Coodes are an award-winning firm of Solicitors in Cornwall & Devon Taking care of the past, present and future

Care Proceedings

Many of our team are members of the Law Society Children Panel and are recognised specialists in court proceedings where the Local Authority Social Services children department are involved with you and your children.

We can come with you to initial meetings and try to help you work with Social Services to resolve the problems.

If Care Proceedings are started at court we can represent you at all levels within the Family Court and can employ specialist services such as expert witnesses and Barristers where necessary.

We can deal with the whole range of public law children cases for you, from a Supervision or Care order through to long term foster care placements, adoption or whether to apply for a Special Guardianship order.

Environmental permits are now required for all properties with a private drainage system

The Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 came into force on 6th April 2010. The objective is to regulate the discharge of treated sewage and effluent by the issuing of permits. Most properties are connected to the main sewers, however for some properties this is not possible and there needs to be an alternative method for waste disposal.

Holsworthy takes the lead in helping make housing affordable for local people!

Pam Johns who manages our Holsworthy Office comments on the Localism Bill and Holsworthy leading by example! She says…….. “there’s exciting times ahead locally with this Government committed to a “Localism Bill” meaning if there’s over 70% support for a scheme to build some houses for local people in a village/hamlet etc, the Local Housing [...]