Natalie Butler > Charles Russell Speechlys LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
ONE LONDON SQUARE, CROSS LANES
GUILDFORD
SURREY
GU1 1UN
England

Work Department

Tax, trusts & succession; Private client

Position

Natalie advises on all aspects of private client work including will drafting, estate planning, deeds of variation and general trust administration.

She also has considerable experience in dealing with large and complex estate administration, often with international assets. Natalie has extensive experience in advising charities in relation to their legacy administration work and has also advised in relation to appropriate wording for specific bequests and residuary gifts in wills and in relation to legacy campaign literature. Natalie also deals with a variety of Court of Protection matters including lasting powers of attorney and deputyships and regularly advises both deputies and attorneys on their role and responsibilities and other Court of Protection applications.

Natalie is admitted to practise in England and Wales.

Experience

  • Acting for a number of deputies in relation to their role including dealing complex financial issues and overseas assets
  • Acting for the executor of an estate with international assets, involving tracing the assets and extensive negotiations with HMRC regarding the liability to inheritance tax
  • Completing a successful secondment with a major UK charity in their legacy administration team.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex

The ‘unerringly professional’ tax, trusts and probate team is at the core of Charles Russell Speechlys LLP’ offering in Guildford with recent work involving family business clients and cross-border estates. Practice head Sally Ashford has been described as ‘highly intuitive, generous, friendly and incredibly dynamic’ and specialises in estates and family succession planning including inheritance tax mitigation and trusts and Court of Protection matters. Richard Honey ‘provides responsive and practical support’ and goes ‘above and beyond’ to assist high-net-worth individuals with succession planning and trust structuring work and, more recently, issues involving cryptocurrencies and digitally held assets. New arrival Harriet Betteridge offers substantial experience across a range of matters including estate administration and specialist tax advisory work covering IHT areas and CGT matters. Kathryn Robinson works with large national charity clients and private clients on wills, lasting powers of attorney and lifetime inheritance tax planning. Natalie Butler is also noted by clients.