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Personal tax, trusts and probate
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- Browne Jacobson LLP (Nottingham)
- Freeth Cartwright LLP (Leicester, Nottingham)
- Harvey Ingram LLP (Leicester)
- Hewitsons LLP (Northampton)
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Nelsons Solicitors Limited (Derby, Leicester, Nottingham)
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Rothera Dowson (Nottingham) - Tollers LLP (Corby, Kettering, Northampton)
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- Howes Percival LLP (Leicester, Northampton)
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Shacklocks (Mansfield)
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Smith Partnership (Derby, Leicester) - Spearing Waite LLP (Leicester)
William Colacicchi heads the seven-fee-earner team at Browne Jacobson LLP, which is experienced in handling technically complex matters. In 2011, a team led by Stephen Howe advised in connection with the use of trusts and EFRBs for remuneration planning. In another highlight, the firm acted for executors in the administration of a £100m estate.
Freeth Cartwright LLP is noted for its ‘swift responses’, and team leader Nigel Cullen is ‘highly experienced’. The firm recently acted in relation to several multimillion-pound contested estates. Cullen was also appointed as a replacement trustee in respect of the administration of a £15m trust.
Harvey Ingram LLP’s team is a ‘preferred choice’ for the administration of high-value trusts. The firm acts for settled estates in Leicestershire, and advises high-net-worth individuals on complex inheritance tax planning. Mark Dunkley and Stephen Woolfe have ‘excellent technical ability’.
The probate offering at Hewitsons LLP ‘cannot be faulted in any respect’, and Clare Colacicchi is ‘extremely efficient’. In 2011, Catherine Ball handled a number of estates with values over £8m. The firm also secured 100% business property relief from HMRC for a client business.
Bolstered in 2011 by the arrival of the ‘approachable’ Ella Millett, Nelsons Solicitors Limited’s practice is split between Nottingham and Derby. The firm provides an online wills service for Cancer Research UK.
Geldards LLP’s team undertakes high-level probate and general estate work. Erica Thomson has been promoted to partner, adding to Grace Steele’s ‘outstanding’ tax knowledge.
Roythornes LLP brings its core agricultural specialism to bear on high-value tax matters for wealthy landowners and businesses. In 2011, Jarred Wright’s team advised in relation to a significant £20m estate, involving issues of renewable energy and combinable crops. Graham Smith’s expertise includes Agricultural Holdings Act matters.
Shakespeares’ team is led by John Pears, who specialises in sophisticated tax planning. In 2011 he advised on a multimillion-pound trust, in respect of inheritance tax liability on a ten-yearly anniversary charge. Clients include Wilkinson Hardware Stores and the Jones Charity Trust.
Trevor George’s team at Shoosmiths deals with all aspects of private client work for high-net-worth individuals.
At Actons, the highly regarded Mandy Kelly advises on high-value estates and agricultural relief.
James Bolton now heads the department at Chattertons, after Elizabeth Nicholson’s retirement. Caroline Mockford is also recommended.
At Langleys Solicitors LLP, David Wood ‘will always go the extra mile’; Andrew Fearn is ‘knowledgeable’; and Debbie Harrison is ‘reliable and enthusiastic’.
QualitySolicitors Wilson Browne’s seven-partner probate team includes a number of lawyers active on the Court of Protection’s panel.
Flint Bishop LLP provides a will-writing service for clients such as Oxfam.
Rothera Dowson’s lawyers ‘explain things in layman’s terms’. Jeremy Allen’s department regularly acts for estates worth more than £1m. In 2011, the three-partner team successfully defended an action brought by Nottingham City Council against an elderly client to secure a charge on a property to pay nursing home fees.
Tollers LLP’s two-partner team is headed by Barry Rogers, and has wills, tax, and estate planning capabilities.
Wilkin Chapman LLP handles complex tax planning and probate work, specialising in agricultural estates. Lisa-Jane Howes heads the five-partner team.
Howes Percival LLP saw the arrival of Elizabeth Young from Brethertons LLP, and provides a full tax and probate service.
Derbyshire-based Shacklocks is active in wills and IHT planning.
At Smith Partnership, probate litigation specialist Simon Richardson is noted for his ‘overall knowledge’.
Lindsey Atterbury’s team at Spearing Waite LLP has been increasingly active in relation to foreign probates. In 2011, the team handled 53 estates with a combined value over £45m.
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Supreme Court provides guidance on forum conveniens and piercing the corporate veil
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Penningtons establishes pensions team with two senior lateral hires
Penningtons Solicitors LLP has recruited partner Maria Riccio and associate Rupert Graham-Evans to lead its newly established pensions law team. Working between the firm's Hampshire and London offices, they will also support Penningtons' regional offices across Cambridge and the South East, advising clients in the UK and internationally. -
III St. Petersburg International Legal Forum
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Bedell Trust appoints experienced Trust Practitioner in London
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Bedell advise AXA Real Estate on CISX listed UK REIT for £472m Ropemaker Place Acquisition
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Clinical negligence 'rising star' joins Penningtons' Cambridge team
Penningtons Solicitors LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of Guy Forster as an associate in its nationally recognised specialist clinical negligence team. Guy has moved from Irwin Mitchell in Birmingham to head the clinical negligence team in Penningtons’ Cambridge office. -
Penningtons teams up with Innotech to support UK technology sector
Penningtons Solicitors LLP is sponsoring the Innotech Summit 2013, one of the UK’s leading technology business events. Taking place at Level39 in Canary Wharf on Friday 26 April, this year’s event aims to provide a platform to connect investors, tech entrepreneurs and game changing technologies in order to help develop tech start ups throughout the country. -
Penningtons named in Top 25 Most Admired Companies list
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Penningtons advises on sale of WG Healthcare to US market leader
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Penningtons secures further Solicitors Regulation Authority panel role
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