Ms Bernadette O'Reilly > HCR Hewitsons > Cambridge, England > Lawyer Profile
HCR Hewitsons Offices
50-60 Station Road
CB1 2JH
England
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Ms Bernadette O'Reilly
Work Department
Private Client
Position
Partner, head of Private Client team in Cambridge. Succession and capital tax planning, trusts.
Career
After training in the City and practising in London, now heads private client team in Cambridge and works in both Cambridge and London offices.
Memberships
STEP
Education
BA(hons) history – University of Warwick; Common Professional Exam; Law Society Finals – College of Law.
Lawyer Rankings
East Anglia > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Cambridge
(Hall of Fame)The private client practice at HCR Hewitsons, described as being ‘very strong technically’ is led from Cambridge by Daniel Curtis, whose broad practice includes advising clients with foreign property or those who are domiciled abroad. Key practitioner Bernadette O’Reilly handles specific reliefs such as BPR and APR, and the protection of family assets and succession planning through wills and other measures. Elizabeth Davies frequently acts as trustee for trusts including private company shares, development land and diversified landed estates. The ‘brilliant’ Katherine Hague advises on capital tax planning for individuals and trustees. Senior associate Kelly Wardell is sought after for advice on estate planning.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame East Anglia > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Cambridge
- Personal tax, trusts and probate: Cambridge East Anglia > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Real estate > Commercial property: Cambridge
- Employment > Health and safety
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Cambridge
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Cambridge
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Cambridge
- Employment > Employment
- Employment > Pensions
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms