I qualified as a solicitor in 1976. I worked in the City with Slaughter and May and then at a small firm in Hertfordshire before joining Crane & Staples for...
I joined the Family Team at Crane & Staples in February 2019. I became a Senior Associate Solicitor in April 2023. Since I qualified as a solicitor in 2010, I...
I joined Crane & Staples in the summer of 2021, qualifying as a Solicitor in the Private Client team in August 2023. I graduated from the University of Nottingham with...
I started my Training Contract with Crane and Staples in August 2021, having completed my Legal Practice Course at the University of Hertfordshire the same summer. I qualified as a...
I am a Partner at Crane & Staples. I deal with any problems or issues that result from the breakdown of relationships within families, especially financial matters. This could be...
I joined the Crane & Staples Property department in 2018 and became a Partner in April 2022. Having come from a science background, I qualified as a solicitor in 2006....
I specialise in the financial aspects of relationship breakdown acting for both married and unmarried separating couples. I have been practising as a specialist family lawyer for over twenty five...
I joined Crane & Staples in 2013 as Head of Employment and Dispute Resolution and was appointed as a Partner in April 2016. I qualified as a Solicitor in 1993....
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...
née Katie Smits I qualified as a Solicitor in July 2020 and became an Associate Solicitor in April 2023. I started my Training Contract with Crane and Staples in July...
I joined Crane & Staples as a Conveyancing Assistant in December 2020 and commenced my Training Contract in September 2022. I qualified as a Solicitor in September 2024. I graduated...
I joined Crane & Staples as an Administrative Clerk in August 2011. I am one of the ‘Can you?’ – ‘Can do!’ members of the admin support team. My role includes sorting...
I joined Crane & Staples in 2007 and qualified as a Solicitor in June 2009. In April 2018, I became a Partner in the Wills, Trust and Probate department. I...
I joined Crane & Staples in 2012 and became the Project Manager in 2018. Whilst working at the firm, I achieved a first class degree in English Language and a...
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...
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...
Traditionally separating couples each take independent advice from their own family solicitor. They attempt to negotiate matters and if this fails they resort to Court. There is now another alternative....
Following the breakdown of a relationship, you will want to consider arrangements for your children. If you need any support and assistance, our Family Law team can advise you. Most...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
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