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Mills & Reeve LLP Offices

Mills & Reeve LLP
No.1 Circle Square
3 Symphony Park
MANCHESTER
M1 7FS
England
Visit website 0344 880 2666

Zahra Siddiqui

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0161 234 8862 zahra.siddiqui@mills-reeve.com

Work Department

Private tax.

Position

Zahra has been instrumental in growing the wills and estate planning team significantly and it is now a major player in the Manchester market place. Zahra’s particular area of expertise is advising on complex and innovative tax planning, including sophisticated wills and trusts. She acts as a trustee for many family trusts and has a particular niche in advising doctors and retired doctors on their estate planning affairs.

Career

Trained Dootson Eckersley Hope; qualified 1997; Dootson Eckersley Hope 1995-2000; Gorna & Co 2000-01; George Davies Solicitors LLP 2001-13; Mills & Reeves LLP 2013 to date.

Memberships

Law Society.

Education

Smithills Sixth Form College, Bolton; University of Wolverhampton (1995 BA (Hons) 2(1) Economics); CPE (Pass with commendation); LPC (Distinction).

Leisure

Trekking, gym, films, reading.

Lawyer Rankings

North West > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate

(Leading individuals)

Zahra Siddiqui – Mills & Reeve LLP

Mills & Reeve LLP act on a range of personal tax and estate matters, including inheritance tax mitigation strategies, advising on trusts and trustee duties, and the creation of charities. Practice head Deborah Clark has specialist expertise in family investment companies, with a nationwide practice focused on high-net-worth individuals in sectors, such as professional services and finance. Zahra Siddiqui provides trusted counsel to clients with assets in multiple jurisdictions, advising on double tax treaties and safeguarding wills against tax challenges, and has a strong client network in the sports sector. Charlotte Shaughnessy works alongside business owners and entrepreneurs to advise on succession and tax planning and has a strong understanding of navigating business and agricultural tax relief claims. Christopher Noel joined the practice from DWF in September 2023.

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