Forbes Solicitors acts for a range of HNW individuals and SME business owners, providing guidance on probate, wills, the establishment of various trust types, wealth planning and complex and contentious estate administrations. Jane Burbidge heads up the team and has a broad practice, covering estate and tax planning, as well as will and trust drafting. Elizabeth Whitaker is an expert in probate issues and Rebecca Rushworth often advises elderly and vulnerable clients on wills, trusts and probate. Both are key practitioners based in the Northwest.
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‘Elizabeth Whitaker is fantastic - incredibly practical and understanding, makes suggestions in a very sensitive and emotional charged area of law in a kind and considered way.’
‘I have found the whole team to be very caring, efficient, and easily approachable.’
Practice head
Jane Burbidge
Other key lawyers
Elizabeth Whitaker; Rebecca Rushworth; Victoria Motley