your estate, which is: everything of value that you own anywhere in the world when you die (for example, your home, car, jewellery and other possessions, savings and investments etc.); after allowing for any outstanding debts you owe; but also including the value of any gifts you have made in the last 7 years.
      • Trusts… A Quick Guide : The use of trusts continues to play an important part in tax planning for clients, despite successive governments changing the rules on how they are taxed. However, to many clients, trusts are something of a mystery. This brief guide is designed to explain the basic features of trusts and some of the words used in their connection. The information in this guide is limited to trusts set up and administered in the UK.
      • Writing Your Life Insurance Policy in Trust : Every year, thousands of life policies are taken out in the UK but less than 10% of these are put into trust (often referred to as “writing life insurance in trust”). Given the advantages of these trust arrangements, this is somewhat surprising, especially as it should form part of the discussion your adviser has with you when helping to plan for your family’s future financial security.
      • Entrepreneurs’ Relief From Capital Gains Tax : Entrepreneurs’ relief (“ER”) from capital gains tax (“CGT”) is an extremely valuable relief to the business owner and it became even more so with the changes in the CGT regime in 2010.
      • Bare Trusts : A bare trust is one where the person who benefits from it (referred to as the beneficiary) has an immediate and absolute right to the assets that are transferred to the trust and any income generated by them.
    • Wills, Trusts and Probate : Coffin Mew Wills, Trusts and Probate, Administration of Estates, Probate, Power of Attorney, Asset Protection, Solicitors, Lawyers, Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire
      • Our services : Our Wills, Tax and Trusts services are available to all clients at any of the firm's offices but is undertaken by a centralised team located in Fareham.
      • Wills : Making a Will enables you to: Ensure the assets in your estate pass to the people you would like to receive them. Leave your assets to your partner. Without a Will a partner will have to take legal action in order to receive any benefit from your estate. Leave property to friends or to a charity. Reduce or extinguish your tax liabilities in certain circumstances. Specify who you want to manage your affairs after your death (your Executors). Appoint a guardian to bring up your children.
      • Trusts : "A trust" is a relationship that is recognised and enforceable in the courts. A trust may arise by a declaration of trust, a will or settlement, and put simply, a Trust is a way in which a person can give any kind of property to benefit others without them having control over what happens to that property. The terms of the Trust (which is usually set up by a trust deed during lifetime or by Will on death) will dictate who can benefit from the property transferred to it and in what circumstances – for example, children when they reach a specified age.
      • Tax Planning : Tax Planning: If an individual’s estate is valued over £325,000 when he or she dies, inheritance tax (“IHT”) will be payable at 40% on the amount by which that figure is exceeded.
      • Administration of Estates : When a person dies, someone has to deal with their affairs and decide what will happen to the things they owned. ‘Probate’ is a term commonly used when talking about applying for the right to deal with a deceased person’s affairs (called ‘administering the estate’).
      • Assistance to the Elderly : At Coffin Mew we can provide a full service tailored to the needs of elderly clients. We understand your concerns and your wishes.
      • Lasting Powers of Attorney : A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) allows you to appoint someone you trust as your Attorney to make important decisions and sign on your behalf, either immediately, if you so wish, or only if you become mentally or physically incapable of doing so yourself.
      • Contentious Trusts & Estates : Contentious Trusts & Estates, Wills, Probate, Disputes
      • Current Topics : Private Client, Current Topics
      • Where there's a Will... : Where there's a Will...
      • Reviewing your Will : Reviewing your Will
      • Tax Efficient Gifts : Tax Efficient GIfts
      • Have you got a Lasting Power of Attorney : Have you got a Lasting Power of Attorney
      • Wills and Varying Estates : Wills and Varying Estates
      • Personal Injury Trusts : Personal Injury Trusts
      • Legal and Financial Information : Legal and Financial Information
    • Wills, Trusts and Probate Disputes : Wills, Trusts and Probate Disputes, , Inheritance Disputes, Challening a Will, Solicitors, Lawers, Southampton, Fareham, Portsmouth, Gosport and Hampshire
    • PC Ebrief Where theres a will : One of the things that can put people off making a will is the legal language and outdated style that often goes with them. So we’ve updated our wills to make them more readable and user-friendly - they even have punctuation!
    • PC Ebrief Keeping your dirty laundry clean : The popularity of social networking sites like Facebook has had their own impact on our Family team, who have seen a huge increase in couples referring to their partners actions on Facebook and other social networking sites like Friends Reunited as the reason for the marriage breakdown.
    • PC Ebrief Bank of Mum and Dad : If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some, so said 6th US President Benjamin Franklin. What he should have said was ‘go try borrow some from anyone other than your parents!’
    • PC Ebrief Expect the unexpected... : After 20 years of delivering good client service you tend to build up a lot of good examples of how and how not to do it. In my experience delivery depends on anticipating a client’s needs - knowing the law and how it applies to them, how to explain it easily and always being ready for the unexpected.
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    • A different way of funding care... : A different way of funding care... Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury, Coffin Mew Solicitors
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      • Academy Conversions : Considering Academy Conversion? As a key part of our community, our team has a great deal of experience in working with schools, colleges and in the Further Education and Higher Education sector. This means that if you are considering converting into an Academy, we have the right legal skills combined with a passion and understanding of your sector and those you work with to help you with your conversion.
    • Healthcare : Coffin Mew is a long standing market–leader in the provision of legal services to the increasingly compliance-driven healthcare sector. Our specialist healthcare lawyers understand the key issues facing those within the sector and we have a strong record of supporting healthcare professionals - from risk management, governance and regulatory, through to acquisitions and disposals.
      • Nursing and Care Homes : Our team of healthcare advisors is well known for providing an outstanding service to the owners and managers of care and nursing homes.
      • Domiciliary Care : Care at home is becomingly an increasingly important part of the healthcare landscape. With people living longer, bringing with it heightened long term care requirements, personal care and other practical household tasks become a much harder daily task for the elderly.
      • GP Practices : In this ever-changing world, GPs are being asked to take on many more responsibilities to deliver round the clock healthcare to service users. Whether working as a Consortia, Partnerships or individual Practices, agreements and frameworks need to be flexible to be able to adapt to these increasing pressures.
      • Dentists : Our experience clearly demonstrates why clients use us. We are fully conversant with the particular requirements of the dentistry profession and understand the commercial arrangements that are required to set up joint ventures.
      • Pharmacies : Our team of specialist pharmacy solicitors have worked with a large number of pharmacy businesses in the Solent region and beyond. Our wide ranging experience enables us to understand the issues affecting pharmacy businesses and to deliver focused, practical legal advice – on time and to budget.
      • NHS Property Matters : Our commercial property experts are able to advise on a wide range of NHS property matters. Their knowledge of the sector and of the governance issues and internal systems of NHS bodies means that we are best placed to provide you with focused, practical and solution-based legal advice.
      • NHS Commercial Services : Looking at new ways of developing competition to provide coordinated services across health and social care is becoming more pressing issue for all NHS Trusts.
      • Elderly and Vulnerable : With the elderly and vulnerable consistently in the media spotlight, it appears that their particular needs are often sadly overlooked by some authorities. Far from being held in the esteem that they deserve, many reports indicate that all too often care comes down to availability of funding – by whatever means.
      • Supporting Injured People : We have helped many people from all walks of life not only gain the just and fair compensation they deserve, but also access the rehabilitation assistance needed to make the best medical, social and psychological recovery.
      • Employment Law : Employment Law for Healthcare professionals is becoming increasingly complex. With so many changes and additions to the law from both the EU and the UK government, everyday life for your Human Resources personnel can get incredibly difficult.
      • Wealth Management : Our accredited team prides itself on providing our clients with comprehensive, understandable, highly relevant advice both for the present and the future. We will support you in all aspects of managing your wealth, including estate and tax planning, business succession, charitable giving, trusts and asset protection.
      • How will the CQC monitor compliance? : Following completion of the registration exercise earlier this month, providers of dental services in England and Wales will now be shifting their attention to continued compliance with the Essential Standards of Quality and Safety.
      • Safeguarding Patient Information : The records that Dentists maintain about their patients have always been covered by Data Protection Requirements. These requirements will dovetail with the Essential Standards of Quality and Safety which will form part of the new CQC regime. It is therefore important that, to avoid fines, and possibly a loss of registration, that all practitioners meet these requirements.
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  • Lawyers Outside The Box : OK, so what is outside the box thinking? ...We feel that it conveys a willingness to explore, leave your comfort zone and see your opportunities in a new way.
    • Business MOT : The Business MOT Package from our specialist ’Lawyers Outside the Box’ team provides an initial one-hour free consultation to discuss the legal aspects of your business. It has been designed to allow you to select from a menu of fixed fee options, to mix and match your requirements - backed up with the sound knowledge of support from one of the south coast’s leading law firms.
    • StartUp : StartUp can make it easy to set up your new business... The StartUp Package from our specialist 'Lawyers Outside the Box' team provides an initial one-hour free consultation to discuss the legal aspects of your new venture. It has been designed to allow you to select from a menu of fixed fee options, to mix and match your requirements - backed up with the sound knowledge of support from one of the south coast’s leading law firms.
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