Longmores Solicitors LLP

Private Client

Senior Solicitor in Private Client and Head of the Older and Vulnerable Client team

Charles advises individuals and families about their wills, trusts and inheritance tax planning arrangements with a particular emphasis on elderly and vulnerable clients.

Charles took up a training contract straight out of university and qualified as a Solicitor in 1997.  He has been specialising in Private Client work ever since and joined Longmores in 2015.

Charles' expertise in matters concerning older or vulnerable clients includes helping people to make the right decisions about their estates and inheritance matters, often in the face of conflicting (and frequently incorrect) advice and opinions clients have been exposed to from family, friends, the media and other sources.

Charles specialises in:

Will Drafting Powers of Attorney Administration of estates Court of Protection applications Continuing healthcare appeals Deferred payment agreements Inheritance tax Planning Trust drafting (including associated documentation)

Bi-lingual: French/English

Charles is a member of the Law Society’s Private Client Section and an accredited member of Association of Lifetime Lawyers.  Charles holds the Advanced Certificate in Advising Vulnerable Clients from The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) for which he was awarded a merit in 2020.

Nottingham Trent University (1994 – 1995) LPC University of Wolverhampton (1991 – 1994) LLB (Hons) 2:1

Charles acts in a personal capacity as the trustee of two charities.

Charles is a fan of rugby and the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, as well as good food and wine.  He enjoys supporting his children in their hobbies and studies.