Lawyers

Bryony Cove

Bryony Cove

Farrer & Co, London

Work Department

Private client onshore.

Position

Bryony specialises in mainly onshore work including complex inheritance tax and capital gains tax advice, succession and estate planning, administration of estates (including international probate), asset protection work, trusts and some contentious probate and trust matters. She has particular experience advising on matters involving vulnerable people, where the issue of mental capacity is central. This includes people suffering from dementia, the after-effects of stroke or Alzheimer’s, depression or other mental illness, or addiction. She works closely with individuals and family members to guide them through what are often challenging circumstances. Bryony has contributed articles to a range of titles and websites including eprivateclient, Family Business United and Kleinwort Benson’s magazine, most recently writing pieces on issues of mental capacity and digital assets.

Career

Qualified as a solicitor in 1996, becoming a partner in 2010.

Memberships

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Contributing editor to ePrivateclient.

Education

Kingston University and College of Law Guildford. Also qualified as a solicitor in Scotland since 2003.

Mentions

Private client • London

Personal tax, trusts and probate

Leading partner