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Gardner Leader LLP Offices

Gardner Leader LLP
WHITE HART HOUSE
MARKET PLACE
NEWBURY
RG14 5BA
England
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Penny Wright

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Work Department

Personal tax, trusts and probate and Charities and not-for-profit

Position

Penny is a Partner at Gardner Leader in the Inheritance Protection team.

Penny qualified as a solicitor in 1999 and has wide-ranging experience of acting for individuals in relation to their Wills, estate planning, trusts, powers of attorney, probate and inheritance tax planning.

Penny’s charity law specialism includes setting up and registering new charities; advising on trustee responsibilities and governance issues; dealing with Charity Commission on regulatory matters; compliance with the Charities Act requirements; dealing with charity assets including permanent endowments; advising on mergers, reconstructions and winding up charities.

Memberships

Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Charity Law Association
Law Society Private Client Section.
Fully accredited member of the Solicitors of the Elderly

Education

LPC, Legal Practice, Guildford College of Law (1996-1997)
LLB, University of Wales, Cardiff (1992-1995)

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit

Employing an ‘excellent team’ of professionals, Gardner Leader LLP navigates clients through the myriad charity law matters, from the regulatory system to the commercial issues. The firm also assists with policy reviews. Captaining the team, Alastair Goggins advises clients in the dispute resolution space. Penny Wright, having experience in-house with charities, focuses on compliance with charity laws and regulations.

South East > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40

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.

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