We provide a wide range of legal services to individuals and businesses through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
We provide a wide range of legal services to individuals and businesses through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
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"Catherine Loadman's professionalism and warmth are immediately apparent on meeting her. She is insightful and able with a razor sharp readiness to analyse and clarify the legal issues in cases."
Catherine has over 22 years’ experience in family law. She deals with all aspects of family law including divorce, financial remedy, pre-nuptial agreements, cohabitation, separation and child arrangements. Catherine specialises in complex and high value divorces, often involving businesses and significant pension assets and where third party claims are involved.
Legal 500 describes Catherine as follows: “her professionalism and warmth are immediately apparent on meeting her. She is insightful and able with a razor sharp readiness to analyse and clarify the legal issues in a case.”
Representing a client in complex financial remedy proceedings involving 19 properties and application by intervenor. The beneficial ownership of properties held either in the husband’s or wife’s name was in dispute. Father intervened claiming a beneficial interest. Wife alleged conduct.
Representing a client who was joined as an intervenor in his brother’s financial remedy proceedings as property was owned in the joint names of our client and his brother.
Representing a client in Children Act proceedings, application for leave to remove children form the jurisdiction of England and Wales.
Advising a client where combined pension assets in excess of £3.25m.
Issues surrounding contentious aspects of Estates can be very stressful for the parties involved, especially so following the death of a loved one. Catherine’s many years of experience as a lawyer and her sensitive approach to cases helps clients to try to come to a resolution. Emotions run high but Catherine’s calm and balanced approach sets clients at ease so that they can make informed decisions and with her guidance successfully resolve issues, hopefully avoiding court. If proceedings are necessary however Catherine will work hard to achieve the best possible outcome for clients.
Catherine is a full member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS).
Representing a client in a successful application under the Inheritance (Provision for Dependants) Act 1975 for provision as cohabitee from his late partner’s estate.
Representing adult child client in successful claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
Representing a surviving spouse in a successful mediation in respect of contentious trust issues.
Successfully negotiating Deeds of Variation of Intestacy on behalf of surviving spouses.
Concluding a very long running dispute regarding removal of executors, breach of fiduciary duties and setting aside a property transfer.
"Catherine's advice was faultless. Thank you for all your help over the last couple of years. I couldn’t have wanted better advice and representation than yourself for not only me but also my children."
Mr H, Essex
"I have had the best solicitor I could ever have wished for. You were brilliant to my case. You showed me a light at the end of the tunnel and kept me strong."
Mrs M, Essex
"I received a very high quality of service and excellent advice which helped me get through an extremely difficult situation. I would recommend Pinney Talfourd's services and in particular, Catherine Loadman who proved to be very knowledgeable in family matters. Helpful and efficient."
Mr P, Brentwood
"I would like to say thank you for representing me and keeping me calm (well, nearly!) when things got stressful. You have helped me enormously and have steered me through this stressful time with sensitivity."
Mrs M, Rise Park
"The past 17 months has been the most stressful time of my life, but the support, guidance and care I have received from Sarah Tsindides and Catherine Loadman has been exceptional. They have remained totally professional and 'on the ball' at all times and we have finally received a justified result. I cannot thank Sarah and Catherine enough."
Mrs W, Essex
"Catherine Loadman was fantastic - easy to get on with, easy to understand and extremely professional. She saved me from a catastrophic mistake that another solicitor would have led me to. I would definitely consult her again on legal matters - I couldn't fault her in any way."
Mr F, Basildon
"Only thanks to Catherine’s professionalism and remarkable composure was I able to go through such a stressful path and not give up everything in the middle of my divorce proceedings."
Ms M, Essex
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