Ms Gaynor Jackson > Ward Hadaway LLP > Newcastle upon Tyne, England > Lawyer Profile
Ward Hadaway LLP Offices

SANDGATE HOUSE
102 QUAYSIDE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 3DX
England
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Ms Gaynor Jackson

Work Department
Private Client
Position
Consultant
Career
Gaynor advises high net worth individuals in relation to Wills, Capital Tax Planning, Trusts and Estate matters.
In addition, she advises charities in relation to trust and estate issues of both a contentious and non-contentious nature. Gaynor is a recognised expert in advising the third sector on trust and estate issues which are often challenging and require sensitivity and a measured approach.
Gaynor is a regular contributor of articles on trust and estate matters and is a regular speaker on trust and estate topics through the Institute of Legacy Management’s training program and an occasional contributor in radio interviews on behalf of the charity sector.
Experience
Gaynor has considerable experience gained by over 20 years advising on matters affecting individuals and charities including:
Advising trustees in relation to family trusts on the taxation implications of winding down and distributing assets and their various alternative options regarding the future of the trust to meet that family’s particular future needs;
Advising clients on the various options and merits of estate planning through gifting to preserve wealth and protect assets for the next generation;
Advising charities on legacy management and website content for legacy fundraising;
Advising several charities in relation to an attempted claim for provision in suspicious circumstances;
Advising several charities in relation to an attempt to disinherit them with a Will made in suspicious circumstances shortly before the testator’s death.
Lawyer Rankings
North > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
In Newcastle, Ward Hadaway LLP’s private client practice advises on a broad range of matters, including succession and inheritance tax planning issues, trusts and wills, as well as Court of Protection applications, deputyships and state administrations. Andrew Facer heads up the department and handles complex succession planning work. Gaynor Jackson handles a range of inheritance issues, as well as probate issues and the construction of wills, while Deborah Spence advises on a range of inheritance tax post-death issues as well as specialising in complex lifetime tax planning for farmers and business owners. Other key members of the team are Sarah Dove and Rachel Hunter.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Newcastle
- Real estate > Commercial property: Newcastle
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Newcastle
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy and projects
- Public sector > Health
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Real estate > Planning and environment
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Education
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Social housing
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Family