Solicitor at Higgs LLP
Rachael Watkins
Solicitor - Senior Associate
SRA ID: 542855
I am a senior associate in the corporate law team within the business services department. After joining Higgs LLP in 2017, I spent 5 years within the business succession planning team focusing on providing owner managed businesses with advice on their business future succession planning and documenting arrangements to meet their requirements, including what should happen to the business in the event of the shareholders demise or structuring enabling shares to be passed down to the future generation. Work included drafting shareholders’ agreements, articles of association and cross option agreements. In late 2022, I made the transition to the corporate transactional team with a particular focus on health and social care where compliance is of particular importance. My experience includes advising on the sales and purchases of nurseries, children’s homes, care homes and assisted living. I advise on a mixture of share and asset deals.
3 Waterfront Business Park, DY5 1LX
Licensed for 7 years
Practice Areas
Company & Commercial
3 Client Reviews
Overall experience
- Value For Money
- Approachability
About Rachael Watkins
I am a senior associate in the corporate law team within the business services department. After joining Higgs LLP in 2017, I spent 5 years within the business succession planning team focusing on providing owner managed businesses with advice on their business future succession planning and documenting arrangements to meet their requirements, including what should happen to the business in the event of the shareholders demise or structuring enabling shares to be passed down to the future generation. Work included drafting shareholders’ agreements, articles of association and cross option agreements. In late 2022, I made the transition to the corporate transactional team with a particular focus on health and social care where compliance is of particular importance. My experience includes advising on the sales and purchases of nurseries, children’s homes, care homes and assisted living. I advise on a mixture of share and asset deals.
Languages Spoken: English
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LICENSE
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Status
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United Kingdom
Currently Registered
01/03/17
13/09/24
We found no instances of professional misconduct for this solicitor
WORK EXPERIENCE
Title
Name
Duration
Assistant
Higgs & Sons
?-03-04-2024
Solicitor
Higgs LLP
03-04-2024-present
Sale of GYM
Great experience with the team. Worked well on our behalf and made sure relevant things were included for us. Rachael Watkins was good with communication throughout and Katie Willems was also helpful on completion day. The only thing stopping a 5 star rating was a few queries on price. I believe we had an initial estimate but as this changed quite a bit from our initial quote it would have been good to have been informed about what level of communication would have prompted an increase in price prior to the instructions. Being a first sale there were also lots of terms to understand. I think Rachael did a good job of making things clear. It would be good to speak in more ley terms generally for greater understanding.
Lawyer named in this review: Rachael Watkins
A representative from Higgs LLP responded to this review on 11 November, 2024
Thank you for your review and feedback Vinay. We're pleased to hear that Rachael and Katie provided helpful communication and support throughout your sale. We apologize for any confusion regarding the pricing and will take your comments on board to improve clarity in future. We truly appreciate your insights and are glad we could assist with your first sale.
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Excellent service from the whole team
The team at Higgs, in particular Jamie and Rachael were extremely helpful and understanding. The communication was great from them and they were more than happy to explain some of the more complicated issues in laymen terms.
Lawyer named in this review: Rachael Watkins
A representative from Higgs LLP responded to this review on 23 August, 2024
Dear Patricia, Thank you for your kind words! We're glad Jamie and Rachael provided helpful and clear communication throughout. Your feedback means a lot to us. Best regards, Higgs LLP
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Great, Professional Service!
The team at Higgs were fantastic from start to finish, very professional and efficient.
Lawyer named in this review: Rachael Watkins
A representative from Higgs LLP responded to this review on 23 April, 2024
Dear Steve, Thank you for your kind words. We're delighted to hear that you found Geoff and Rachael to be professional and efficient throughout your experience. It's our commitment to provide excellent service to all our clients.
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