Mrs Charlotte Crawford > Hugh Jones Solicitors > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Hugh Jones Solicitors Offices
2, THE MALT HOUSE
DEVA CITY OFFICE PARK
MANCHESTER
M3 7BD
England
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Mrs Charlotte Crawford
Work Department
Private Client
Position
Charlotte is an experienced solicitor, Director and Head of our Private Client team. She is also a Director of the Hugh Jones Trust Corporation which acts as corporate trustee and executor.
Charlotte advises clients on wills and future planning which includes advice on the use of trusts, particularly if the client has concerns about protection of their assets or wishes to provide for someone who may be disabled or unable to manage their own affairs.
Charlotte also assists personal representatives and executors in the administration of estates. She is known for her sympathetic approach and works with clients in difficult circumstances to ensure that the administration process is as easy for them as possible.
She also specialises in the creations and administration of trusts, particularly family and PI trusts; this might include advising trustees on their duties and the powers available to them, assisting them to comply with increasing regulatory requirements or completing tax returns and trust accounts.
Memberships
Charlotte is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and in May 2017 was appointed as a member of the Law Society’s Private Client Section advisory committee. Charlotte is also a full accredited member of Solicitors for the Elderly
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
A leading player in Court of Protection work, Hugh Jones Solicitors is regularly appointed as deputies to act on the behalf of vulnerable individuals. Name partner Hugh Jones
specilaises in mental capacity work, as well as complex asset tracing and financial abuse investigation work; he routinely works alongside Chris Gallagher, who is well versed in Lasting Powers of Attorney issues, the appointment and removal of deputies, as well as a broad range of property and affairs applications. The team has recently bolstered its capacity for a full-service, with the arrival of Jill Rushton from Stephensons Solicitors LLP, a move which expands the already strong private client team, headed by Charlotte Crawford. Managing director Elizabeth Hughes continues to oversee the practice’s Court of Protection work, including complex clinical negligence cases, while Catherine Oakes is actively involved in mental capacity and personal injury issues.