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Ashfords LLP
1 NEW FETTER LANE
LONDON
EC4A 1AN
England
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John Toth

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Work Department

Trusts & Estates; Charities.

Position

Partner in the Trusts and Estates Team. John is Head of our Charities Group and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and the STEP Charities Special Interest Group.

Career

John advises on many aspects of private client work such as the creation of Wills, lifetime tax planning for individuals and the preparation of Lasting Powers of Attorney.

John also advises the estates of deceased persons on the best way to realise assets and can negotiate with HMRC to ensure that the correct amount of Inheritance Tax is paid.

John also drafts new Trusts and advises Trustees on complications which arise with their trusts and how to remedy them often without recourse to expensive Court proceedings.

John also advises the Administrators of non-UK individuals who have UK assets and need help in realising them. John is familiar with the necessary routes to obtain a UK grant of representation in these circumstances.

 Relevant experience:

  • Private clients: Advising high net worth individuals on suitable tax planning structures.
  • Private clients: Drafting deeds to confirm actions taken by trustees.
  • Private clients:  Preparing Wills incorporating discretionary trusts and charities.
  • Private client: Negotiating with HMRC on obtaining suitable reliefs for Inheritance Tax for a large estate.
  • Private clients: Advising individuals on business property relief.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit

The cornerstone of Ashfords LLP‘s practice involves disputed charity matters by way of legacy disputes; these matters are handled by the disputed wills and trusts team. Its wider charity offering comprises lawyers with a specialist charity interests from other departments such as the private wealth, employment and commercial litigation teams. Kerry Morgan Gould represents a number of national charities, as well as various smaller local charities. Robert Horsey and John Toth are among the other key senior members of the offering.

South West > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit

Ashfords LLP advises a broad range of national and regional charities on both contentious and non-contentious matters. The cross-disciplinary practice draws on members of the private wealth, employment, commercial litigation and property litigation teams, providing clients with a comprehensive legal service. The team is jointly led by trusts and estates head Kerry Morgan Gould, who also spearheads the contentious charities sector offering; John Toth, noted for his tax capabilities; and Robert Horsey, who heads up the disputed wills and trusts team.

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