Andrew Durkan > Sills & Betteridge LLP > Lincoln, England > Lawyer Profile

Sills & Betteridge LLP Offices

Sills & Betteridge LLP
Aquis House
18 – 28 Clasketgate
Lincoln
LN2 1JN
England
Visit website 01522 542211 01522 510463

Andrew Durkan

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01522 542211 [email protected]

Work Department

Wills, trusts, probate and affairs of the older client.

Position

Recommended Lawyer 2024

Andrew offers specialist advice on all aspects of wills, trusts, probate, tax planning, lasting powers of attorney and issues involving the Court of Protection. Andrew also advises on issues relating to NHS Continuing Healthcare funding. Notable cases: Andrew acted for the family in the case of Re AD (2016, Court of Protection) successfully defending the application to rescind the deputyship order on the basis of recovery of capacity.

Career

Trained Sills & Betteridge; qualified 1997; partner 2003.

Memberships

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Membership Committee

Education

St Bernard’s Secondary School; Thomas Rotherham College; University of Manchester (1992 BA Accounting and Law (Hons)); College of Law, Chester (1993 LSF).

Lawyer Rankings

East Midlands > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate

The ‘very friendly and approachable team‘ at Sills & Betteridge LLP acts for a varied client roster, which includes landed estate owners, business owners, farmers and high-net-worth individuals. The team assists across the spectrum of probate, tax trust and will mandates and also handles Court of Protection applications. Andrew Durkan and Richard Bussell jointly lead the practice from Lincoln, while Sarah Steel is the main contact in Boston.

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