Blandy & Blandy LLP maintains a wide-ranging offering that includes will and estate planning, estate administration and lasting powers of attorney issues, alongside Court of Protection matters. Practice head Jonathan Gater enjoys a strong reputation in handling matters relating to trust and estate administration, Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection matters, while department manager Caroline Casagranda advises a diverse range of clients on the full gamut of wills, inheritance tax planning, probate and estate administration mandates. Elizabeth Short is another name to note in the practice, contributing her skills across wills and estate planning, and Louise Nelson bolsters the practice with her experience in elderly client and Court of Protection matters. Kelly Chandler is also recommended.

The Oxford-based private client practice at Boodle Hatfield LLP operates across a multitude of areas, such as art and luxury assets, philanthropy, family offices and probate work, with considerable expertise in managing complex international wealth structuring mandates for business and private assets. Leading the practice is Natasha Hassell, who is routinely engaged to handle long-term estate planning issues, onshore and offshore trusts, tax planning matters and wills. Eleanor Sepanski assists clients with a varied spectrum of onshore UK tax, private client and trust work, and is particularly experienced in handling mandates arising in the US. Other names to note include Andrea Zavos and Sally Harlow.

Assisting clients with the full range of estate and trust administration work, Field Seymour Parkes LLP is noted for its work across international, corporate and agricultural estates, high-value family trusts and inheritance tax issues. Rob Crowther helms the team with particular expertise in providing asset protection and tax planning advice, while Sue Vandersteen leverages her commercial law background to advise corporate clients on taxes, trusts, estates and partnerships. Lifetime planning expert Ben Oliver, who is a member of both the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CTA), bolsters the practice. Olly Davidson is another name to note.

Fielding a team of ‘committed experts’, Freeths LLP covers multifaceted estate planning, contentious trust and probate work for international clients and agricultural and landed estate clients. Co-lead Louise Lewis is routinely entrusted to handle complex estates and trusts, as well as estate planning for high-net-worth individuals, while fellow co-lead Lisa Mark-Bell enjoys an esteemed reputation for work involving business, agricultural, intellectual property and international interests, acting for a diverse panoply of clients such as individuals, company directors, farmers and academics. Charlotte Digby bolsters the practice with her considerable experience in managing complex estate administration matters.

Jolyon Barton leads the ‘extremely knowledgeable’ team at Gardner Leader LLP, focusing on core streams of work that include will and probate work, tax planning strategies and the establishment and administration of family trusts. Key contact Penny Wright has a wide range of experience that encompasses estate planning and inheritance tax planning, among other issues, with particular proficiency in matters of an international scale. Richard Mead bolsters the practice with his capabilities in protecting vulnerable beneficiaries and advising on the tax consequences of lifetime gifts. Niamh Minihane is capable of undertaking varied mandates in relation to inheritance tax planning, Court of Protection matters and capacity issues.

With particular capabilities in overseas assets and multi-jurisdictional mandates, the ‘well-rounded’ team at Blake Morgan LLP has a varied practice that encompasses will work, estate planning and estate administrations that incorporate foreign assets. Susannah Treherne steers the practice, advising a diverse roster of clients on both contentious and non-contentious work, alongside notable expertise in cases involving diminished mental capacity. James Greig is noted for his ability to handle tax and succession planning for those with complex family structures, inheritance tax and literary estates, while Kathryn Woodward principally focuses on wills, inheritance tax planning issues and administering high-net-worth estates. Stephen Evans is also recommended.

Counting financial advisers as well as a range of high-net-worth individuals on its client roster, Irwin Mitchell is regularly entrusted to assist clients with wealth and succession planning, Court of Protection applications and estate administration. Sarah Phillips helms the practice, bolstering the practice with her expertise in advising financial planners and accountants on the legal and tax elements of estate planning. Sarah Paton is noted for her ability to assist clients with complex wills and trusts, while Stewart Stretton-Hill‘s expertise encompasses advising those with diminished mental and physical capacity.

Rothley Law Limited‘s arsenal of capabilities includes assisting corporate clients with complex and cross-border mandates, including international estate administrations. Melissa Maple spearheads the practice, with a niche practice in advising business entrepreneurs, directors, property owners and developers as part of corporate deals, while Charlotte Dunn strengthens the practice with her specialism in advising high-net-worth individuals on landed estates, heritage assets and literary assets. Sarah Cairns tackles high-value and technical matters, particularly complex estate administrations and estate planning issues.

Advising clients across a varied spectrum of private client work, including trust, inheritance tax planning and business owner succession planning mandates, SE-Solicitors is regularly entrusted by high-net-worth individuals, senior executives of listed companies and local charities on complex, multi-faceted work. Lucy Gordon helms the practice, deploying her considerable knowledge in the agricultural sector to advise a diverse roster of clients. Founding partner David Endicott is capable of handling lasting powers of attorneys, personal tax advice and probate and trust administration work. Tom McInerney is another name to note.

Leveraging expertise in the firm's commercial technology, property and employment teams, Boyes Turner‘s core streams of work include estate administrations, the preparation of complex wills, and estate planning and tax advice, as well as various contentious mandates. Paul Lowery steers the team, contributing his particular specialism in will preparation to the practice. Chartered legal executive Ally Tow is noted for her expertise in contentious probate matters.

With a broad range of capabilities across wills, probate and powers of attorney mandates, BDB Pitmans is noted for its ability to advise executors of valuable estates to manage inheritance tax exposure. Practice head Sheilagh Magee routinely advises clients on domestic and foreign property matters and interests across a varied array of contexts, and Alexander Morgan routinely assists clients with inheritance tax-related mandates.

RWK Goodman is noted for its capability across high-end tax and estate planning mandates, alongside particular strengths in offshore tax planning work. Steering the practice is Tom Gilman, who demonstrates expertise in estate planning for both private individuals and families as well as Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection work. Other key individuals include tax planning expert Chris Wilson and Calum Campbell, whose diverse range of expertise encompasses Inheritance Act, contentious trust and proprietary estoppel claims.

Sarah Horton, Emma Stewart and Laura Stuart spearhead the Brethertons LLP private client practice, which covers high-value estates, Court of Protection related work and trust creation and administration matters, alongside particular expertise in advising those with agricultural properties, business assets and life-changing serious injuries.

Harrison Clark Rickerbys maintains a broad offering that encompasses a multitude of private wealth law matters, regularly assisting domestic and global clients as well as landed estates. The key figure in the firm’s Thames Valley office is Emma McCarthy, who has a varied practice covering wills, estate planning and lasting powers of attorney work.

Capable of acting across various tax and inheritance matters, Winckworth Sherwood LLP acts for a varied client roster that extends from UK-based trusts and executorships to charities and attorneys. Seasoned practitioner Philip Collins leads the team with considerable expertise in contentious matters, assisting clients with disputes arising from estate and trust administrations in addition to wills.