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Company & Commercial |
Commercial Property |
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Town Planning |
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Litigation |
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Employment |
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Wills, Tax and Estate Planning |
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Matrimonial |
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Domestic Conveyancing |
Founded in 1830, Wall James Chappell solicitors has expanded both organically and through amalgamation and today offers a comprehensive legal service to a broad spectrum of corporate and individual clients.
Strength is derived from traditional links to the area whilst a modern outlook and the expertise of the partners has resulted in a firm with the depth and ability to deal with specialised work combined with the flexibility to deliver a highly personal service.
As a commitment to the provision of quality service, each client is encouraged to view a particular partner as their contact with the firm. This aids the development of a closer relationship with clients, thus achieving a greater appreciation of their circumstances and objectives.
Call us now. We are always happy to take your call. Or, alternatively, you can contact us through this website. Tel: 01384 371622. Open 9.00 am to 5.15 pm.
Founded in 1830, Wall James Chappell solicitors has expanded both organically and through amalgamation and today offers a comprehensive legal service to a broad spectrum of corporate and individual clients.
Strength is derived from traditional links to the area whilst a modern outlook and the expertise of the partners has resulted in a firm with the depth and ability to deal with specialised work combined with the flexibility to deliver a highly personal service.
As a commitment to the provision of quality service, each client is encouraged to view a particular partner as their contact with the firm. This aids the development of a closer relationship with clients, thus achieving a greater appreciation of their circumstances and objectives.
The firm is divided into Departments with particular specialities:
Company and Commercial
Commercial Property
Town Planning
Litigation
Employment
Wills, Tax and Estate Planning
Matrimonial
Domestic Conveyancing
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Company & Commercial |
Whether you are starting a business from scratch, or running an established company, we can provide you with specialist advice to help you achieve your objectives.
Wall James Chappell will look at the overall picture with you, concentrating on providing a professional service at competitive rates, with the emphasis on practical and prompt commercial advice in plain English.
Simon Beddow is the head of the department led by Jane Rudge.
We believe in building long term relationships with clients and; if we know you and your business we are in a better position to help you.
Commercial Property |
The Commercial Property department is headed by Teresa Stepien and led by Ruth Latham.
The department's clients range from sole traders to substantial developers, and the nature of their work, are varied and commercially demanding. Our priority is the attainment of all the client's commercial objectives which may involve applying a raft of skills to a particular case, ranging from town planning to taxation. These services are all available in-house.
We are also well used to working in tandem with the client's other professional advisers, such as accountants and surveyors, and this sort of multi-disciplinary approach is frequently helpful.
The range of services includes:
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Town Planning |
Wall James Chappell is one of the very few law firms with a specialist and dedicated Town Planning Department. The Department is led by Robert Jolly, who together with Elizabeth Mitchell and Ben Eiser are able to offer a range of planning services both to individual and to corporate clients.
The Department work includes all aspects of Town Planning, both as the agent for planning applications, but also in advising other professionals such as architects and non-planning specialist solicitors.
The work includes
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Litigation |
We realise that litigation can be not only lengthy, but personally distressing, and expensive. We find that practical legal advice at an early stage can and often does help to speed procedures (and to make them less upsetting) - and we always aim to attempt to resolve problems quickly and cost-effectively. You play an important role in your own case, and we understand the need to communicate with you promptly, regularly and fully so that you understand what we are doing and why. The Department is led by Simon Beddow.
We can offer advice on the following:
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Employment |
The growth of legislation and the impact of European Law have developed the individual's rights, and led to increased obligations upon employers.
We offer a full service to meet our client's increasing need and demands. We place great emphasis on preventative advice, to avoid problems arising and to reduce the client's legal and other costs.
We realise that our advice and assistance cannot resolve all problems and that it may be necessary for clients to bring and defend proceedings in courts and employment tribunals. We have considerable experience (including the provision of advocacy services), and a high success rate in this field.
The department is led by Simon Beddow and areas in which we advise, assist or represent clients are as follows:
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Wills, Tax and Estate Planning |
The importance of the work of this department in safely securing the best interests of one's family and its assets cannot be overemphasised. A particular benefit can be derived from your solicitor being fully aware of your family's financial circumstances including its changes - continuity of advice is often said to be the best security - and that continuity of expert professional advice is exactly what we provide. The partners within this department are Christopher Hamlyn and Susannah Griffiths.
Wills, Probate, Trusts and Tax Planning
The range of legal services undertaken by the Private Client department which is headed by, Christopher Hamlyn are as follows:
Through established links developed with various regulated Financial advisers, we offer access on beneficial terms to particular and specialist consultants providing advice on:
If you would like further information or to discuss this matter further please contact Christopher Hamlyn or Susannah Griffiths by completing the form on the right.
Specialist Legal Services for Older People
Payment for the cost of Residential Care in later years worries many people nowadays. Treatment for illness is provided by the State, but frequently pressure is put on older people to sign themselves out of NHS accommodation, with the result that they then have to pay for private care. We can advise on this changing status and its financial consequences.
When considering the financial options for paying for private Residential Care, or indeed Nursing Care in some cases, both older people and their families are concerned about security of care, and the way it will be paid for, particularly if the older person has a house, (often mortgage free at that time of life) which normally a family might expect to inherit in due course.
We believe that it is critically important that clients are aware not just of their legal rights with regard to Residential Care, but also of the options which may be open to them to protect their property. Contrary to popular belief, it is not possible to andquot;saveandquot; your property from the State simply by giving it away. What is possible, is to take reasonable steps, for sound reasons, in advance of any need, in order to legally safeguard some or all of your property against the time when the need may arise later.
But there are many other issues in addition to those of cost and security which are involved when considering long-term care, and since each case is inevitably different, we offer an individually tailored service to each client. Included in comprehensive help, is specialist advice on individual topics which may be necessary, such as Wills, Personal Tax Planning and Enduring Powers of Attorney.
What is fundamental, is the taking of precautionary and protective steps as early as practicable, and in this we will help with all the necessary, and difficult, decisions.
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Matrimonial |
Stress is a much-used word nowadays, particularly in relation to divorce, maintenance and contact (to children). Our family law department headed by Jonathan Browne is well used to handling all these sorts of problems, and many more. We cannot make them stress-free but because we deal with them promptly, accurately and efficiently, at least we can help the client by minimising the stress.
Violence in the home is not uncommon and is always traumatic, as we are well aware. We prepare emergency injunctions if required and can take all necessary legal steps to restrain the violent partner or spouse.
The financial division of assets on divorce requires special attention because an ill-judged financial settlement will cause resentment for many years to come. We take particular care, obtaining any necessary specialist valuations if required to ensure beyond doubt that any financial settlement is fair.
Unmarried people living together also have problems when they separate, and we provide a range of advice to support the unmarried.
Civil Partnerships have now come into existence and we can now provide a range of advice in relation to the consequences of entering into and of the breakdown of such a partnership.
Since children are the people who are most commonly hurt by a divorce or separation, we always aim to place their welfare at the top of the parents' priorities, and by so doing help the children to a calmer understanding of what has happened.
We advise on:
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Domestic Conveyancing |
Moving house, selling your home and buying a new one, can be not just a worrying time, but much worse than that, can land the unwary with grave problems and financial burdens. It is the job of our Domestic Property department headed by Teresa Stepien seconded by Clare Marriott to take these worries off you.
It is not just the daily liaison which we carry out with estate agents, surveyors, mortgage lenders and so on, that is important - it is - but it is only part of the job. Perhaps the main part is making sure you do not buy hidden liabilities when you buy your new home. For example that legally the property has all the necessary and relevant legal rights attaching; for example, charges for making up the road, or repairing the drains would be the last financial straw for many people, and a house with no authorised vehicular access can turn into a nightmare.
We provide a fixed price, detailed quote on request, before we start work, and our computerised service is as quick as you dictate it must be.
We offer much more in the Domestic Property Department than just buying and selling houses. Other areas covered include:
15 - 23 Hagley Road
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 1QW
Tel: 01384 371622
Fax: 01384 374057
