Catherine has been advising individuals and their families on estate planning matters for more than 25 years. She has extensive experience in managing complex estates, both in the UK and abroad, and particular strength in devising holding structures for family wealth including companies, partnership and trusts.
She works closely with the Corporate and Family teams at Forsters to deliver strategic advice on asset structuring, succession and taxation from both the personal and commercial point of view. She has particular expertise in establishing family investment companies and an interest in all aspects of philanthropy. Within the practice, she focusses on building the firm’s client base of UK domiciled and resident clients.
In addition to her mix of clients with businesses and private wealth, she acts for a number of significant landed estates and for living artists and those investing in art. She has an in-depth knowledge of agricultural and heritage property taxation in addition to the more corporate-focussed tax legislation, such as business property relief. Catherine is a co-founder of Artistate Limited, an organisation established to support artists and their estates.
Catherine is fluent in French and qualified as a Solicitor in in 1996 at Withers, where she was also a Partner. She joined Forsters as a Partner in 2008.
Catherine has been recommended in a variety of leading directories including Chambers UK Guide for her expertise in Art and Cultural Property, Chambers HNW Guide, The Legal 500 and the Citywealth Leaders List. She is recognised as a ‘Top Recommended Lawyer’ in the Spear’s 500 2023 directory.