Catherine Mowat > Tees Law > Cambridge, England > Lawyer Profile

Tees Law
TITAN HOUSE
CASTLE PARK
CAMBRIDGE
CB3 0BY
England

Work Department

Private Client

Position

Senior Partner

Catherine is Partner in the private client department, leading the Cambridge team, specialising in wills, estate planning and administration, trust creation and management, Court of Protection and powers of attorney, acts as professional deputy.  She has particular expertise in succession and estate planning for rural clients.

Career

Trained at Tees Law; qualified 2000; Associate 2003; Partner 2007; Senior Partner 2021.

Languages

French, German.

Memberships

Law Society probate section.

Education

Coopers’ Company and Coborn School; University of Greenwich, LLB Hons (2:1), 1994-1997; Nottingham Law School, LPC, 1997 – 1998; Nottingham Trent, MBA in Legal Practice Management (Distinction), 2005-2008 .

Leisure

Music, in particular singing in two local choirs.

Lawyer Rankings

East Anglia > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Cambridge

(Hall of Fame)

Catherine MowatTees Law

Tees Law‘s practice is noted for its ‘friendly, people-oriented approach to client relations’. The firm has a large private client practice in which ‘efficient, professional and compassionate‘ practice head and senior partner Catherine Mowat is highly regarded. Associates to note are the ‘humble and efficient’ Chris Claxton-Shirley, and STEP member Heather Fuff, who ‘gives very clear, relevant and concise advice in an engaged and friendly manner‘. The firm’s diverse client base includes high-net-worth individuals, members of the House of Lords, academics, business owners, farmers and landowners.

East Anglia > Private client > Agriculture and estates

Tees Law‘s Cambridge-based team is noted as giving well thought through advice and support’. Senior associate Alex Waples who handles property matters, and senior partner Catherine Mowat, who focuses on the administration of complex rural estates and succession planning, lead the Cambridge agriculture and estates practice. Key partner James Dowson handles agricultural property transactions, including high-value sales and purchases of land, and strategic land deals.