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Longmores Solicitors LLP Offices
24 CASTLE STREET
HERTFORD
SG14 1HP
England
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Alastair Liddiard
Work Department
Private Client
Position
Partner and Head of Trust and Estate Administration
Career
Alastair has nearly two decades of experience advising individuals and families about their wills, trusts and inheritance tax planning arrangements, both as a solicitor and formerly working for HSBC Trust Co (UK) Ltd.
Having studied Law at the University of Southampton, Alastair started his career working for HSBC Trust Co (UK) Ltd before training as a Solicitor. He undertook his solicitor’s training with a leading law firm in Croydon and, upon qualification in 2005, gained a position with a specialist private wealth law firm, specialising in wills, trusts, probate and elderly client advice.
Alastair joined Longmores in 2012, where he takes a leading role in the Private Client team, with a particular interest in trust creation and administration.
Alastair specialises in:
- Inheritance Tax Planning
- Administration of Trusts and Estates
- Will Drafting
- Trust Drafting (including associated documentation)
- Powers of Attorney
Memberships
Alastair is a member of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the Law Society Private Client Section.
Education
STEP (2012 – 2014 Postgraduate Diploma)
College of Law, Guildford (2002 Postgraduate Diploma 2002 Law and Legal Practice, Distinction)
University of Southampton (1995-1999 LLB (Hons) 2:2
Felsted School (1993 – 1995)
Wilson’s School, Wallington (1988-1993)
Leisure
Alastair is a keen follower of rugby and cricket, enjoys reading, and green tech issues.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Longmores Solicitors LLP’s ‘extremely professional and efficient’ team is based in Hertford, and assists clients with a broad range of issues, including Court of Protection applications and the administration of trusts and estates. The ‘very knowledgeable and helpful‘ Richard Horwood heads up the practice, and is particularly adept at assisting clients with reducing inheritance tax liabilities and handling the preparation of wills and succession issues for family businesses. Alastair Liddiard has extensive expertise in drafting trusts, handling powers of attorney, and winding up trusts.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx