Blanchards Bailey LLP Solicitors

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Blanchards Bailey LLP Solicitors

 

We are a Dorset based firm of solicitors with offices in the beautiful Georgian town of Blandford Forum, the picturesque hilltop town of Shaftesbury and the county town of Dorchester - located within Poundbury the renowned Prince Charles development. Over 80 years we have built an enviable reputation for offering a first class, friendly and efficient service across many disciplines of the law, within our local communities, across the UK and overseas.

 

For general information phone 01258-459361

 

SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS

 

Family Law, Divorce Mediation

• Divorce
• Structuring financial settlements
• Maintenance
• Cohabitation agreements/prenuptial agreements
• Civil partnerships
• Injunctions & domestic violence
• Adoption
• Children & jurisdictional issues
• Children's residence & contact arrangements

 

The firm offers Public Funding (formerly Legal Aid) to those financially eligible.

 

Employment Law

Elderly Client Services

• Wills
• Avoiding care home fees
• Powers of Attorney & management of financial affairs
• Living wills & Advance Directives
• Inheritance Tax
• Equity release schemes
• Re-mortgaging & planning for the future
• Nursing home disputes
• Contested Wills & Probate
• Consumer issues

 

Education Law

• Admissions
• Bullying
• Exclusions
• Children educated out of school
• Discrimination
• Special educational needs
• Negligence
• Breach of contract
• Private schools
• The Local Government Ombudsman
• Funding

 

Wills, Tax & Associated Matters

• Inheritance Tax Planning
• Planning through the use of Trusts
• Protecting your estate against Local Authority care home fees
• Protecting assets for family members

 

Probate & Estate Administration

 

Powers of Attorney

 

Buying & Selling Your Home

 

 

SERVICES FOR BUSINESS

 

Acquisitions & Sales

• Sale of business
• Purchase of business
• Goodwill
• Fixtures & fittings
• Sale & purchase of shares in a limited company

 

Business & Property Litigation

• Contract disputes
• Building disputes
• Partnership disputes
• Shareholder disputes
• Commercial landlord & tenant disputes
• Residential landlord & tenant disputes
• Problems with sale or purchase of land
• Debt collection
• Credit control
• Professional negligence

 

Commercial Property

• Business leases
• Freehold purchases & sales
• Residential, commercial & industrial developments
• Commercial lending secured on property
• Property joint ventures
• Options & conditional contracts
• Planning obligations

 

Company & Commercial Law

• Business set-up
• Business sales & purchases
• Commercial agreements
• Business terms & conditions
• Limited liability partnerships
• Partnership agreements
• Company formations
• Director responsibilities

 

Debt Collection

• Pre-action debt protocol
• 7-day letters
• Credit checks & business terms & conditions
• Court proceedings
• Enforcement

 

Employment Law

 

 

The Offices:

 

Blandford Forum:

Bunbury House

Stour Park

Blandford Forum

Dorset

DT11 9LQ

Tel: 01258-459361

Fax: 01258-483610

Email: bunbury@blanchardsbailey.co.uk

 

Dorchester:

Stowey House

Bridport Road

Poundbury

Dorset

DT1 3SB

Tel: 01305-251222

Fax: 01305-251095

Email: dorchester@blanchardsbailey.co.uk

 

Shaftesbury:

34 High Street

Shaftesbury

Dorset

SP7 8JG

Tel: 0845-2710520

Fax: 01747-855077

Email: shaftesbury@blanchardsbailey.co.uk

 

Principals:

 

Mark Bellman - (picture 2) chairman & head of residential conveyancing department

Direct Line: 01258-483611

Email: mark.bellman@blanchardsbailey.co.uk

 

Alan Horne - (picture 3) chief executive & head of commercial property department

Direct Line: 01258-488215

Email: alan.horne@blanchardsbailey.co.uk

 

Merlin Lewis - head of Dorchester & Shaftesbury private client department

Specialising in - Wills, Tax & Estate Planning

Direct Line: 01305-217310 (Dorchester) 01258-488221 (Shaftesbury)

Email: merlin.lewis@blanchardsbailey.co.uk

 

Lisa Holden - (picture 4) head of family law department

Direct Line: 01258-488213

Email: lisa.holden@blanchardsbailey.co.uk

 

Jerome Dodge

Specialising in - wills, tax & estate planning

Direct Line: 01258-483616

Email: jerome.dodge@blanchardsbailey.co.uk

 

 

Associates:

 

Sheila Johns - head of Dorchester litigation department

Specialising in - personal injury, employment & education Law

Direct Line: 01305-217308

Email: sheila.johns@blanchardsbailey.co.uk

 

Chris Jennings

Specialising in - commercial litigation, property disputes

Direct Line: 01258-483601

Email: chris.jennings@blanchardsbailey.co.uk

 

Jackie Watson - head of Shaftesbury residential conveyancing

Direct Line: 01258-488203

Email: jackie.watson@blanchardsbailey.co.uk

Joanna Jackson - commercial property department

Direct Line: 01258-488222

Email: joanna.jackson@blanchardsbailey.co.uk