Timothy Rankin > Cleaver Fulton Rankin > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Cleaver Fulton Rankin
50 BEDFORD STREET
BELFAST
BT2 7FW
United Kingdom
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Work Department

Private Client

Position

Timothy is a Director in the Private Client department. He specialises in the drafting and administration of wills, trusts and estates as well as dealing with capacity issues such as Controllership and Enduring Powers of Attorney.

Career

Timothy qualified in 2010, having joined Cleaver Fulton Rankin as a trainee in 2008.  He was promoted to Associate in 2013, to Associate Director in 2017 and to Director in November 2019.

Memberships

Timothy has completed all four modules of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Diploma and is a committee member of the Northern Ireland branch of STEP.

Education

Timothy studied at the University of Manchester and the College of Law, Chester, and is qualified to practice in both Northern Ireland and England & Wales.

Lawyer Rankings

Northern Ireland > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate

(Next Generation Partners)

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The ‘efficient and responsive’ Cleaver Fulton Rankin team is active for high net worth clients in the full range of matters. The group has further expertise in the administration of private and charitable trusts. Team lead Michael Graham is a past chair of the Northern Ireland branch of the society of trust & estate practitioners, and has expertise in tax, the administration of estates, and issues affecting elderly clients. Jonathan Forrester has strength in contentious matters, including proceedings to remove executors, breach of trust claims, and inheritance tax. Timothy Rankin is noted for his expertise in the operation of trusts. Associate director Brid McColgan is a key name.