Alison Walker > Raworths > Harrogate, England > Lawyer Profile
Raworths Offices
ETON HOUSE
89 STATION PARADE
HARROGATE
HG1 1HF
England
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Alison Walker
Work Department
Trusts, Wills and Estates
Position
Partner, Trusts, Wills and Estates
Career
Alison Walker is a Partner in the Trusts, Wills and Estates team. She advises on all aspects of wills, trusts and wider succession issues for individuals and families. Alison also deals with the administration of complex estates, particularly those involving business property and overseas property.
Prior to joining Raworths, Alison qualified into the corporate tax department at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer before becoming a Chartered Tax Advisor and working as a solicitor in corporate tax advising on corporate, fund and property taxation, and VAT. This previous experience gives her an understanding of different business and acquisition structures, corporate documents, and is invaluable in advising our owner-managed business clients on capital and business tax planning. Alison also advises on stamp duty, stamp duty land tax, partnerships and offshore structures.
Memberships
Alison is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and Stamp Taxes Practitioners Group, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and currently serves on the Yorkshire STEP committee.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
(Next Generation Partners)The trusts, wills and estates team at Raworths in Harrogate is headed by Rachel Tunnicliffe, who is ‘a leader in her field’. The team advises on a range of issues, from the administration of high-value trusts to sensitive, often multi-jurisdictional probate cases involving vulnerable clients. Alison Walker brings twelve years’ corporate tax experience to her role in the private client team; Sam Jenner is also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Personal tax, trusts and probate Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Property litigation