Jonathan Gater > Blandy & Blandy LLP > Reading, England > Lawyer Profile

Blandy & Blandy LLP
ONE FRIAR STREET
READING
RG1 1DA
England

Work Department

Private Client

Position

Jonathan Gater is a partner in the Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts team at Blandy & Blandy.

He specialises in trust and estate administration, Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection matters. He acts as Attorney for a number of clients, assisting them with the day-to-day management of their affairs and also regularly acts as Executor or Trustee for clients.

Jonathan works closely with the rest of his team, who are specialists in Court of Protection matters. They regularly act for people who are under the jurisdiction of the Court of Protection and are experienced in acting as independent Deputies for incapacitated people, and making deputyship applications for family members who wish to be appointed.

Career

Trained at Blandy & Blandy, qualified in 1993 and became a partner in 2000.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Solicitors for the Elderly
  • The Law Society

Education

  • University of Manchester, LLB
  • College of Law (Chester)

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40

(Leading individuals)

Jonathan GaterBlandy & Blandy LLP

Praised by clients for its ‘knowledge, communication and professionalism‘, Blandy & Blandy LLP works with a number of clients on a host of matters, ranging from wills and estate planning to proceedings taken before the Court of Protection. ‘Professional, discreet, and knowledgeable‘, Jonathan Gater is known for his expertise in trust and estate administration, Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection work. Department manager Caroline Casagranda regularly advises on the preparation of Wills, estate and Inheritance Tax planning, probate and estate administration and lasting powers of attorney, while Elizabeth Short ‘excels at making complex probate matters easily understood‘. Other names to note include Louise Nelson and Kelly Chandler. All named lawyers are based in Reading.