Claire Sharp > Debenhams Ottaway > St Albans, England > Lawyer Profile
Debenhams Ottaway Offices
IVY HOUSE
107 ST PETERS STREET
ST ALBANS
AL1 3EW
England
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Claire Sharp
Work Department
Wills, trusts and probate
Position
Claire is a partner in the Wills, trusts and probate team. She specialises in probate, trusts, Wills and inheritance tax planning, with an emphasis on trusts, including the management of a wide range of different types of trusts, and the preparation of lifetime trusts, including family settlements, interest in possession, discretionary and personal injury trusts. She also deals with elderly client work, including lasting powers of attorney and Court of Protection matters.
Career
Trained Turner & Debenhams (now Debenhams Ottaway); qualified 2005; partner 2011.
Memberships
Private Client Section of The Law Society; Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Praised for its ‘attention to detail, empathy and client service‘, the team at Debenhams Ottaway provides a diverse offering, often advising on lifetime planning for the protection of vulnerable adults, the administration of trusts, and inheritance tax issues. The ‘magical‘ Susan Glenholme heads up St Albans-based practice with her deep knowledge of private wealth management, the drafting of lifetime trusts and registration of enduring powers of attorney. Claire Sharp maintains a trust-focused practice, regularly dispensing advice on life interest trusts and discretionary trusts, in addition to being appointed by clients as trustee or executor. The ‘excellent‘ Rachel Hyndman is particularly experienced in advising on Court of Protection issues concerning care for the elderly and deputyship issues.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery