Victoria Mahon de Palacios > Wedlake Bell LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Wedlake Bell LLP
71 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET
LONDON
EC4V 4AY
England

Work Department

Private Client

Position

Victoria’s practice includes all aspects of private client work. She has expertise in Court of Protection and elderly client work to include advising on applications to the Court regarding deputyship appointments, mental capacity issues, powers of attorney and protection of assets for vulnerable beneficiaries.

She advises individuals on methods of mitigating inheritance tax and capital gains tax through lifetime gifts, trusts and tax-efficient wills, together with advising on the administering of estates and trusts.

Victoria also advises on the establishment of new charitable structures, charity mergers / variations and matters relating to the administration of charities.

Victoria is named in the Citywealth Top 100 Private Client Lawyers list 2021 (particularly due to her work in the philanthropy sector) and was awarded Silver in Citywealth’s Lawyer of the Year, Senior/Managing Associate in 2020. She was previously named one of the country’s “Top 35 Under 35” private client advisers in eprivateclient magazine for 3 years.