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I am a Solicitor in the Wills, Trusts and Probate team. I qualified as a Solicitor in August 2023 after completing my Training Contract with Crane and Staples. In 2021,...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/team/albert-green/
Award-winning property solicitor specialising in residential conveyancing, commercial property, development land, property and development finance, commercial leases and portfolio transactions. Based in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, I advise high net...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/team/manish-patel/
As Partner and Head of the Crane & Staples Family Department, I lead a team dedicated to providing expert family law services. I qualified as a Solicitor in 1999 and...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/team/danielle-peters/
I am a Partner and Head of the Employment and Dispute Resolution team at Crane & Staples. I joined the firm in 2013 and became a Partner in 2016. I...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/team/michael-scutt/
I am a Legal Secretary in the Wills, Trusts and Probate department. I re-joined Crane & Staples in 2019, having previously worked at the firm in 2016. My role involves...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/team/karen-slatter/
née Katie Smits I qualified as a Solicitor in July 2020 and became a Senior Associate Solicitor in April 2026. I started my Training Contract with Crane and Staples in...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/team/katie-lane/
I am a Solicitor specialising in Residential and Commercial Property. I qualified as a Solicitor in September 2024, after completing my training contract at Crane & Staples. I graduated from...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/team/amy-tapping/
I am a Partner and Head of Commercial Property at Crane & Staples. I joined the firm as a trainee solicitor in 2005, qualifying in 2007 and becoming a partner...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/team/bonnie-twiggs/
I joined Crane & Staples as Document and Facilities Administrator in August 2011. I am one of the ‘Can you?’ – ‘Can do!’ members of the admin support team. My role includes...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/team/jeff-twiggs/
I joined Crane & Staples in 2007 and qualified as a Solicitor in June 2009. In April 2018, I became a Partner and in April 2026 I became Head of...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/team/samantha-webb/
I joined Crane & Staples in 2012 and became the Marketing and Communications Manager in 2018. Whilst working at the firm, I achieved a first class degree in English Language...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/team/gaby-williams/
The legal profession was once seen as a slow moving, dusty business but these days we are using the very latest technology to keep us efficient and cost effective. It...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/team/alistair-williams/
Most people are extremely concerned about the amount of money they may spend in resolving issues following the breakdown of their relationship. The issue of costs is a significant one...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/personal/family-law/family-legal-costs/
A settlement agreement is a legal document used to resolve disputes or potential claims between employer and employee. Settlement agreements require the employee to seek independent legal advice before signing....
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/personal/employment-law-employees/settlement-agreements/
This firm provides a full service to both employers and employees in employment tribunal and court disputes. We have experience over the years of representing both in many different types...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/personal/employment-law-employees/employment-law-employees-costs/
Crane & Staples Solicitors has been in Welwyn Garden City acting for local people and dealing with their conveyancing for over 85 years. We have a strong team of lawyers...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/personal/residential-property/residential-property-costs/
If you would like our assistance making a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), we would be happy to help you. Please contact our Wills, Trusts and Probate team on 01707...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/personal/wills-trusts-probate/power-of-attorney/
At Crane & Staples, we are committed to offering a high-quality, valuable service at a fair and competitive price. Our transparent pricing ensures that clients know exactly what to expect,...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/personal/wills-trusts-probate/wills-trusts-probate-costs/
Financial security in retirement is rarely something you can leave to chance – and many of our clients find it reassuring to use us as a ‘family solicitor’. That role...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/personal/wills-trusts-probate/asset-protection-trusts/
Our Dispute Resolution Team is experienced in pursuing claims for unpaid invoices or other debts and we shall be happy to assist you. As a firm we do not provide...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/business/commercial-litigation-dispute-resolution/debt-recovery-costs/
This firm provides a full service to both employers and employees in employment tribunal and court disputes. We have experience over the years of representing both in many different types...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/business/employment-law-employers/employment-law-employers-costs/
JUSTICE, the law reform and human rights organisation, has recently published a report setting out their proposals for changes to the way in which our Civil justice system resolves disputes....
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/a-new-way-of-dealing-with-dispute-resolution/
This may have slipped under your radar …With all the excitement of the general election, an important piece of legislation recently managed to receive Royal assent and come in to...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/zero-hours-contracts-exclusivity-finally-banned/
The Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (SBEE 2015) was passed on 26 March. It covers various areas of law, such as insolvency, directors’ disqualification, public sector procurement, access...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/how-does-the-small-business-enterprise-and-employment-act-2015-affect-you/
It has been reported that eight people have received prison sentences at Nottingham Crown Court for mis-selling so-called asset protection trusts to elderly clients. You may have heard of “Asset...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/promoters-asset-protection-trusts-jailed-mis-selling/
A team from C&S will be running (or walking!) the Race for Life at Stanborough Park on Sunday to raise money for Cancer Research. Come down and support Sharon Montgomery...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/race-for-life-stanborough-park/
“Justice denied anywhere diminishes Justice everywhere” – Martin Luther King Jr. It was these words, amongst others, that solidified my desire to work with clients under the Legal Aid scheme....
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/70-years-of-legal-aid-my-experience-as-a-family-solicitor/
A new law has come in to force to help the families of missing people take control of their missing loved ones’ financial affairs. Claudia’s Law – officially called the...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/claudias-law-new-law-to-help-the-families-of-missing-people/
There are so many different ways to get in to the legal profession and it’s difficult to know which one to go for. Knowing which route is best for you...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/the-route-into-law-that-id-like-to-couple-up-with-is/
For the past few years, I have had the honour and privilege of supervising trainee solicitors whilst they are in their Property seat. What initially began as quite a daunting...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/shaping-our-future-lawyers/
How do we agree our child maintenance? In this article, Sharon Montgomery outlines the omissions in the Government’s potentially problematic new Child Maintenance Guides. The Government, through the Department of...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/how-do-we-agree-our-child-maintenance/
When the breakdown of a relationship is acrimonious, the need for legal representation and advice is self-evident. However, we’re well aware that many couples manage to separate on friendly terms...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/why-do-i-need-family-law-advice/
Crane & Staples are pleased to support the Isabel Hospice at their ‘Dying Matters’ event at the Free Church, Church Road, Welwyn Garden City (opposite Sainsburys) on Wednesday 16th May....
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/supporting-isabel-hospice-weds-16-may/
There’s nothing more important than your children’s welfare – where they will live and with whom, when they will see their other parent and who will pay for their support....
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/help-with-your-childrens-future/
Broadly speaking, it covers the legal processes by which a person’s property and possessions are protected as far as possible during their life, and then distributed after their death –...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/what-does-the-wills-trusts-and-probate-service-involve/
Financial security in retirement’s rarely something you can leave to chance – and many of our clients find it reassuring to use us as a ‘family solicitor’. That role extends...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/planning-ahead-for-reassurance-in-retirement-and-old-age/
Consumers can currently make a claim of £5,000 or less under the less arduous small claims court system, though the Ministry of Justice wants this threshold increased to £15,000 (see...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/the-government-is-proposing-to-raise-the-monetary-limit-under-which-individuals-can-avoid-going-to-court-to-formally-settle-a-dispute/
Last year HM Revenue & Customs raised an additional £70 million pounds by successfully challenging nearly ten thousand probate valuations of land. Care should be taken by personal representatives when...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/avoid-heavy-tax-penalities-in-probate/
Have you seen the latest advertising from The Law Society at your local bus or train station? The Law Society are currently running a major advertising campaign for September and...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/are-you-getting-the-best-legal-advice/
Recent article on BBC News about Legal Aid cuts. The government’s plans to cut legal aid in England and Wales return to Parliament later, amid opposition from lawyers and campaigners....
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/legal-aid-cuts-may-cost-more-than-they-save/
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