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“I have personally been involved in charity law work for over 30 years. It is a rewarding and fulfilling area of work here at Pearcelegal. We would be delighted to discuss your aims and ambitions and advice you on the best way forward to realise your plans.”

Graham Pearce

Our services for clients involved in running charities are listed below, for more details follow the relevant links or contact us with your questions:

Charity Commission Issues Handling all issues related to the Charity Commission itself.  Charities are highly regulated and non-compliance can lead to time consuming investigations.

Charity Formation & Administration Forming charities by trust or limited company. Change of trustees and other administrative matters.

Employment Drafting contracts, assisting in misconduct matters and dismissals, redundancies, maternity and paternity advice,

Disputes All forms of claims and disputes involving charities, including issuing proceedings and defending claims.

Property Commercial property transactions for charities, including sales and purchases, taking leases, granting leases and rent reviews.

Mergers The merging of charities can pose significant problems.  We can help with early advice to facilitate arrangements.

“These are challenging times in business. Credit shortages, cost pressures and reduced sales mean that it has never been more important to get your business and commercial legal work done right … first time.  Our extensive experience and track record gives you the assurance that we are a ‘safe pair of hands’ to handle all your commercial legal matters.”

Graham Pearce

Our services for business clients are listed below, for more details follow the relevant links or contact us with your questions:

Company formation Incorporation at Companies House, preparing all relevant documents and advising.

Contracts Drafting and advising on contracts in the business, terms of business.

Employment law Drafting contracts, assisting in misconduct matters and dismissals, redundancies, maternity and paternity advice, TUPE transfers, compromise agreements.

Intellectual Property Safeguarding new inventions & ideas, advising on methods of protecting IP rights.

Litigation and disputes All forms of claims and disputes- issuing proceedings, debt collection, defending claims.

Property Commercial property transactions, sales, purchases, taking leases, granting leases, rent reviews.

Sales and purchases All other sorts of business transactions.

Franchises Establishing a Franchise, operation, taking a franchise.

Our services for personal clients are listed below, for more details follow the relevant links or contact us with your questions:

Claims and disputes Bringing claims, defending claims and handling disputes of all natures.  We act alongside our client at each stage and will fight our client’s position in the most cost efficient way possible.

Divorce and Family Divorce – a personal approach at a difficult time.  We will deal with divorces of all sizes in a professional caring manner.  Family- we can advise on all issues regarding family law including contact with children.

Elderly client We are specifically committed to helping older clients. We understand that their needs are different. Alongside our legal services supporting the elderly, Diana Pearce runs a separate business assisting the elderly. She is happy to visit them in their own homes.

Employment Unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal discrimination, unpaid wages, maternity, paternity, bullying, harassment, redundancies and compromise agreements.

Personal injury Accidents at work, road traffic accidents, slips, trips and falls. We offer a ‘no win, no fee’ option.

Probate Administering estates, handling disputes over wills and property and doing tax planning to reduce future liabilities.

Property & Conveyancing Buying & selling property, conveyancing, remortgages, transferring property, leasehold enfranchisement, flat management companies.

Tax planning All forms of tax planning, such as inheritance tax, capital gains tax and income tax. Reducing tax exposure for our clients and their children.

Wills and lifetime planning Setting up wills, trusts, inheritance tax planning, legacies, lasting powers of attorney, residential care, care fees and funeral arrangements.