Gillian Coverley > Irwin Mitchell > Sheffield, England > Lawyer Profile
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SHEFFIELD
S3 8DT
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Gillian Coverley
Work Department
Tax, Trust and Estates
Position
Partner
Gillian is the National Head of Partnerships, Wills and Probate within the Private Client Services team. Gillian’s areas of expertise cover Wills, Probate and estate administration, tax and succession planning and trust advice.
Gillian leads many of the firm’s relationships with key partners in the private client space. This involves working closely with them to ensure that we are delivering a quality service for their customers and supporters.
Career
Trained Irwin Mitchell; qualified 2001; HSBC Trust Company (UK –provate services) prior to joining Irwin Mitchell in 1997; associate Irwin Mitchell 2003; partner 2007 to date. Current directorships: Irwin Mitchell Trustees Limited; Irwin Mitchell Trust Corporation Limited.
Memberships
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
Education
Kirk Balk School, Barnsley; University of Lancaster (1989-1992 Law); College of Law, Chester (1992-1993 Law Society Finals).
Leisure
Travel, badminton, modern jive dancing.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
The lifetime and estate planning team at Irwin Mitchell
is led by Paula Myers
, director of private client services, and Andrea Jones in the Leeds office, while Gillian Coverley leads the team in Sheffield. The team has experiencing of dealing with a range of clients, from business owners to old and vulnerable clients, along with landowners and those with agricultural interests. Notably, the team works closely with the firm’s medical negligence department, and offers expertise regarding disabled person’s trusts and personal injury trusts. Senior Associate Hollie Marcham‘s ‘considered and objective’ approach is appreciated; Katherine Wainman is also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family: elsewhere in Yorkshire
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Public sector > Education
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Sheffield and South Yorkshire
- Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property