The owner of the documents in the client file depends on the role in which the solicitor is acting, either as an agent of the client or as a professional adviser. In the instance that the solicitor is acting as an agent to the client, the nature of the documents is primarily correspondence between the…
We are receiving increased enquiries where a loved one has passed away overseas, for example, ex pats who spent the later years of their lives in Spain or Portugal. We are also receiving similar enquiries from the children of immigrant workers who have spent the last years of their lives working in the UK. In…
Making a Will It is often the case that the first Will a person makes in their lifetime is triggered by an event such as the birth of their first child, purchasing their first home or inheriting from a relative. It therefore often follows that the person preparing the Will, the Testator, does so when…
Fatima started her career with Barrett and Co Solicitors in 2019 as a Legal Support Assistant primarily providing support to the Company and Commercial Property Department as well as firmwide. During her role as a Legal Assistant, Fatima acquired invaluable skills and experience from the various processes and practices within a legal work environment. Earlier…
Setting up trusts, transferring assets to children or grandchildren and gifting money to relatives can at times be utilised as effective lifetime tax planning methods to try to limit the Inheritance Tax liability of an estate when carefully explored using professional legal advisors. But what happens when you take advice provided by a company you…
We are delighted to announce that Barrett and Co has once again been rated as one of the three best debt collection and service solicitors in Reading. Three Best Rated gave Barrett and Co five stars and have rated us as one of the top in Reading. Three Best Rated is an independent website and…
The Reynolds Report – October 2020 Feeling a bit like the bar hostess in the film The Blues Brothers who proudly announces, “We have both kinds of music here, Country and Western…,” I can confirm that we do both kinds of work in the Property and Commercial Department at Barrett & Co – Property and…
At the start of September 2020, the Private Client department expanded with Charlotte Corcoran qualifying from Trainee Solicitor to Solicitor. Having qualified, Charlotte joined the Private Client team to work alongside Hilary Buckle, Jane Whitfield, Vanessa Ruparel and Juliette Spanner on various matters including Wills, Probates, Trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney. Charlotte has a…
Barrett and Co Solicitors are finalists in the Law Society Excellence awards for Private Client work. We are extremely proud of our Private Client legal team which has been officially shortlisted for the prestigious Law Society Excellence Award, the highest accolade for law firms in England and Wales! If you would like to see our…
Press release from the Law Society Awards: Reading-based Barrett and Co Solicitors could be celebrating winning a national legal award next month, thanks to their ever-growing expertise in private client work. Their Private Client legal team has been shortlisted for the prestigious Law Society Excellence Award, the highest accolade for law firms in England and…
