Cook And Talbot Solicitors

read moreWe are one of the longest standing firms in Southport, founded over 120 years ago. The original founder of the firm was Walter Ainsworth Cook. He began practice in Post Office Avenue in Southport and later moved to St. George's Place. In 1902 Walter Cook took partnership with Percy Talbot and the name then became Cook and Talbot. Our office remained at St. George's Place until July 2016 when we re-located to the Old Courthouse on Albert Road. The new office is in-keeping with the firm's recent modernisation and provides clients with free, accessible parking, making it easier for clients to visit us.

read moreWe go to great lengths to hire the best people in the business. Our specialists are passionate about their work and each and every one of them will always work hard to give you the resolution you want. Mark Lloyd obtained his LL.B at Liverpool, was admitted as a solicitor in 1992, and joined Cook & Talbot in 1997. Mark predominantly specialises in residential Conveyancing matters but also deals with Commercial Conveyancing. Mark Lloyd heads a dedicated team handling a busy workload of sales, purchases, remortgages and other property transactions dealing with domestic and commercial premises for private and commercial clients up and down the country.

read moreIt is important for you to instruct an specialist commercial property solicitor to protect your business interests. Our solicitors are highly experienced and skilled to guide you every stage of the conveyancing process; from negotiating heads of terms, carrying out due diligence checks, drafting and negotiating legal documents and ensuring the process is undertaken as smoothly and cost effectively as possible. We pride ourselves on the strong and long standing relationships we have developed with our clients both in the local community and across the UK.

read more2 We will record your complaint in our central register and open a separate file for your complaint. We will do this within one working day of receiving your complaint. 3 We will acknowledge your reply to our acknowledgment letter and confirm what will happen next. You can expect to hear from us within five working days of your reply. 5 Sarah Lapsley will then invite you to meet her and discuss and, we hope, resolve your complaint. She will do this within seven working days. 6 Within two working days of the meeting Sarah Lapsley will write to you to confirm what took place and any solutions she has agreed with you.

read moreOur litigation department can provide you with a range of services to meet all your litigation needs whether you are an individual or an organisation such as a company or partnership. We not only bring claims on your behalf if you are the claimant but we also accept instructions to defend claims on behalf of defendants. We are involved in all stages of litigation from taking initial instructions and arranging and representing your interests at mediation to commencing and defending court proceedings and ensuring that all directions that are given by the court are complied with swiftly and effectively.

read moreWe will always advise on any tax implications arising from the death whether by virtue of the Will or on an intestacy. We anticipate this will take between 5 and 15 hours of work at 220 plus VAT (264 inc VAT) per hour. Total estimated costs will therefore be between 1,100 and 3,300 plus VAT (1,320 to 3,960 inc VAT) dependent upon the complexity of the case. The exact cost will depend on the individual circumstances of the matter. For example, if there is one beneficiary and no property, costs will be at the lower end of the range.

read moreAn LPA is a legal document that appoints another person or persons to manage your financial affairs and/or health and welfare on your behalf. Each LPA is independent of the other, so you can have different attorneys on each one of you wish. You can also choose to just make one type of LPA if required. Anyone can be your attorney, however it is essential that you trust your appointed attorney as they could ultimately have access to all of your finances and be in charge of your welfare. More often than not, it is a family member, however if you cannot trust them to act in your best interests, then a friend or even solicitor can be your attorney.