Irwin Mitchell’s private client team covers personal tax, probate, wills, trusts, succession planning, and estate administration issues for clients across the UK and internationally. The firm advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and trustees, and work with several well-known charities on estate and will matters. Andrea Jones co-leads the national team alongside Gillian Coverley, who leads in Sheffield. Thomas Wainman leads the private client team in Leeds, focusing on inheritance tax and estate planning for business owners and rural clients. Emma McCann is a key name in the Sheffield team, handling wills, trusts, later life planning, and complex probate cases. Hollie Marcham is also recommended with expertise in international probate and trust matters.
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Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate
Position

Hollie specialises in advising family business clients on tax and succession planning issues including the creation of UK tax reports, trusts and complex Wills. Hollie deals with complex Court of Protection applications with a particular focus on statutory Will and gifting applications. Hollie advises on all legal aspects of work affecting vulnerable, elderly and mentally incapable individuals. Hollie has a particular focus on the administration of complex estates with business interests and where there is a contentious element running alongside the administration.

Career

Hollie joined Irwin Mitchell as an Associate Solicitor from Weightmans in May 2019. Hollie is STEP qualified and is a member of the STEP Business Families Special Interest Group, an accredited member of both Solicitors for the Elderly and the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate specialists. Hollie recently achieved a distinction in the STEP Advanced Certificate in Advising the Family Business.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Strong Leadership with wide range of skills, combined with excellent communication in a straightforward way that is transparent and easily understood makes it easy to formulate decisions that have long term benefits and do no require rehashing constantly.’

  • ‘Strength in depth - able to bring in pension, dispute and insolvency specialists. Strong experience below partner level - confidence in their knowledge and their ability to make the right decisions on complex matters.’

  • ‘Tom Wainman is pragmatic, sensible, happy to provide a view and very responsive.'

  • ‘I consider the team at Irwin Mitchell to be highly resourced and experienced, and capable of dealing with all matters across the full spectrum of complexity. They have dealt with a number of my clients who have always been highly satisfied.’

  • 'Professional, personable, willing to go the extra mile. Explain things in detail and in simple terms.'

  • 'Kat Wainman and her team are always available to keep projects on track, monitoring maters as they progress and ensuring that all parties are fully aware and informed.'

Key clients

  • Macmillan Cancer Support
  • Stroke Association
  • Finders
  • Santander UK