Ms Lucy Wood > B P Collins LLP > Gerrards Cross, England > Lawyer Profile
B P Collins LLP Offices
20 Station Road
GERRARDS CROSS
SL9 8EL
England
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Ms Lucy Wood
Work Department
Position
Partner and Practice Group Leader
Career
Lucy advises on drafting wills, estate and inheritance tax planning, Lasting powers of attorney, the creation and administration of trusts, Court of Protection work and the administration estates. As a full member of the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners, Lucy specialises in advising high net worth clients on all aspects of their estates.
Lucy is highly experienced in working with clients at all stages of their life, whether it’s starting out, established families or people in their senior years. She is able to identify likely issues that could be on their agenda (or should be) and works proactively with them and other departments within the firm, to ensure they have well rounded advice.
Lucy provides support and advice in a clear, straightforward manner and builds lasting relationships with her clients.
Lucy has been awarded Lawyer of the Year by the Bucks, Berks and Oxon Law Society in recognition of the high standard of service she provides to her clients.
Languages
English
Memberships
Law Society’s Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme (WIQS)
Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP).
Lucy is on the Board of Trustees of Heart of Bucks a charitable community foundation that matches donor funds with local projects and good causes.
Leisure
Lucy lives in Thame and is a keen cook in her spare time – her husband is always a willing volunteer to taste new recipes!
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
(Leading partners)B P Collins LLP is frequently engaged on a broad spectrum of matters, including court of protection and deputyship, estate and tax planning, trusts, and wills and probate. Experienced family practitioner Lucy Wood received praise from one client as a ‘real star capable of managing the most complex and involved of estates’ and leads the practice group which includes Dominic Ibbs who has significant trust expertise and advises both trustees and beneficiaries. Sharon Heselton specialises in probate work and complex estate administration, whilst Naadim Shamji is another important point of contact within the practice group.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners South East > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx South East > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Immigration
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Property litigation