Thomson Snell & Passmore is an award-winning law firm based in Kent, recognized as the oldest law firm in the world with a legacy dating back to 1570. Specializing in both private client and commercial legal services, the firm is known for its innovative working practices, deep expertise, and commitment to delivering intelligent legal advice trusted for generations. It serves clients across England and Wales from its Tunbridge Wells office.
The firm combines centuries of experience with a modern, client-focused approach, offering tailored solutions for individuals, families, businesses, and specific sectors. Its team provides comprehensive support designed to protect personal and business interests, resolve disputes, and facilitate smooth transactions. With a strong emphasis on sectors including agriculture, construction, charities, and technology, Thomson Snell & Passmore delivers end-to-end legal guidance with an emphasis on clarity, diligence, and results.
Services Offered
- Making a will
- Estate planning
- Minimising exposure to Inheritance Tax (IHT)
- Creating a trust
- Family Investment Companies
- Creating Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs)
- Making a post death deed of variation
- Estate planning for every type of family
- Probate process, timeframes, and costs
- Intestacy (dying without a will)
- International estates
- Agricultural estates
- Digital assets
- Post death variations
- Independent Administration
- Support for beneficiaries
- Will disputes
- Trust disputes
- Inheritance Act 1975 claims
- Disputes with personal representatives and trustees
- Divorce & dissolution
- Finances on divorce & dissolution
- Children matters
- Cohabitation
- Prenuptial & postnuptial agreements
- One Couple, One Lawyer
- Collaborative law
- Mediation
- Injunctions & domestic violence
- Residential conveyancing process and fees
- Buying or selling a listed property
- Transfer of equity
- Buying and selling properties with land
- Joint ownership and declarations of trust
- Buy to let
- Buying a holiday or second home
- Lease extension & enfranchisement
- Planning
- Employment disputes & tribunals
- Settlement agreements
- Discrimination & harassment
- Redundancy & termination
- Disciplinary, grievances & performance management
- Restrictive covenants & confidentiality agreements
- Medical negligence claims (including accident/emergency, amputation, birth injury, brain injury, cancer misdiagnosis, cardiac, cauda equina, cerebral palsy, poor care claims, children’s compensation, cosmetic surgery, defective medical devices, diabetes, ENT, eyesight/vision, fatal & inquest, GP negligence, gynaecology, hospital negligence, urology/kidney, meningitis, misdiagnosis, no win no fee, orthopaedic, pregnancy, sepsis, spinal injury, stroke, surgery)
- Personal injury claims (including public/private place accidents, workplace accidents, allergic reactions, asbestos & poisoning, brain injury, chronic pain, criminal injury, cycling/motor biking, defective products, fatal accidents, functional neurological disorder, mesothelioma, road traffic accidents, self-drive/vehicle malfunction, spinal injury, sports injury)
- Personal tax compliance
- Trust management & tax compliance
- Property tax compliance
- Court of Protection & deputies services
- Appointing a deputy
- Statutory wills, gifts & other applications
- Personal injury trusts
- Supporting elderly & vulnerable people
- Expert witness service
- Notarial services
- Mergers & acquisitions (buy-side and sell-side)
- Private equity & venture capital
- Reorganisations & demergers
- Joint ventures & shareholder agreements
- Corporate advisory
- Share options & schemes
- Employee ownership trusts
- Commercial contracts
- Data & privacy issues
- Intellectual property
- Technology, IT & outsourcing
- Acquisition finance
- Asset based lending
- Real estate finance
- Acquisitions & disposals
- Portfolio asset management
- Residential development
- Commercial development
- Agricultural & rural affairs
- Construction
- Real estate disputes
- Building Safety Act advice
- Commercial & international disputes
- Construction disputes
- International arbitration
- Director, shareholder, company & partnership disputes
- Restructuring
- Fraud, insolvency & asset recovery
- Reputation management, defamation & privacy disputes
- Intellectual Property (IP), passing off, confidential information & IT disputes
- High value debt recovery
- Funding and third party funding
- TUPE, outsourcing and M&A employment matters
- Projects, redundancy & restructuring
- Employment status and IR35
- Employee data protection
- Discrimination in goods & services
- Data subject access requests
- Employment advice service
The firm supports a diverse range of sectors including agriculture & rural affairs, construction & engineering, charities & not-for-profit, education, food & drink, AI & technology, and transport & logistics. It holds several awards and accreditations, reflecting its excellence and commitment to client service, innovative legal solutions across England and Wales.
