Austin & Carnley Solicitors
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LOCAL LAW FIRM (based in Leighton Buzzard)
Experts in Conveyancing, Wills & Trusts, Employment, Commercial Property, Family, Probate, Dispute Resolution, Motoring and Criminal Defence
Austin & Carnley is one of the oldest established firms in Bedfordshire and was founded in approximately 1884. During the 1950s the firm expanded, incorporating several offices, and we have been in Leighton Buzzard ever since.
The firm has evolved over the years, and we now have a few thriving practice areas, including Conveyancing, Employment, Family, Wills & Trusts, Probate and Dispute Resolution.
If you are facing employment or matrimonial problems, are moving house, leasing a shop, buying a business, wish to make a will or need help with a loved one’s estate, you need help as quickly but with as little fuss as possible. We aim for proactivity on all our matters, pushing them forward to a speedy conclusion whist maintaining a high quality of service.
You can contact us by telephone, email or in person and we will tell you what we can do to help and will always let you have an idea of the time scale of the matter you are enquiring about with an estimate of the likely costs involved.
Location
We are based in Leighton Buzzard. We serve many clients, including those working in the city and residents of Leighton Buzzard, Linslade, Dunstable, Toddington, Ampthill, Woburn, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes and the surrounding villages.
Services
Austin and Carnley handle every aspect of Family Law and are specialists in:
- Divorce, dissolution and separation following marriage, civil partnership or cohabitation
- Financial arrangements following breakdown of a relationship including financial orders and deeds of separation
- Financial cases where there is high net worth, foreign assets or businesses or complex financial arrangements
- Arrangements between parents or grandparents regarding children
- Domestic abuse
- Cohabitation disputes
- Children’s matters
- Pre/postnuptial agreements
- Private Children Act cases including internal and external relocation, residence/contact and prohibited steps
- Family law
We do all we can to minimise the stress and anxiety of these life changing events and guide you through with compassion and expertise.
Simon Peacock qualified as a solicitor in 1986 and since then has built up many years of experience in Matrimonial Law, Employment and Dispute Resolution. Simon handles all aspects of Family Law including Separation and Divorce, financial issues, disputes concerning children, and unmarried couples.
Simon is very conscious of the pressure that clients may be under and throughout his long career he had an empathetic approach, but at the same time strives to achieve the best outcome for his clients.
Simon’s expertise covers:
- Divorce ( Marriage and Civil Partnership Breakdown )
- Financial aspects of the breakdown of Marriage
- Issues relating to Children on breakdown
- Cohabitation breakdown
- Prenuptial and Cohabitation Agreements
- Commercial disputes
- Landlord and Tenant
- Contested Wills and Probate
- Debt
- Consumer/Sale of Goods
- Neighbours
- Construction
- Residential lettings/possession
- Private Children Act cases including internal and external relocation, residence/contact and prohibited steps
- Family law
We do all we can to minimise the stress and anxiety of these life changing events and guide you through with compassion and expertise.
Get a consultation- Divorce & Separation
- Children Issues
- Pre/post Nups
- Domestic Violence
We are all qualified lawyers and believe that the best lawyers are those who listen to their clients. We pride ourselves in our personal service and that you will always receive our best attention.
Simon is accredited as a Wiselaw Leading Lawyer