Banking & Finance

Leathes Prior’s Banking and Finance Team recognise that a company’s financial and cashflow position is of utmost importance and provides its borrower and lender clients with practical, efficient advice in order to achieve the desired financial outcome.

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Commercial Law

Our Commercial Team draws on a wide range of legal and business experience in a variety of market sectors to provide its business clients with practical solutions enabling them to achieve their commercial objectives.

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Education Legal Retainer by Leathes Prior

The Education Legal Retainer by Leathes Prior provides legal advice to cover all your legal needs as an education provider. We have developed the service to provide educational institutions with cost effective legal advice & the ability to budget their legal needs on an annual fixed fee basis.

Training

At Leathes Prior, we pride ourselves not only on the high-quality legal advice we provide, but also on the extra services we can offer to our clients. Many of our teams offer a range of in-house training options.

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Animal Welfare Allegations

Our experienced defence lawyers can provide you with specialist legal advice & representation if you have been accused of an animal cruelty or animal welfare offence.

Other Sports

Very few firms benefit from a dedicated sports law practice. Not only are Dan and his team expert legal advisors on the motorsport and football industry, they also work in and advise on a variety of other sports.

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Football

With an unrivalled reputation, supported by many years of experience, Dan and his leading team have acted for many professional players and football clubs in contract negotiations or transfers, working with clubs in the Premier League, the Football League, the Scottish Premier League and also overseas.

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Logistics & Supply Chain

Supply chain legal issues have become increasingly prominent as supply chains become longer, leaner, and more international. With the impact of climate change and Brexit, the Team understands the significance of logistics to businesses.

Motorsport

With a proven track record successfully dealing with multiple areas of motorsport law in the UK and globally, Dan and his team have worked with nationally renowned motorsport teams and drivers, ranging from karting and junior formula through to Indy Car, WEC and Formula 1.

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Technology

The technology sector is becoming increasingly fundamental to our local economies and the wider national infrastructure. The constant changes and developments in technology create unique business opportunities for our clients, whilst making accelerated and large-scale growth more achievable.

Motoring Offences

The firm has a dedicated team of lawyers dealing with traffic and motoring offences on behalf of clients throughout the UK. The team has specialist knowledge of the laws and procedures that govern how we drive on the UK’s roads including speeding, dangerous driving, drink driving and more.

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Child Arrangement Orders / Custody

Unfortunately when a relationship breaks down children are often caught in the middle and it is not always easy to agree the arrangements for your children with your ex-partner. In most cases it will be expected that your children should have a relationship with both parents provided that it is safe and appropriate to do so depending on the circumstances of your individual case.

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Prenuptial / Postnuptial Agreements

A Prenuptial Agreement is effectively a contract entered into before you are married or enter into a civil partnership. If you are already married you can enter into a Postnuptial Agreement to achieve the same objective.

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Cohabitation Law

Contrary to popular belief there is no such thing as a common-law spouse under English law. The law and tax* regimes which apply to married couples is very different to that of cohabiting couples and cohabiting does not automatically give you any financial rights against your partner in the event of your relationship breaking down or upon death.

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Financial Settlement

Getting divorced or dissolving a civil partnership does not automatically deal with any of the financial issues such as transferring properties, money, pensions or incomes. Even if you and your spouse have come to an informal agreement together, getting divorced does not automatically make that agreement binding.

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Divorce & Separation

Our team understands that going through a relationship breakdown is often a very difficult time and we provide clear, professional advice on the legal process involved. We offer the highest level of support and guidance whatever your situation, to guide you through making the best possible plan for the future.

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Wills & Probate Disputes

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Licensing

As licensing specialists, our team deals with a wide range of licensing matters including applications for licences, licence variations, representation before licensing committee hearings and public inquiries, and defending enforcement action and prosecutions.

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Transport & Haulage

Our specialist team has extensive knowledge and expertise in the field of commercial transport law. The team works closely with the firm’s employment, dispute resolution and commercial teams who have in-depth experience of the industry to ensure that bespoke advice can be given

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Notarial Services

Partner at Leathes Prior Richard Guthrie operates an independent professional practice as Notary Public, offering a timely and efficient service with a commitment to ensure that your documentation is effective in the foreign jurisdiction.

Public Sector

Leathes Prior acts for a number of public sector and quasi-public sector organisations. Our professional and client-based approach has enabled the firm to develop its expertise in all aspects of this field, making the team a leading choice for public sector organisations seeking legal representation and advice.

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Equine

Leathes Prior’s ability to combine its legal expertise with its knowledge of horse ownership, competition and breeding, places us in the unique position of being able to come up with innovative ways to address the wide variety of often complex issues that can arise in the equine industry.

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Healthcare

Our Healthcare Team combines expertise from across the firm to be able to expertly advise anyone affected by health care and mental health; from individuals and affected family members, right through to health care providers.

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Director Disqualification

Pursuant to the Company Director Disqualification Act 1986 (“CDDA”) a person may be disqualified from acting as a director of any limited company for a period of between 2 and 15 years. Seeking specialist advice from our team at an early stage should be a priority for any director at risk of disqualification proceedings.

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Debt Recovery

Effective credit control can mean the difference between success and failure in business. We recommend all businesses makes arrangements so that debts do not arise, by taking payment up front or money on account. However, where this is not commercially possible bad debts can arise, and when they do, we are here to help.

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Immigration

Our Immigration Team provides expert advice and assistance with the full range of immigration matters, including both personal and business immigration. Whilst we do not undertake what is commonly referred to as 'legal aid work', we are able to offer a consultation with the team at the fixed fee of £300 plus VAT.

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Education

Our Education specialists act for several local education institutions. Our solicitors spend time getting to know you to understand how your organisation works so that we can deliver the tailored support you need to help you achieve your objections.

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Professional Negligence

Our professional negligence solicitors have years of experience and a vast amount of knowledge in this area, to be able to expertly guide you through the process of making a claim. The team can request and scrutinise the relevant paperwork, investigate the circumstances and prepare the case for court. If we are successful, we can usually recover the majority of our fees from the other side too.

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Construction

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Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence

We understand the impact a serious injury can have on you and your loved ones. Having an expert team on your side to support you and assist with your claim for can make all the difference to your recovery and rebuilding your life.

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Health & Safety

Business owners should ensure that Health and Safety is a priority. With increasing regulation and an ever growing burden on businesses, the consequences of a failure to comply with Health and Safety requirements can be severely damaging, not just financially but also to morale, reputation and brand.

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Franchising

Leathes Prior is one of the leading specialist franchise law firms in the UK with our franchising expertise recognised through affiliation with the British Franchise Association. Over many years the team has acted for a formidable array of franchisors and franchisees on both contentious and non-contentious matters - many of them household names.

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LP Sports

Dan Chapman first established his own sports law practice under the Full Contact brand back in 2012. As it thrives more than ever, Dan is proud to bring these sports law services in-house to LP Sports here at Leathes Prior.

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Deputyship & Court of Protection Applications

Our specialist team provide expert advice required to be able to handle applications to the Court of Protection. Our solicitors represent clients with a range of needs, including vulnerable adults who require members of the team to act as professional deputies for them.

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Intellectual Property

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Data Protection

Personal data is one of the most valuable assets an organisation can have. Our data protection lawyers advise extensively on the commercial exploitation of personal data, as well as its protection and use under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). This specialist service positions us as one of the leading regional data protection law firms.

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