Solicitors in South Woodford, East London

Opening Hours

Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm

Getting to our South Woodford law office

Train

We are located about 5 minutes’ walk away from the South Woodford Underground station. You can get to us on the Epping branch of the Central line (Travelcard Zone 4).

Bus

We are just opposite the George Lane Shopping Centre Stop H, served by bus numbers:

• 179
• N55
• W12
• W13
• W14

Legal services for you in South Woodford

Family law

Our approachable and reliable family law solicitors in South Woodford can offer you specialist advice across all family law matters, including divorce, relationship breakdown, arrangements for children, financial matters, cohabitation, adoption, pre-nuptial agreements, and domestic violence.

Our goal is to help you and your family resolve your matter as peacefully as possible, without resorting to court if possible, and we are experts in non-combative methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution such as family mediation and collaborative law. Our Family Law partner, Saika Alam, is also an accredited Family Law Specialist under the Family Law Advanced scheme.

Conveyancing

We have a team of expert solicitors and conveyancers ready to help you through your property transaction with as few issues as possible. Our services cover the purchase and sale of houses, new builds, flats, as well as providing advice in relation to remortgaging, leasehold issues, equity release, transfers of equity, shared ownership, and Help to Buy.

We can offer you a free, upfront, no obligation conveyancing quote so you can enjoy our seamless conveyancing services without having to worry about hidden costs or fees.

Employment law

Our employment solicitors understand how stressful going through an employment dispute can be, particularly if your job and livelihood are on the line. We can provide you with expertly tailored advice with the goal of helping you achieve the best possible outcome in your personal circumstances.

Our employment law expertise covers contract disputes, workplace discrimination and harassment, redundancy, unfair dismissal, settlement agreements, and Employment Tribunal claims.

Wills, trusts and probate and Lasting Powers of Attorney

The sooner you start planning the future, including how you will provide for your loved ones after you die and how decisions will be made should you become unable to decide for yourself, the easier it will be for you to proceed into retirement with peace of mind.

We can assist you with all estate and succession planning matters, including Will drafting, choosing your Executors, setting up trusts, handling probate, and creating Lasting Powers of Attorney.

Dispute resolution

If you are involved in a personal dispute, including debt recovery, medical negligence claims, personal injury claims, property disputes, and professional negligence claims, we can provide clear, practical advice on the merits of your case and help you navigate the complex civil claims procedure.

Notary services

Head of Residential Property, Baldev Battu and our head of Commercial Litigation, Michael Legister, are both qualified Notary Publics with the ability to efficiently authenticate a wide range of documents for use abroad.

Legal services for your business in South Woodford

Commercial law

We provide commercial law advice to a wide range of businesses, from sole traders, to small limited companies, to large corporations. Our areas of expertise include company formation, buying and selling businesses, acquisitions and disposal of shares, mergers, and company secretarial services.

Commercial property

Our commercial property solicitors provide practical, reliable advice to investors, property businesses, developers, and commercial tenants. Our services cover all areas of commercial property law, including site acquisitions, planning advice, joint ventures, development financing, buying and selling commercial premises, and commercial leasehold advice.

Employment law

We provide strategic commercial advice to employers in relation to all areas of employment law and employment disputes. We also act for employees so we have a unique insight into the issues and challenges facing employers in the confusing and ever-changing area of employment law.

Our expertise includes advising on employer’s legal and regulatory obligations towards employees, creating contracts of employment, drafting policies and implementation advice, redundancy advice, dismissal advice, dispute resolution, settlement agreements, and Employment Tribunal claims.

Debt recovery and insolvency

If your business is owed money by an individual or company which cannot repay you, or your business is in debt and is struggling to repay, our debt and insolvency solicitors are on hand to assist you.

Our debt recovery and insolvency services include civil court money claim proceedings, enforcement via county court bailiffs, enforcement via High Court Enforcement Agents, Statutory Demands, insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings, defending money claims, and defending insolvency proceedings.

Dispute resolution

Our commercial dispute resolution services cover a wide range of issues, including debt recovery, medical negligence, personal injury, adverse possession, property disputes, breach of contract, and professional negligence.

From the very beginning of our instruction, we closely align our advice with your commercial strategy, so we have the best possible chance of producing an outcome in line with your goals.

Notary services

Our team includes two Public Notaries, Michael Legister and Baldev Battu, who can provide you with the proficient authorisation and certification of documents for use abroad.

Local legal resources in South Woodford

Citizens Advice Redbridge

Citizens Advice is a free legal advice service and a great way to access basic information about a range of legal matters.

National Centre for Domestic Violence

An online organisation which provides free support to victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Local courts

Snaresbrook Crown Court

Criminal court located on Hollybush Hill just a six-minute walk away from Snaresbrook Underground station.

Barkingside Magistrates’ Court

Criminal Court based on Cranbrook Road just a seven-minute walk from Barkingside Underground station.

Edmonton County Court and Family Court

This court hears matters related to children, divorce, domestic violence, housing possession, and money claims.

Romford County Court and Family Court

This court hears matters related to adoption, bankruptcy, children, divorce, domestic violence, housing possession, and social security.

East London Family Court

This court hears matters related to adoption, children, divorce, domestic violence, and forced marriage and Female Genital Mutilation.

Central Family Court

This court also hears matters related to adoption, children, divorce, domestic violence, forced marriage, and Female Genital Mutilation.

Stratford Housing Centre

This court deals with housing possession cases.