Goodman Derrick LLP is pleased to announce the official launch of its Private Client Group.
The launch was celebrated in style at the Groucho Club last June by members of the Group, together with firmwide colleagues and an array of clients and other contacts.
The Group, comprising the firm's Family, Private Client and Residential Property teams, is dedicated to providing a comprehensive, cost effective and highly professional service to individual clients and their families.
The Group's head, Family partner Ursula Danagher, spoke of the Group’s aim to provide a personal, responsive and competitively priced service to meet and exceed clients’ expectations, drawing upon the Group’s own extensive expertise as well as its solid links with external experts, many of whom were present at the launch. As one such expert commented, “your firm is so very pro-active and one could feel the energy. I have absolutely no doubt that Goodman Derrick LLP is going from strength to strength”.
If you require more information about the services offered by the Private Client Group, or if you wish to make a specific enquiry, please contact Ian Bradshaw 0207 404 0606.
ARTICLES
- Inheritance Tax and Trusts Post - Finance Act 2006
- Is a good divorce possible? Have you considered the collaborative option? Ursula Danagher, head of the Private Client Group, and Family law specialist, has recently qualified as a collaborative family lawyer. Click here to find out more...
- Are you contemplating divorce? - It is said that getting a divorce is one of the most stressful experiences anyone can go through. This is not surprising. Even if both parties acknowledge that the marriage has broken down and is beyond all repair, there are often other factors that need to be considered, particularly where there are children to the marriage, and jointly owned property. It can be difficult for both parties to focus on what needs to be done to progress matters to a conclusion when emotions are running high, which is often the case whether or not the separation is amicable. Since it can be daunting to contemplate the process from an uninformed basis, this article sets out a summary of the procedure that parties are likely to go through when they decide that a divorce is the avenue they wish to pursue. Read article
- To have or not to have? - The issues surrounding the use of and reliance upon pre-nuptial agreements. Entering into a prenuptial agreement is often the last thing on the minds of a couple who are in the process of preparing for their wedding. It certainly fails to make an appearance on the Bride or Groom’s standard list of “things to do” in the run up to their big day. This is, of course, usually due to the fact that getting married is a happy time for a couple, few contemplating the breakdown of their relationship in the future, let alone giving consideration to how their assets might be divided in that scenario. What couple wants to feel as though their marriage may be doomed before they’ve even exchanged vows? Read Article
- Dispelling the myth of Common Law Marriage (And highlighting the legal realities of cohabitation) - It has been a long held belief by a significant proportion of the general public that cohabiting with a partner out of marriage, for a reasonable period of time, affords them rights akin to those available to married couples. This belief extends not only to rights that would be applicable during the marriage but also to rights that become apparent on the death of a party or on the breakdown of a relationship. Various campaigns are trying to highlight that this is not the case and that, as matters stand, heterosexual couples cohabiting outside of marriage have no more rights than any other individual. Read Article
- Introduction to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 - On 5 December 2005, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 became law and had the ground breaking effect of creating a new legal status of relationship in England and Wales. Many couples have already benefited from the legislation. Having signed a Civil Partnership document they have effectively entered into marriage in all but name. The new law applies to same sex couples only, for whom marriage has not previously been an option. Heterosexual couples who choose not to marry will not be affected by the legislation and will continue to benefit from only a handful of protective legal measures available to them. Read Article
For further information please contact: Tim Langton;
email: tlangton@gdlaw.co.uk
Tel: 020 7404 0606
Fax: 020 7831 6407
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