Andrew Wriglesworth > Wrigleys Solicitors LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
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Andrew Wriglesworth
Work Department
Personal tax, trusts and probate
Position
Partner
Career
As the joint head of the trusts and tax team Andrew is known within the firm and the industry field as being an expert with many important and high profile clients. He is head of the landed estates section of the Private Client department which covers ultra-high net worth clients and advises on estate and succession planning generally.
Andrew has extensive experience of advising on trust matters and structures, and associated inheritance tax and capital gains tax issues.
The main areas of his work include tax planning for landed estates, farmers; and wealthy individuals with a business, entrepreneurial or professional background.
Andrew studied History at York University gaining a BA Hons and thereafter attended York Law college to complete the Law conversion course and the Law Society Finals. Andrew joined Wrigleys, along with the rest of the Leeds Eversheds private client team, in 1999. Andrew qualified as a solicitor in 1995 and was promoted to partner in 2005/6 .
Memberships
Andrew is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and recently received a STEP Founders award. He is a trustee of the George Martin Charitable Trust and has been a Trustee of Leeds Community Foundation.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
(Hall of Fame)Wrigleys Solicitors LLP acts on behalf of a diverse range of high and ultra-high net worth clients, with particular expertise advising farming and land-owning groups, family business owners, and injured and disabled individuals. Andrew Wriglesworth
, whose particular area of expertise is landed estates, co-leads in Leeds alongside managing partner Marie-Louise Hamilton, who heads the trust management and family business teams. Jane Netting and Lynne Bradey additionally co-lead the team, and are based in Sheffield. Angus Hunter Smart is a key name for succession planning for landowning clients, while Julia Boyes covers trust law and a broad range of tax issues. Recent changes to the team include the recruitment of Suzannah Farnell from Veta Law in January 2023, and Chelsea Martin‘s promotion to partner, in May 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Personal tax, trusts and probate Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate