Ms Lucy Wood > B P Collins LLP > Gerrards Cross, England > Lawyer Profile
B P Collins LLP Offices
20 Station Road
GERRARDS CROSS
SL9 8EL
England
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Ms Lucy Wood
Work Department
Position
Partner and Practice Group Leader
Career
Lucy advises on drafting wills, estate and inheritance tax planning, Lasting powers of attorney, the creation and administration of trusts, Court of Protection work and the administration estates. As a full member of the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners, Lucy specialises in advising high net worth clients on all aspects of their estates.
Lucy is highly experienced in working with clients at all stages of their life, whether it’s starting out, established families or people in their senior years. She is able to identify likely issues that could be on their agenda (or should be) and works proactively with them and other departments within the firm, to ensure they have well rounded advice.
Lucy provides support and advice in a clear, straightforward manner and builds lasting relationships with her clients.
Lucy has been awarded Lawyer of the Year by the Bucks, Berks and Oxon Law Society in recognition of the high standard of service she provides to her clients.
Languages
English
Memberships
Law Society’s Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme (WIQS)
Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP).
Lucy is on the Board of Trustees of Heart of Bucks a charitable community foundation that matches donor funds with local projects and good causes.
Leisure
Lucy lives in Thame and is a keen cook in her spare time – her husband is always a willing volunteer to taste new recipes!
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
(Leading individuals)In Gerrards Cross, B P Collins LLP houses a ‘personal, caring and efficient‘ practice with a diverse offering, handling both contentious and non-contentious issues. The group regularly dispenses advice on capital tax planning work, with practitioners often appointed to act as professional executors and trustees. Lucy Wood heads up the practice with her vast experience in acting for high-net-worth individuals with inheritance tax planning, the administration of trusts, and lasting powers of attorney. ‘Experienced, responsive and cerebral‘ senior associate Dominic Ibbs is adept at advising on a broad range of issues, including Court of Protection applications and estate administrations, while associate Sharon Heselton has extensive expertise in advising on estates consisting of overseas assets and business shares.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals South East > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx South East > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Immigration
- Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
- Real estate > Property litigation