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Carson McDowell

MURRAY HOUSE, MURRAY STREET, BELFAST, BT1 6DN, NORTHERN IRELAND
Tel:
Work 028 9024 4951
Fax:
Fax 028 9024 5768
DX:
403 NR-BELFAST
Email:
Web:
www.carson-mcdowell.com
Carson McDowell, Neil Bleakley, Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND

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Neil Bleakley

Tel:
Work 028 9024 4951
Email:
Carson McDowell

Work Department

Private client.

Position

Partner in private client department, specialising in administration of estates, wills, trusts, estate planning and mental capacity-related issues.

Career

Trained Carson McDowell; qualified 1998; associate 2004; partner 2010 to date. Publication of note: contributed (together with assistant Wendy Carberry) to the Northern Ireland chapter of ‘International Succession’ – 3rd edition – Oxford – 2010.

Member

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Education

Regent House; Queens University of Belfast (1995 LLB,1996 LLM).

Northern Ireland: Private client

Personal tax, trusts and probate

Within: Leading individuals

Neil Bleakley - Carson McDowell

Within: Personal tax, trusts and probate

Carson McDowell’s private client team provides 'an excellent service and can be relied upon to address matters in a timely fashion.' The group assists high-net-worth clients with non-contentious and contentious high-value estate planning, often in the multimillion-pound range and frequently involving financial provision claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) (NI) Order 1979. The practice is noted for its extensive experience in representing trustees in high-profile trust administrations. Other matters handled by the team include registering enduring powers of attorney and providing tax advice. Practice head Neil Bleakley has ‘a proactive approach’ and displays ‘thorough knowledge’. Associate Fiona Wallace ‘interacts very well with clients’.

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