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CONTACT OUR SOLICITORS IN STAMFORD
DIRECTIONS TO OUR STAMFORD OFFICE
Our solicitors in Stamford can be found on Broad Street in the town centre, a short walk from the Post Office.
Arriving by car – From Bath Row Car Park, turn right into Bath Row, then right again into Castle Dyke. Take another right into Castle Street, then turn left into All Saints’ Street. Then turn right into Red Lion Street and follow this until it meets Broad Street, where you will find our offices on your left.
PLAN YOUR JOURNEY
If you are planning your visit to our Stamford solicitors, you can plan your journey here.
ACCESSIBILITY
At Chattertons, we are committed to making our legal services accessible to everyone in our local community. If you have any specific accessibility requirements, please contact us, and we will be happy to discuss how we can accommodate you.
OUR PERSONAL LEGAL AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN STAMFORD INCLUDE:
CONVEYANCING
Chattertons has one of the largest and most long-established teams of conveyancing solicitors in Lincolnshire. As a result, we can offer a fast, efficient and reliable service with a high level of expertise in all areas of residential property.
Our residential conveyancing solicitors in Stamford can help you with:
- Buying and selling properties
- Gifts and transfers
- Joint ownership & owning in shares
- Landlord & tenant
- Evicting tenants
- Mortgages and remortgages
- Leasehold property deals
- Equity release
- Landlord and tenant matters
Find out more about our conveyancing services.
FAMILY LAW
At Chattertons, we recognise how stressful and disruptive a family law matter can be. Our solicitors have helped clients who are experiencing all types of distress and strive to provide a supportive service. Where possible, we approach all matters with a collaborative approach, using methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Our family law solicitors in Stamford can help you with:
- Cohabitation disputes and cohabitation agreements
- Pre and post-nuptial agreements
- Divorce and separation
- Civil partnerships and dissolution
- Arrangements for children
- Financial settlements
- Divorce and business assets
- Independent financial advice via Chattertons’ Wealth Management team
Find out more about our family law services.
WILLS, PROBATE & ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
Having a properly drafted Will in place is essential for many reasons. A solicitor can provide effective assistance helping to prevent any future issues and ensuring your Will is as tax efficient as possible.
Many members of our team are accredited by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and Solicitors for the Elderly. We have worked with all types of clients, including those with more complex estates, such as a higher net worth.
Our Wills, estates and lifetime planning solicitors in Stamford can help with:
- Wills, trusts & probate
- Care Fees
- Powers of Attorney
- Inheritance Tax
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Trusts
- Wills
- Contested Wills & Probate
- Property Gifts and Transfers
- Corporate Lasting Power of Attorney
- Court of Protection
- Tax, trusts and estate planning
- Elderly client services
COURT OF PROTECTION ADVICE
There may come a time when an individual loses their mental capacity and is unable to make decisions on their own.
Our solicitors can help put provisions in place to protect your loved one and allow you to make decisions on their behalf. We will assist you with the application process and advise you of your responsibilities.
Our Court of Protection solicitors in Stamford can help with:
- Compensation Protection Trusts
- Court of Protection Deputyship
- Statutory Wills
- Applications to Sell Property
- Court of Protection dispute
- Inheritance Tax
- Powers of Attorney
- Probate & Administration of Estates
- Trusts
Find out more about our Court of Protection services.
EMPLOYMENT ADVICE FOR INDIVIDUALS
For employees, knowing your legal rights means that if your employer treats you unfairly, you have the knowledge to challenge their behaviour and seek support where necessary.
Our employment law solicitors in Stamford can help you with:
- Harassment & bullying
- Settlement agreements
- Constructive dismissal
- Discrimination
- Employment Tribunal representation
- Maternity, paternity & parental rights
- Redundancy
- Unfair dismissal
- Unlawful wage reductions
- Whistleblowing
ROAD TRAFFIC LAW AND MOTORING OFFENCES DEFENCE
A motoring offence accusation can have an extremely detrimental impact on your life, with the potential for you to receive penalty points, a fine or a prison sentence.
With the help of our solicitors at Chattertons, we can assess your case and provide expert advice and representation, guiding you through police interviews, trials and appeals.
Our motoring offences solicitors in Stamford can help you with:
- Penalty points & your licence
- Endorsable offences
- Dangerous or careless driving causing death
- Drink and drug related driving offences
- Driving without insurance
- Sentencing guidance
- Speeding
- Tailgating
- Offences & guidance
- Sentencing guide
Find out more about our road traffic law services
PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS
Suffering an injury through no fault of your own can be extremely upsetting and have the potential to impact various areas of your everyday life.
Our solicitors understand how upsetting this can be and strive to provide sound legal advice and assistance in claiming compensation for your suffering and helping to support your recovery.
Our personal injury lawyers in Stamford can help you with:
- Accidents at work claims
- Accidents in public places claims
- Asbestos claims
- Back injury claims
- Brain injury claims
- Car accident claims
- Cosmetic surgery claims
- Criminal injury compensation claims
- Defective product claims
- Fatal accident claims
- Holiday injury claims
- Manual handling claims
- Medical negligence claims
- Slip, trip and fall claims
- Spinal injury claims
- Sports injury claims
- Vibration white finger claims
- Whiplash claims
Find out more about our personal injury claims services.
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS
When you place your trust in a medical professional, you expect only the best duty of care, but unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen.
Our medical negligence claims solicitors understand that such matters can be life changing. With our assistance, we can help you claim the maximum amount of compensation to support your recovery.
Our medical negligence claims solicitors in Stamford can help you with:
- Mistakes during surgery or aftercare (both private and NHS treatment)
- GP and Community Health (including misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis)
- Birth and pregnancy-related claims, including fatalities
- Avoidable fatalities (including representation at Inquests)
- Accident and emergency treatment
- Cancer misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis or treatment
- Cauda equina spinal injuries
- Dental claims
- Eye injuries (including laser surgery)
- Cosmetic surgery
- Hospital infections
- Product liability claims, including the side-effects of medicines
Find out more about our medical negligence claims services.
PERSONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Being involved in a personal dispute can be time-consuming, expensive, and often impactful on your mental health.
Our solicitors can provide a fast and effective service, helping to prevent matters from escalating further. Our team have years of collective expertise supporting clients both in out-of-court and court settings. We’ll promptly take the actions you need in hopes of securing the best possible outcome for your interests.
Our personal dispute resolution solicitors in Stamford can help you with:
- Employee rights
- Data protection and GDPR
- Wills, probate and inheritance disputes
- Debt problems and bankruptcy
- Landlord-tenant disputes
- Property and neighbour disputes
- Professional negligence claims
- Educational disputes
- Town and country planning issues
Find out more about our dispute resolution services.
NOTARY SERVICES
Our solicitors have been trained and appointed by the Court of Faculties meaning that we are able to provide specialist assistance with handling your overseas documents.
Our notary publics in Stamford can help you with validating personal documents, including:
- Powers of attorney for use overseas
- Sale and purchase agreements relating to overseas assets
- Affidavits and similar documents for use in foreign court proceedings
- Copies of passports and other documents of identification
- Certifying degree and educational certificates for use abroad
- Verification of documents relating to births, deaths and marriages
- Verification of adoption papers
- Statutory declarations and supporting documents for marrying abroad
- Certified translations
- Certificates of residency
- Administration of oaths and declarations
Find out more about our notary services.
CHATTERTONS LAWYERS FOR FORCES
We also offer a dedicated legal and wealth management service for current and former Armed Forces personnel through Chattertons - Lawyers For Forces LFF.
PERSONAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Expert financial planning is vital to maximising the performance of your savings and investments. Chattertons Wealth Management service has a long history of helping clients in Lincolnshire and throughout the UK to effectively plan their personal finances to the best possible returns. If you need your money to do more, we can help.
Our personal wealth management experts in Stamford can help you with:
- Accessing retirement savings
- Capital gains tax planning
- Charitable investments
- Equity release advice
- Income tax planning
- Investments
- Life insurance
- Pension sharing orders
- Trustee investments
- Saving for retirement
Find out more about our personal wealth management services.
OUR BUSINESS LEGAL AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN STAMFORD INCLUDE:
AGRICULTURAL LAW ADVICE
Chattertons has been supporting farmers, landowners and rural businesses across Lincolnshire and beyond for over 200 years. As a result, we are known as one of the top agricultural law specialists in the region. We are also the appointed legal services provider to the National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC), offering a full range of legal services to their members.
Our agricultural law solicitors in Stamford can help you with:
- Agricultural cooperatives & joint ventures
- Compulsory Purchase Orders
- Agricultural holdings & tenancies
- Employment law
- Energy & renewables
- Farm & land sales & purchases
- Regulatory offences
Find out more about our agricultural law services.
CORPORATE LAW ADVICE
Our corporate lawyers regularly work with business clients across all areas of corporate law, including advice on mergers and acquisitions, as well as a wide range of business transactions.
Our corporate lawyers in Stamford can help you with:
- Buyouts
- Company takeovers
- Corporate finance
- Corporate insolvency
- International Investment Agreements
- Joint ventures
- Mergers, acquisitions and disposals
- Private equity and management
- Restructuring
Find out more about our corporate law services.
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW ADVICE
At Chattertons we have assisted banks and their clients, as well as international financial organisations, with UK transactions for decades. We have exceptional expertise in handling all banking and finance matters. Working with us guarantees sound advice and close personal support, ensuring your business’s financial goals are met and with the right strategy.
Our banking and finances solicitors in Stamford can help you with:
- Acquisition finance
- Asset finance and leasing
- Banking dispute resolution
- Banking regulation and supervision
- Banking investment
- Capital markets
- Corporate lending
- Corporate restructuring and recovery
- Directors’ disqualification defence
- Derivatives
- Insolvency (business and personal)
- Project finance
- Property finance
- Structured finance and securitisation
Find out more about our banking and finance services.
CHARITY LAW ADVICE
Operating a charity can be complicated, with many different challenges faced every single day.
We will provide specialist advice and support navigating you through the complex area, ensuring you are in full compliance with legislation and are aware of your responsibilities as a charity. Our Partner, Catriona Wheeler, can also act as a charity trustee.
Our charity law solicitors in Stamford can help you with:
- Charity formations
- Charity governance
- Commercial law advice
- Working with other charities and organisations
- Employment law
- Property law
- Charity mergers
- Closing a charity
- Dispute resolution
Find out more about our charity law services
PUBLIC LAW ADVICE
When carrying out a public role, organisations have a responsibility to act in compliance with legislation, as well as in a fair and rational manner.
Our solicitors can help reduce the possibility of mistakes with clear guidance. We have worked with a variety of public clients, including local governments, district councils, parish councils and other third-party organisations.
Our public law solicitors in Stamford can help you with:
- Landlord and tenant matters
- Employment law
- Dispute resolution
- Service contracts
- Planning matters
- Representing local authorities in connection with emergency injunctions to remove trespassers from local government owned/controlled property
Find out more about our public law services.
EMPLOYMENT LAW ADVICE FOR EMPLOYERS
For employers, a firm grasp of your legal responsibilities can allow you to effectively manage your workforce while ensuring that you remain within the law, thus helping you to avoid accusations of treating your employees unfairly.
Our employment law solicitors in Stamford can help employers with:
- Complete employment law advisory service
- C3 employment protection insurance
- Compromise & settlement agreements
- Contracts policies & procedures
- Corporate governance
- Employment litigation/grievance matters
- Employment Tribunal representation
- Restrictive covenants in employment contracts
- Restructuring & organisational change
- Settlement agreement advice for employers
- Training & HR support
- Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE)
Find out more about our employment law services for employers.
FAMILY BUSINESS LEGAL ADVICE
Family businesses are often passed down through generations and are extremely valuable and sentimental to those involved, but they can often be more challenging to run than a standard business.
Our team recognise how important your business is to you and strives to provide helpful guidance to contribute towards your success.
Our family business solicitors in Stamford can help with:
- Business acquisitions and sales
- Director agreements
- Family business dispute resolution
- Prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements for family business assets
- Divorce and separation
- Governance
- Property matters
- Restructuring
- Shareholder issues and agreements
- Succession planning
- Tax
- Wealth management
- Wills and trusts for family business
Find out more about our family business services.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ADVICE
A business’s intellectual property is often a valuable part of its brand and identity. Without the right protection in place, another business could have the potential to infringe on your IP.
At Chattertons, we recognise the importance of having robust protection in place, for example, trademarks, copyright, patents, and confidentiality agreements and can assist with the process. We are also able to assist where your IP has been infringed.
Our intellectual property solicitors in Stamford can help with:
- Trademarks
- Copyright
- Design rights
- Registered designs
- Patents
- Licence agreements
- Confidentiality agreements
- Intellectual property dispute resolution
Find out more about our intellectual property services.
LICENSING, REGULATORY AND COMPLIANCE ADVICE
Many businesses need certain licences in order to operate. Not having these licences in place could lead to fines, reputation damage and even the possibility of facing closure.
Our team can advise you on the necessary licences you need and assist with the application process to obtain these. In cases where your application is rejected, we will help with the appeal process, resolving any issues and ensuring you have the right licences in place to operate legally.
Our licensing, regulatory and compliance solicitors in Stamford can help you with:
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LAW
When investing in commercial property, you have to get the legal details right to ensure that your investment is protected and that you will not be hit by any unexpected legal issues that could cost you time, money and a lot of stress.
Our commercial property solicitors in Stamford regularly act for commercial landlords, business tenants, property developers and more in relation to a wide range of commercial property transactions. We can ensure that everything runs smoothly while offering fast, effective solutions if any issues do arise.
Our commercial property solicitors in Stamford have expertise in:
- Construction and developments
- Banking and finance
- Commercial landlord and tenant
- Compulsory Purchase Orders
- Planning
- Land development and new homes
Find out more about our commercial property services.
COMMERCIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Your business facing a commercial dispute can have a significant negative impact on various parts, including daily operations, the reputation of the business and more.
Our solicitors can ensure the right guidance is in place at the earliest opportunity, helping to prevent matters from escalating further. We encourage seeking a resolution through out-of-court litigation, helping to save time and money and any further impact on the business.
Our commercial dispute resolution solicitors in Stamford can help you with:
- Contractual disputes
- Commercial debt recovery
- Commercial leases
- Defamation & libel
- Emergency injunctions
- Intellectual property disputes
- Partnerships & shareholder disputes
- Professional negligence claims
Find out more about our commercial dispute resolution services.
BUSINESS WEALTH MANAGEMENT
For most businesses to succeed, effectively managing wealth is crucial, a solicitor can ensure you have the right advice and guidance.
Our solicitors have worked with business owners, directors and shareholders, supporting them in determining an appropriate financial strategy that hits your business goals.
Our business wealth management experts in Stamford can help you with:
- Agricultural financial services
- Company pension schemes
- Directors pension planning
- Employee benefit consultancy
- Financial review
- Key person insurance
- Succession planning advice
Find out more about our business wealth management services.
LOCAL LEGAL RESOURCES IN STAMFORD
CITIZENS ADVICE SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE IN STAMFORD
Citizens Advice South Lincolnshire provides face-to-face advice services for local people from three different locations in Stamford.
View details for Citizens Advice South Lincolnshire services in Stamford
PETERBOROUGH MAGISTRATES’ COURT
This local magistrates’ court is 11.5 miles from our Stamford office and hears cases related to crime, domestic abuse, the single justice procedure for minor criminal offences and benefits matters.
View details for Peterborough Magistrates' Court
PETERBOROUGH COMBINED COURT CENTRE
This local combined court is 11.6 miles from our Stamford office and hears cases related to adoption, bankruptcy, childcare arrangements, crime, divorce, domestic abuse and financial remedy.
View details for Peterborough Combined Court Centre
CONTACT OUR SOLICITORS IN STAMFORD
To discuss your personal or business legal and wealth management needs with our Stamford solicitors, please get in touch using the contact details below