Partner
Edward Coxall is a Partner with the firm and advises a variety of UK and international clients, both on commercial and corporate matters, and has additional expertise in French property matters.
Edward qualified as a solicitor in 1989, after studying at Warwick University and the College of Law, beginning his career as a commercial/corporate lawyer with five years at a London firm, followed by experience at two South East firms. He joined Mayo Wynne Baxter in 2004 and advises mainly UK and French SME clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters from start-up through to sale. Edward frequently advises businesses on e-commerce and, as a member of the Media and Creative Industries team, on intellectual property issues. Edward’s clients are drawn from a wide variety of sectors although many are in the services and leisure industries including a number of Leisure Trusts operating local authority leisure centres.
Edward also has over 10 years’ involvement in the French property market advising clients on French property purchases and sales and dealing with estates where there are cross-border implications.
When purchasing property in France the transfer deed prepared by the Notaire will very often specify that in the event of any error in the surface area of the property or the description of any easements affecting the property the purchaser has no right of recourse against the vendor, in the absence, of course, of… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)
January 21st, 2012
French Finance Law 2011 and proposed Wealth Tax (impot de solidarité sur la fortune (ISF)) reform – how might the changes affect you? Like most European governments France is grappling with budget deficits and it is no surprise therefore that the principal objective of the 2011 Finance Law (which came into force on 1st January… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)
January 20th, 2012
Edward Coxall provides a summary of some recent changes in French property law including changes to home inspection reports and clarification on the “cooling-off” period When selling (or letting) properties there are a number of reports that must be available to a prospective purchaser (or tenant) before they enter into a binding commitment. The law… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)
January 18th, 2012
