Clara Staunton > Myerson Solicitors LLP > Altrincham, England > Lawyer Profile
Myerson Solicitors LLP Offices
GROSVENOR HOUSE
20 BARRINGTON ROAD
ALTRINCHAM
WA14 1HB
England
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Clara Staunton
Work Department
Wills, Trusts & Probate
Position
Partner in the Private Client Team specialising in Estates, Trusts, Wills and Inheritance Tax. Work includes dealing with complex and taxable estate, advising on tax efficient Wills, advising and drafting trusts, and managing trusts. A full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Career
Trained at a small firm in Leeds. Moved to Oxfordshire based firm Bower and Bailey upon qualification and joined Myerson in 2013.
Languages
English
Education
Leeds University
BPP Law School, Leeds
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Private client > Agriculture and estates
Myerson Solicitors LLP leverages its large and experienced private client team to provide individuals with a full service regarding agricultural and rural estate work. The team deal with multifaceted issues that require due diligence, legal compliance, tax mitigation, transactions and agreements, and also possess the ability to ‘handle huge pieces of litigation’. The department has been particularly involved in agricultural-related will disputes and succession planning, including acting as trustees for estates. The three team heads, Clara Staunton, Andrew Brown, and Mark Gillies, represent the three significant areas of work surrounding their agricultural portfolios, wills and trusts, corporate and commercial, and commercial property. Simon Cieluch has been involved in the administration of estates and agricultural disputes.
North West > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
(Next Generation Partners)Myerson Solicitors LLP acts on a range of estate and succession planning matters, advising clients on tax mitigation avenues through both traditional onshore and offshore trusts and alternative vehicles such as family investment companies. The team has also been active counselling individuals on gift options and the establishment of charitable trusts. Team head Bik-Ki Wong deals with complex estates and trusts, often with a cross-border aspect, as well as competently handling cases where mental capacity and undue influence is questioned. Clara Staunton has expertise in will drafting, lifetime trusts and tax relief, while Simon Cieluch, who has a broad practice, leverages a particular focus on complex estates and disputes amongst executors and beneficiaries.
Lawyer Rankings
- Agriculture and estates North West > Private client
- Next Generation Partners North West > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Personal tax, trusts and probate North West > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: elsewhere in the North West
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the North West
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in the North West
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
Firm Rankings
- Employment > Employment
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Construction
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery