Karen Oliver > Stronachs LLP > Aberdeen, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Stronachs LLP Offices
28 ALBYN PLACE
ABERDEEN
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom
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Karen Oliver
Work Department
Private Client
Position
Karen joined the firm in 2009 and advises clients on all aspects of estate and succession planning from Wills, Trusts and other tax planning measures to winding up estates.
She has particular expertise in complex Trust matters and advises a wide range of clients including high net worth individuals, farming clients and landed estate owners.
She has a keen interest in assisting vulnerable adults, including setting up Powers of Attorney, providing advice to Guardians and putting in place suitable Trust arrangements. Where clients have received compensation payments as a result of an accident or injury, she can guide them through the creation and ongoing administration of an appropriate Personal Injury Trust, helping preserve their right to means tested benefits and ensuring that their funds are appropriately managed.
She also enjoys acting for charity clients. Drawing on personal experience as a Charity Trustee, she is experienced in establishing and running all types of charity, from Charitable Trusts to Charitable Companies and Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations (SCIOs).
Karen is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and was presented with the STEP Wills, Trusts and Executries Scottish Student of the Year Award during her studies.
Karen is recommended in the 2023 edition of Legal 500 UK.
Career
Stronachs LLP 2009 – present (training 2009 – 2011)
Languages
English
Memberships
Law Society of Scotland; Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners (STEP)
Education
Kincorth Academy, Aberdeen; University of Aberdeen LLB with Options in Management Studies (First Class Hons) (2008); Dip LP (2009)
Leisure
Live music, girlguiding and ice hockey
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
The Aberdeen-based team at Stronachs LLP is led by Jaclyn Russell, who is well-versed in handling tax and estate planning matters. The practice assists local and international clients with mandates concerning capital tax planning, power of attorney and estate administration. Kirsten Anderson and Karen Oliver advise on personal injury trust matters, while Raiya Law and Emily Wright handle estate and succession planning cases for high-net-worth individuals.
Scotland > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Led by Jaclyn Russell, who is praised as ‘approachable, understanding and knowledgeable’, the ‘first class’ team at Stronachs LLP advises landed estate owners and high-net-worth individuals on contentious matters concerning tax planning and power of attorney. Elevated to partnership in June 2023, Kirsten Anderson leads on capacity concerns, estate administration and property disputes. Other key contacts in the group include Paula Lukins and Karen Oliver, who assist with mitigation strategies and succession planning mandates.
Lawyer Rankings
- Contentious trusts and probate Scotland > Private client
- Personal tax, trusts and executries Scotland > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in Scotland
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation