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TWM Solicitors LLP

KING'S SHADE WALK, 123 HIGH STREET, EPSOM, KT19 8AU, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 01372 729555
Fax:
Fax 01372 742101
DX:
30710 EPSOM
Web:
www.twmsolicitors.co.uk
Email:
Reigate, London, Leatherhead, Guildford, Epsom, Cranleigh

What we say about the firm's legal practice in South East

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex

Human resources

Within Employment: Kent, Surrey and Sussex Employment: Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Overview

Private client

Within Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, TWM Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

TWM Solicitors LLP handles the whole spectrum of family matters. ‘Outstanding’ department head Charmaine Hast specialises in divorce and abduction matters, and has strong international connections. She is ‘clever, articulate and dedicated – no client could ask for more’. Among the highly experienced team, Karin Walker and Alex Davies are also well regarded.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, TWM Solicitors LLP is a second tier firm,

The ‘excellent’ TWM Solicitors LLP handles a range of tax, trust and probate instructions. Contentious probate work, led by Guy Perkins, remains a key strength for the firm.

Real estate

Within Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex

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South East

Offices in Leatherhead, Guildford, Epsom, Reigate, and Cranleigh

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  • QUEEN’S SPEECH

    Bills already introduced pursuant to the Queen’s Speech on 9 May 2012 include Local Government Finance Bill and Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, both accompanied by Explanatory Notes, which in each case address ECHR compatibility.
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  • Standards

    In R (Calver) v Adjudication Panel for Wales [2012] EWHC 1172 (Admin) Mr Calver was a member of Manorbier Community Council who successfully challenged the decision of the Panel to dismiss his appeal against a decision by Prembrokeshire County Council Standards Committee censuring him for a number of comments or blogs posted by him on a website he owned and controlled.
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  • A justified retrospective

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  • Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”)

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  • Public Sector Equality Duty

    Surrey County Council conducted a review of its Library Service. This culminated in a Report to the Council’s Cabinet. The Recommendations in the Report included that there should be consultation about a community-partnership approach at selected Libraries.
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  • Judicial Review

    The Judgment of Lindblom J in The Manydown Co Ltd v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2012] EWHC 977 (Admin) repays attention. The Claimant sought to challenge by judicial review 2 decisions of the Council: (1) the Council’s refusal to reconsider its position on the development of a site that it owns (and is the subject matter of a Joint Development Partnership Agreement with the Claimant); and (2) a decision of the Council’s Cabinet approving a selection of sites for development which did not include this site.
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  • The Health and Social Care Act 2012: impact on adult social services

    After its torrid passage through Parliament, the Health and Social Care Bill received Royal Assent on 27 March 2012. The Act deals principally with healthcare reform, but it also contains some amendments to the legislative framework for social care. It will come into force on a day yet to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
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  • Immigration update May 2012

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