Overseen by the ‘innovative’ Matthew Evans, the ’incredibly knowledgeable’ team at Hugh James is ‘uniquely experienced in handling a broad range of estates’. The ’extremely knowledgeable’ Eleanor Evans heads up the trusts and administration department and acts for financial institutions and trust corporations across a range of mandates, from commoditised probate applications, to multimillion-pound estates with overseas assets, business or agricultural property and contentious aspects. Austin Gill is also very skilled at administering estates as well as advising on estate planning matters, and Catrin Wigley heads up the estates planning sub group, receiving instructions from high-net-worth clients. Roman Kubiak leads on contentious trusts and probate matters, and Gareth Wisdom focuses on will writing mandates.
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Austin Gill
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Matthew Evans
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Roman Kubiak; Eleanor Evans; Gareth Wisdom; Catrin Wigley; Alun Jones; Samantha Roberts; Austin Gill; Ceri Webster; Kirsten Franklin; Lianne Jones