Wills, Trusts, & Probate

Our wills solicitors will:

• have a meeting with you to discuss what your estate is made up of and the family, friends and charities that are important to you and how you would like to benefit them.
• talk you through various options with a view to saving tax and protecting your loved ones.
• discuss different scenarios that you may not have thought of and how to protect younger beneficiaries
• consider how to protect intergenerational wealth, possibly by using a discretionary trust.
• take into account previous relationships and how you can protect a subsequent partner whilst ensuring your children from an earlier relationship do not miss out
• act as executors to assist lay executors, if required.

• Deeds of variation and inheritance tax planning – We can advise on the best way to protect intergenerational wealth including Family Investment Companies, making use of tax reliefs and sign posting options.
• Probate disputes – Our experienced dispute resolution team are highly skilled in advising on contentious probate matters and will fight your corner in any probate dispute. We are well recognised and respected in this area of law.

When you instruct us, the first thing we will do is give you some breathing space.

If there is a Will we will explain its ramifications and explain the probate process. We will help executors (named in the Will) or administrators (if there is no Will) through complex issues and ensure they are legally protected

We also deal regularly with international probate, including working with lawyers in other legal regimes, applying to reseal Commonwealth grants of probate and applying for English and Welsh grants of probate for international estates.