John Feaster > Schofield Sweeney > Bradford, England > Lawyer Profile
Schofield Sweeney Offices
CHURCH BANK HOUSE
CHURCH BANK
BRADFORD
BD1 4DY
England
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John Feaster
Work Department
Private Client, Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate
Position
Partner in the private client team advising on tax and lifetime planning for high net worth clients and trusts. Specialist in Stamp duty land tax.
Career
2003-2009 Trained with Eversheds LLP, qualified in 2005
2009-2011 EDF Tax, nottingham, director
2011-2017 Director of tax at Schofield Sweeney, partner from 2017
Memberships
Law society, Chartered Institute of Tax, Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners, Stamp Taxes Practitioners Group.
Education
Cottingham high school, Wyke sixth form college, Sheffield University, Nottingham Law School
Leisure
Sport (watching), swimming, cooking and travel.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Schofield Sweeney is a popular choice for numerous prominent high net worth individuals and families, including those holding complex multijurisdictional assets. The group covers all aspects of estate and succession planning, with expertise in matters relating to trusts, real estate, and tax matters. Ashley Iredale, who is based in Huddersfield, co-leads the group alongside John Feaster in Bradford, and the ‘highly intelligent and personable’ Simon Glazebrook in Leeds. Jessica Savage joined the team from Milners Solicitors in late 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Education
- Real estate > Environment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Energy and projects
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Construction
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms