Zahra Siddiqui > Mills & Reeve LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Mills & Reeve LLP Offices
No.1 Circle Square
3 Symphony Park
MANCHESTER
M1 7FS
England
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Zahra Siddiqui
Work Department
Private tax.
Position
Zahra has been instrumental in growing the wills and estate planning team significantly and it is now a major player in the Manchester market place. Zahra’s particular area of expertise is advising on complex and innovative tax planning, including sophisticated wills and trusts. She acts as a trustee for many family trusts and has a particular niche in advising doctors and retired doctors on their estate planning affairs.
Career
Trained Dootson Eckersley Hope; qualified 1997; Dootson Eckersley Hope 1995-2000; Gorna & Co 2000-01; George Davies Solicitors LLP 2001-13; Mills & Reeves LLP 2013 to date.
Memberships
Law Society.
Education
Smithills Sixth Form College, Bolton; University of Wolverhampton (1995 BA (Hons) 2(1) Economics); CPE (Pass with commendation); LPC (Distinction).
Leisure
Trekking, gym, films, reading.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
(Leading individuals)Mills & Reeve LLP act on a range of personal tax and estate matters, including inheritance tax mitigation strategies, advising on trusts and trustee duties, and the creation of charities. Practice head Deborah Clark has specialist expertise in family investment companies, with a nationwide practice focused on high-net-worth individuals in sectors, such as professional services and finance. Zahra Siddiqui provides trusted counsel to clients with assets in multiple jurisdictions, advising on double tax treaties and safeguarding wills against tax challenges, and has a strong client network in the sports sector. Charlotte Shaughnessy works alongside business owners and entrepreneurs to advise on succession and tax planning and has a strong understanding of navigating business and agricultural tax relief claims. Christopher Noel joined the practice from DWF in September 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals North West > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Personal tax, trusts and probate North West > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Public sector > Education
- Private client > Family
- Public sector > Health
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- Employment > Employment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Construction
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant