Neil Bleakley > Carson McDowell > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Carson McDowell Offices
MURRAY HOUSE
MURRAY STREET
BELFAST
BT1 6DN
United Kingdom
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Neil Bleakley
Work Department
Private client.
Position
Partner in private client department, specialising in administration of estates, wills, trusts, estate planning and mental capacity-related issues.
Career
Trained Carson McDowell; qualified 1998; associate 2004; partner 2010 to date. Publication of note: contributed (together with assistant Wendy Carberry) to the Northern Ireland chapter of ‘International Succession’ – 3rd edition – Oxford – 2010.
Memberships
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Education
Regent House; Queens University of Belfast (1995 LLB,1996 LLM).
Lawyer Rankings
Northern Ireland > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
(Hall of Fame)Carson McDowell is a prominent name for its work in high-value and complex matters, with expertise in wills and trusts, as well as advising in relation to mental capacity matters. The group also has experience in contentious estate matters. Neil Bleakley
, who has led the department since 2002, is well known for his expertise in estate planning and administration. Senior associate Andrew Davidson, who has experience in the preparation of wills and the implementation of trusts, and associate Naomi Lamont, who joined from Elliott Duffy Garrett in 2021, are names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Northern Ireland > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Personal tax, trusts and probate Northern Ireland > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning and environment