Simpler Law News & Advice.

We are excited to share that we have been shortlisted in the Modern Law Private Client Awards 2026.

Helen Claydon, Chief Legal Officer, wins Highly Commended at The Probate Industry Awards 2026.

We are delighted to announce that Simpler Law are finalists in three categories at the Modern Law Awards 2026. We have been shortlisted for both Wills & Probate Team of the Year and Law Firm of the Year (Medium).

There was much excitement among Simpler Law employees recently as we celebrated ten years since we were founded. Along with our sister companies Fidelis Legal Services and Northwood Banks & Co. we were invited to a spectacular black tie ball thrown by the HAIG Legal Group for all employees.

The finalists for the Probate Industry Awards 2026 have been confirmed and we’re excited to be shortlisted in two categories. Our founder and Chief Legal Officer, Helen Claydon, is up for Probate Lawyer Of The Year. We hope that she can go one better than the Highly Commended she achieved in this category in 2025 this year.

When we announced Alzheimer’s Society as our first ever Charity of the Year at the beginning of 2024, we set ourselves the target of raising £5,000.

We are excited to share that we achieved ‘Highly Commended’ in the Will Writing Firm of the Year category at the 2025 Probate Industry Awards.

We are delighted to announce that Helen Claydon has been shortlisted for Lawyer of the Year in the 2025 Modern Law Awards.

We are absolutely thrilled that Simpler Law director, Andrew Townsend, has been awarded East of England Scale-up Entrepreneur of the Year.

It is with some pride that we can announce we have been announced as the Large Estate Planning Firm of the Year 2024.

The HAIG Legal Group is proud to be involved in the British Wills & Probate Awards as sponsor of the Community & Charity Champions category.

Simpler Law are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted as finalists in the Estate Planning Firm of the Year - Large.

In the ‘wee small’ hours of 10th August 2024 five brave souls began an adventure across the Peak District in Derbyshire.

We are excited to share that Chief Legal Officer, Helen Claydon, won Lawyer of the Year Tax & Trusts at the Modern Law Private Client Awards

We are delighted to share that HAIG Legal Group companies have been shortlisted in four categories at the Modern Law Private Client Awards.

Mohammed Khaliq, from our sister company Northwood Banks & Co has won the prestigious “One to Watch Conveyancer of the Year award.

Colleagues at our sister company, Fidelis Legal Services, are doubly proud after the announcement of this year’s ‘Probies’ finalists.

We are excited to announce that a solicitor from Northwood Banks has been shortlisted in this years British Conveyancing Awards.

Fidelis Legal Services is excited to announce that Helen Claydon, has been shortlisted as Female Trailblazer of the Year.

At Simpler Law we have chosen the Alzheimer's Society as our first ever official charity of the year and hope to raise much-needed funds.