Marketing Partner, Anne Elliott of Latimer Hinks Solicitors has been Top Ranked in the Chambers UK directory.
For the full story head over to Anne's Tax Planning Blog
Monday, 28 September 2009
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Legal 500 - the bible of the legal business recommends Latimer Hinks
The Legal 500 is the most widely used legal directory in the UK and is considered to be "the bible of the legal business". The Legal 500 ranks law firms in terms of their expertise and performance.
Latimer Hinks has once again achieved recommendation - and this time more of our Partners are recognised! Good work!
Agriculture & Estates
Clients praise Latimer Hinks’ ‘vast knowledge of agricultural law and understanding of matters influencing the market‘. Anne Elliott is a ‘noted expert in the field of landlord and tenant‘, and Tim Haggie is recommended for estate management, strategy and planning. Instructions include advising farmers in negotiation with Broadview Energy over a wind farm development (which also involved Neil Stevenson) in North Yorkshire.
Personal Tax, Trusts & Probate
Anne Elliott at Latimer Hinks is noted for her expertise in inheritance tax and capital gains tax planning.
Real Estate
Mark Clayton leads a ‘very proficient‘ team at Latimer Hinks that had a busy year advising on numerous retail properties.
Corporate & Commercial
Nick Poole heads the Latimer Hinks team, which acted on a multimillion-pound refinancing of a group of hotels. Clients acknowledge the practice as ‘one of the best in the local market‘.
Commercial Litigation
Latimer Hinks is noted for its insolvency, debt recovery and bankruptcy practice. Mark Gardner is recommended.
Legal 500 Recommendations 2007
Legal 500 Recommendations 2008
Latimer Hinks has once again achieved recommendation - and this time more of our Partners are recognised! Good work!
Agriculture & Estates
Clients praise Latimer Hinks’ ‘vast knowledge of agricultural law and understanding of matters influencing the market‘. Anne Elliott is a ‘noted expert in the field of landlord and tenant‘, and Tim Haggie is recommended for estate management, strategy and planning. Instructions include advising farmers in negotiation with Broadview Energy over a wind farm development (which also involved Neil Stevenson) in North Yorkshire.
Personal Tax, Trusts & Probate
Anne Elliott at Latimer Hinks is noted for her expertise in inheritance tax and capital gains tax planning.
Real Estate
Mark Clayton leads a ‘very proficient‘ team at Latimer Hinks that had a busy year advising on numerous retail properties.
Corporate & Commercial
Nick Poole heads the Latimer Hinks team, which acted on a multimillion-pound refinancing of a group of hotels. Clients acknowledge the practice as ‘one of the best in the local market‘.
Commercial Litigation
Latimer Hinks is noted for its insolvency, debt recovery and bankruptcy practice. Mark Gardner is recommended.
Legal 500 Recommendations 2007
Legal 500 Recommendations 2008
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Latimer Hinks Deal with Purchase of Radio Stations
It's not all doom and gloom for businesses in the UK!
Nick Poole of Latimer Hinks Solicitors recently completed the purchase of 5 radio stations for Your Media Communications.
David Holdridge explained, "With the support and expertise of Nick Poole the legal aspects of this complex deal were delivered in a highly professional and proficient manner"
Here is the full story Latimer HinksTune in for Radio Deal
Do we see sunlight at the end of the recession tunnel??!
Photo: Latimer Hinks Solicitors’ Partner Nick Poole (left) with David Holdridge, Finance Director of Your Media Communications
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
How to Tackle Debt Head On
In this current recession debt can be a problem for many businesses as well as individuals. Mark Gardner, Partner at Latimer Hinks Solicitors provides ten top tips on how to tackle debt head on.
It seems to me, if we talk to people and take advice early on, debt problems won't spiral out of control. Sharing a problem, halves a problem.
Social networks/forums could be used initially to find advice/research the problem - probably free of charge. How you use the advice is then up to the individual.
It seems to me, if we talk to people and take advice early on, debt problems won't spiral out of control. Sharing a problem, halves a problem.
Social networks/forums could be used initially to find advice/research the problem - probably free of charge. How you use the advice is then up to the individual.
Thursday, 3 September 2009
Solicitor Achieves Top Marks in National Taxation Exam
We have excellent staff here at Latimer Hinks. Elizabeth Armstrong is no exception.
Elizabeth is married with two very active children, works as a solicitor at Latimer Hinks and finds the time to study on an evening.
All of her hard work and dedication paid off recently when she was awarded an Avery Jones Medal for the highest mark in the Chartered Tax Adviser Application and Interaction paper.
Solicitor Achieves Top Marks in National Taxation Exam
Elizabeth is married with two very active children, works as a solicitor at Latimer Hinks and finds the time to study on an evening.
All of her hard work and dedication paid off recently when she was awarded an Avery Jones Medal for the highest mark in the Chartered Tax Adviser Application and Interaction paper.
Solicitor Achieves Top Marks in National Taxation Exam
Thursday, 6 August 2009
Going Offline - Holidays Beckon
Just thought i'd let you know that i'm travelling to sunnier climes for a well deserved break and won't be blogging for a while.
However, my daughter recently bought an ipod itouch, and if i have wifi access i'm hoping to do a little "twittering" so please feel free to "follow me" on Twitter. My twitter address is @LatimerHinks.
However, my daughter recently bought an ipod itouch, and if i have wifi access i'm hoping to do a little "twittering" so please feel free to "follow me" on Twitter. My twitter address is @LatimerHinks.
Monday, 3 August 2009
Without a Will There Can be Disappointed Relatives
According to new research from Which? Legal Service:
- 56% of people surveyed do not have a will
- 33% of those over 45 have yet to make a will
- 35% aged over 65 feel that they don't need a will
Latimer Hinks is concerned that many people do not have a will, wrongly assuming that everything they own will automatically go to their spouse/partner or children. The distribution of estates where someone dies intestate (without a will) has recently changed the level of the statutory legacy – the amount a spouse or civil partner will receive.
For a widow(er)/civil partner where the deceased has children the statutory legacy has risen from £125,000 to £250,000. So, for most estates with a value of less than £250,000 the whole of the estate will pass to the surviving spouse or civil partner.
BUT if a couple are living together but have not made the union legal (by way of marriage or a civil partnership) and have not made wills then their estate will not pass onto the survivor.
The Which survey found that:
66% of couples did not know that their children would inherit if the coulple was not not married/had not entered into a civil partnership.
Today it is far more common for people to have been married more than once. A will can be vital in ensuring that any assets someone leaves go to the people they want to benefit, particularly if there are children from previous relationships.
77% did not realise that if both parents were to die, failure to appoint guardians for their children could result in the courts having a say in their future - and they could be raised by someone the parents wouldn't have chosen.
Michael Jackson's recent premature death highlighted the issues of what can happen to dependent children. Jackson Child Custody Case Highlights Problems with Parental Rights
The Which study also revealed:
43% were unaware that if a couple were separated but not divorced, that the estranged partner could inherit the bulk of the estate rather than the current partner or children.
For the full press release visit Without a Will there Can be Disappointed Relatives
For more information on who can inherit visit AdviceGuide
Please, take the advice of a professional legal adviser and ensure that if you have a will that it is up to date!
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Search Engine Optimisation - How Do you Do It?
Latimer Hinks is undergoing a website revamp. It’s a lot more time consuming that I initially thought it would be. At the moment we’re looking at layouts and applying the right tone to text.
We want to look professional, on the ball etc but don’t want to be condescending. Keywords need to be considered as well as search engine optimization (which sounds like a disease akin to swineflu)! It’s all a bit gobbledegook to me!
However, I’ve recently been contacted by Adam Smith, an SEO specialist.
Did you know that contrary to belief social networking doesn’t guarantee google rankings?
Adam is hopefully, going to advise me on the best way to optimise a couple of Latimer Hinks specialist services for search engines – Inheritance Tax Planning for High Net Worth Clients, Alternative Energy Negotiations (windfarms, telecommunications etc) and Succession Planning for Agricultural Clients.
I’ve tried bookmarking press releases and sharing this information on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc. Any new advice will be greatly appreciated. I shall keep you informed.
Thursday, 23 July 2009
Alan Milburn's Mobility Study - Findings Don't Apply to Latimer Hinks
Former minister Alan Milburn has chaired a social mobility study for the prime minister on widening access to high-status jobs. Among its conclusions, it says those entering careers such as the law and medicine are increasingly likely to be from affluent families, despite efforts made to open up the professions.
Not according to Latimer Hinks Solicitors who have for quite some years been breaking down recruitment barriers highlighted in the report.
Partner Anne Elliott said: “At Latimer Hinks, where we have a rolling programme, which involves taking on several trainees a year, we have always believed that opportunity should be open to all.
“Here, we appoint on merit and are interested in the personalities and strengths of the candidates and what they know and not where they come from. Since the turn of the century we have employed a mix of people all from different backgrounds most of whom have been state educated.”
None of the youngest partners, Andrew Way, Mark Clayton, Nicola Neilson and Claire Farrell, were privately educated. None of the recent intake of three trainees and none of the five former trainees (all of whom have all been retained as solicitors on qualification) were privately educated.
All of these individuals have worked extremely hard and been self supporting. Because of the expense of training and qualification four of them studied for their final exams on two year part time courses at the College of Law involving weekend study during which period they held down full time positions with us. We have huge admiration for their resolve and sense of purpose and tenacity – their success is purely down to character, personality and hard work and it is just not true to say that law is still for ‘rich kids’.
“Our experience at Latimer Hinks over the past 10/15 years is quite the opposite to that as projected by Alan Milburn’s report – our solicitors are much less likely to be recruited from so called ‘affluent families’.”
Partner Anne Elliott said: “At Latimer Hinks, where we have a rolling programme, which involves taking on several trainees a year, we have always believed that opportunity should be open to all.
“Here, we appoint on merit and are interested in the personalities and strengths of the candidates and what they know and not where they come from. Since the turn of the century we have employed a mix of people all from different backgrounds most of whom have been state educated.”
None of the youngest partners, Andrew Way, Mark Clayton, Nicola Neilson and Claire Farrell, were privately educated. None of the recent intake of three trainees and none of the five former trainees (all of whom have all been retained as solicitors on qualification) were privately educated.
All of these individuals have worked extremely hard and been self supporting. Because of the expense of training and qualification four of them studied for their final exams on two year part time courses at the College of Law involving weekend study during which period they held down full time positions with us. We have huge admiration for their resolve and sense of purpose and tenacity – their success is purely down to character, personality and hard work and it is just not true to say that law is still for ‘rich kids’.
“Our experience at Latimer Hinks over the past 10/15 years is quite the opposite to that as projected by Alan Milburn’s report – our solicitors are much less likely to be recruited from so called ‘affluent families’.”
Photo: left to right - Natalie Palmer - Solicitor, Nicola Neilson - Partner, Gillian Perkins - Solicitor, Nadine Sweeney - Trainee, Kelly McLoughlin - Trainee, Vicky Moremon - Trainee, Rosanne Green - Solicitor
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Long Term Care - Government's Proposal For Change
The Green Paper on long term care was published last week with details of the Government's proposals for changes to the current funding of long term care costs.
As reported in the Telegraph on the 18th July 2009, these proposals remain just that - proposals. There will be four months consultation and still no parliamentary timetable to turn any recommendations into law.
With a general election looming next year, the Telegraph reported that campaigners for the elderly believe the issue will once more get kicked into the long grass.
The earliest any changes could become law is likely to be 2014 and it is estimated that in the meantime 400,000 will need care within the next 5 years.
It is understood that the Government's proposal concern only health care related support and fail to consider the residential living element.
The proposals still do not solve the fundamental problem and issue namely, if you have assets, particularly a house, you may end up having to use or pay out of your own resources your care costs whereas if you do not have assets, financial assistance will be available from the state.
Andrew Way, Partner at Latimer Hinks Solicitors has produced a fact sheet summarising the proposals and how they impact on people, particularly the elderly.
Proposed Changes to Funding for Long Term Care
As reported in the Telegraph on the 18th July 2009, these proposals remain just that - proposals. There will be four months consultation and still no parliamentary timetable to turn any recommendations into law.
With a general election looming next year, the Telegraph reported that campaigners for the elderly believe the issue will once more get kicked into the long grass.
The earliest any changes could become law is likely to be 2014 and it is estimated that in the meantime 400,000 will need care within the next 5 years.
It is understood that the Government's proposal concern only health care related support and fail to consider the residential living element.
The proposals still do not solve the fundamental problem and issue namely, if you have assets, particularly a house, you may end up having to use or pay out of your own resources your care costs whereas if you do not have assets, financial assistance will be available from the state.
Andrew Way, Partner at Latimer Hinks Solicitors has produced a fact sheet summarising the proposals and how they impact on people, particularly the elderly.
Proposed Changes to Funding for Long Term Care
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