Case Studies Archive | Darwin Gray

Probate and Estate Administration and Inheritance Tax Planning

Inheritance Tax Planning and Trusts and Wealth Protection

Drafting and updating Wills: Trusts and Asset Protection

Settlement Agreed Following Inadvertent Deed of Trust and Bankruptcy

Block Transfer Order Application Successful

Liquidator’s Assignment to Litigation Funder Allowed Despite Lack of Consent from Defendant

Annulment Application Successful – Bankruptcy Annulled

Previously Unknown Bankruptcy Resolved with Annulment Ruling

Trustee Remuneration Application

Our Insolvency Team had been involved in proceedings brought by a Trustee in Bankruptcy which had been ongoing for several years. Upon the substantive...

Protection for Reusing Brand After Liquidation

Our Insolvency Team advised two directors of a company about to go into liquidation on their options regarding re-using the name and...

Group Restructure for UK-wide Business

Our Corporate and Commercial team assisted a UK-based cemetery and crematorium supply specialist in their intra-group reorganisation. Our client is…

£1.1m Investment for Cardiff-based Tech Company

Our Corporate and Commercial team advised a Cardiff-based tech company on a £1.1m equity investment package, enabling the business to…

Sale of Entire Share Capital of Manufacturing Company

Our Commercial Property and Corporate & Commercial teams were instructed to act on behalf of the shareholders of a substantial…

£600,000 Settlement for Shareholder Dispute

A founder and 40% shareholder in a profitable recruitment company was dismissed as a director by two fellow directors and…

Accountants in Negligent Tax Advice

Our client was an electrical business who had received negligent advice on a VAT issue from its long standing accountants.…

Property Dispute – New Commercial Development Given the ‘Go-Ahead’

A large property developer was preparing for an exciting new commercial development of a historic building in South Wales. The…

The Right to Speak Welsh at International Fast Food Outlet

Our Employment & HR team was referred an international fast food outlet as a client. One of their franchises in…

Acquisition Means Global Expansion for Digital Communications Group

Our Corporate and Commercial team acted on behalf of Digital Communication Group Ltd on their six-figure acquisition of virtual reality…

Acquisition of Residential Development for New Affordable Housing Scheme

Known for our development work and technical expertise in dealing with complex legal problems, our Commercial Property team were instructed…

Potential Challenge to Will Resolved

Our specialists in contentious probate were instructed by Executors of Mrs P, who had made a Will only 24 hours…

Multi-Million-Pound Sale of Family-Owned Automotive Companies

We advised a leading automotive supplier on a multi-million-pound sale of its family owned group of companies. This was a…

Franchising Expansion for Hog Roast Caterers

Our specialist Franchising team assisted a UK-based catering company to franchise their business. Our client provides high quality hog roast…

Dispute Over Claim to Land

The Estate of a wealthy individual faced a claim from a neighbour alleging that he was promised the gift of…

Suing for Wrongful Termination of Contract

Our client was a haulier who had a 5 year distribution contract with a furniture manufacturer worth £1.5 million per…

Regular Legal Support for Global Materials Manufacturer

Our Corporate & Commercial team regularly advises a global materials manufacturer who specialise in the manufacturing of surfacing and brazing…

Finding a HR Solution for Manufacturer

Zorba Delicacies Limited is a multi-million-pound manufacturer of dips, deli fillers and soups. Based in Ebbw Vale and employing over…

Solicitor Negligence in Property Purchase

A property development company received negligent advice from a solicitor which put it in breach of the terms of its…

Development of Forty-two-unit Light Industrial Scheme

Darwin Gray’s Commercial Property team was instructed to act for the commercial developer on the acquisition of a brownfield site for the development of a forty-two-unit light industrial scheme aimed at local starter businesses and funded by Development Bank of Wales. The scheme itself is one of the largest new build developments of its kind in recent years in the local authority’s area.

Settlement Agreed for Breach of Contract

Our client was the former owner of a company which owned and operated a care home. Our client agreed to…

Sale of Award Winning Delicatessen to Member of Staff

Earlier this year the owners, Abbé and Stuart Vaughan, who established the business 13 years ago, sold the business to…