Esther Woolford > Clarke Willmott LLP > Taunton, England > Lawyer Profile
Clarke Willmott LLP Offices
BLACKBROOK GATE
BLACKBROOK PARK AVENUE
TAUNTON
TA1 2PG
England
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Esther Woolford
Work Department
Commercial & Private Client Litigation
Position
Esther Woolford is a partner in Clarke Willmott solicitors’ Taunton commercial and private client litigation team specialising in agriculture and property.
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Insurance > Professional negligence
Clarke Willmott LLP handles professional negligence cases on behalf of claimants, where the firm acts for private individuals and corporations in areas such as accounting, banking, construction, and financial services. Multi-party actions are another key strength for the practice under the leadership of Alex Jakubowski, who is particularly well versed acting in claims pertaining to development finance. Agriculture and rural property work forms part of Esther Woolford‘s portfolio, while Philippa Hann focuses on matters relating to the financial services sector. Stephen Searle left the firm in January 2023 for an in-house position.
South West > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
(Leading individuals)Praised for its capability to ‘inspire unparalleled trust and respect’ among its roster of clients, Clarke Willmott LLP has stellar experience in the agriculture sector, advising on a broad range of disputes concerning agri-technology, agri-commerce and agri-finance. Other key areas of expertise include professional negligence claims, shareholder litigation and contract claims. ‘Technically excellent’ Esther Woolford leads the team and handles agricultural disputes, property litigation and proprietary estoppel claims, while senior associate Laura Mackain-Bremner ‘continues to impress in commercial litigation, especially in the agricultural sphere’. Woolford and Mackain-Bremner form a ‘formidable team’.
South West > Private client > Agriculture and estates
Regarded as ‘outstanding in the agricultural and estates market‘, Clarke Willmott LLP fields a ‘highly efficient and knowledgeable‘ team who work with a mix of farmers, rural landowners and agri-food businesses on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Esther Woolford, who heads the team, has extensive experience of dealing with contentious probate matters. Polly Ridgway is an experienced litigator who recently acted as the lading solicitor in the Guest v Guest Supreme Court case.
South West > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Clarke Willmott LLP fields ‘a first-rate team of contentious probate lawyers’. The practice benefits from close relationships with the agriculture litigation team and private wealth team to offer clients a fully comprehensive legal service. The team is led by Bonita Walters and Esther Woolford; Walters has over 20 years of experience, with specific expertise in complex succession disputes, while Woolford is an expert in contentious probate matters concerning agricultural estates.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals South West > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
- Professional negligence South West > Insurance
- Agriculture and estates South West > Private client
- Commercial litigation: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire South West > Dispute resolution
- Contentious trusts and probate South West > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Employment: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
- Private client > Family
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Bristol
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Employment: Bristol
- Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Social housing
- Real estate > Commercial property: Bristol
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Bristol
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Real estate > Environment
- Finance > Banking and finance