The Court process can be daunting because there are a number of steps to be completed between issuing a claim at Court and the Trial. These steps are necessary in order to ensure that the case is properly prepared for Trial and that the Judge has all the information and documents required to make a...Read More

Many commercial relationships between parties are governed by a contract. For example, there will usually be a contract between a business and its customers for the provision of goods or services. Unfortunately, things sometimes go wrong and this can lead to a contractual dispute between the parties. We can help you when a contractual dispute...Read More

Leading Sussex law firm, Coole Bevis LLP advises Hughes Pumps Holdings Ltd on the sale of the majority shareholding in Hughes Pumps Ltd, a West Sussex based manufacturer of high-pressure plunger pumps and water jetting equipment, to Udor S.p.A, headquartered in Rubiera, Italy. Hughes Pumps Ltd operates from a modern factory in Washington, West Sussex equipped...Read More

Court proceedings can in some cases be a necessary part of seeking to resolve your dispute, however, they can be expensive and time-consuming. It can also create bad feeling between the parties, which might be problematic if there is an ongoing relationship. Parties may therefore consider Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) at all stages of a...Read More

Unfortunately, it is a fact of life that sometimes things go wrong or people have disagreements which lead to a dispute. According to the Ministry of Justice, there were 1,714,000 claims in the County Court alone during 2023[1] and that figure does not take into account those disputes that were resolved outside of the Courts or...Read More

Last week thousands of visitors came together to attend the South of England Show – one of the UK’s most popular agricultural events held annually at the South of England Showground in Ardingly, West Sussex. The show celebrates the best of British agriculture, horticulture, equestrianism, and rural life. Coole Bevis LLP, a leading law firm with a...Read More

We are proud to celebrate our latest round of promotions which will take effect from 1st April. Congratulations to Louisa Anderson, Teresa Pender-Stratford, Claudia Welbourne and Robert Hutchins. Louisa Anderson is progressing her career to become Director of Finance and Executive Partner. Louisa joined the firm as Head of Accounts in 2016 and became a Salaried Partner in 2021...Read More

There are many practical and legal steps to consider and follow if you are planning on entering into a surrogacy arrangement. Are you aware that prior to a Parental Order, the child will automatically inherit from the surrogate’s estate? That is because, under English Law, the surrogate is deemed to be the legal mother of...Read More

Today is International Women’s Day and to commemorate this important date, we would like to take time to applaud the successes of women in the legal profession and celebrate the achievements of our own talented female colleagues. Coole Bevis is committed to ensuring equality in the workplace – 80% of our employees identify as female. We actively...Read More

When Aretha Franklin, the ‘Queen of Soul’ died in August 2018, it was thought that she had died without a Will.  Nine months later, two ‘wills’ had been discovered – one in a locked cabinet and another between the sofa cushions – and a dispute was under way to establish which will (if any) was...Read More