‘Knowledgeable and practical’ partner Tom Lawrence heads the Norwich-based offering at Howes Percival LLP, whose ’technical capabilities and depth of experience’ underpins a service that delivers tailored advice in complex situations to high-net-worth families, farmers, business owners and trusts. The practice offers fully integrated estate planning solutions for clients, collaborating with relevant teams in the firm. Lawrence is accomplished across intergenerational estate planning, establishment of trusts, settlements and wills, as well as associated capital taxes advice. Stuart Maggs specialises in succession advice for farmers and owner-managed businesses, and Lauren Abbs is also a core team member, along with the ‘reliably prompt’ Jan Tyler.
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‘Extremely high-level advice for landed estate clients, exceptional technical knowledge.’
‘Stuart Maggs - exceptional technical knowledge, efficient and extremely personable. Able to simplify technical issues for clients.’
‘The technical capabilities and depth of experience with advising high net worth individuals is excellent.’
‘Stuart Maggs is exceptional at advising on complex tax and legal matters.’
‘Howes Percival was my firm of choice due to the complex nature of my brief. They have extensive experience with family law in particular associated with family farms. Howes Percival have been forward thinking and I have every confidence in HP's ability to guide me through this legal maze.’
‘My trust is fully with Jan Tyler of Howes Percival. She has understood the brief in an extremely perceptive manner. She is reliably prompt to respond and has shown great tenacity and communications ability with my two trustees and their advisors and my sisters advisors.’
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Practice head
Tom Lawrence
Other key lawyers
Stuart Maggs; Lauren Abbs; Jan Tyler; Vanessa Fitt; Joseph Keeping