England - East Anglia • Private client
The Norwich-based team at Mills & Reeve LLP is noted for its ‘real depth and breadth of experience and knowledge’ and clients note that the practitioners in the team are ’very hands-on and proactive’. The firm acts for numerous landed estates, entrepreneurs and high-net worth individuals in the UK and overseas. Practice head Lauren Parker ‘deals with complicated matters in a calm and helpful manner.’ Senior partner Justin Ripman and ’very clever and innovative thinker‘ Gregory Laming play key roles in the practice. Virginia Edgecombe is a key adviser to landowners on asset protection and tax planning, working closely with June 2022-promoted partner and ’extremely bright and thoughtful adviser' Elizabeth Field. Alexandra Clark is a senior associate to note in the team. Vastly experienced partner Catherine Scott joined from Howes Percival LLP in January 2023.
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‘Lauren Parker deals with complicated matters in a calm and helpful manner.’
‘A team with real depth and breadth of experience and knowledge. They are very hands-on and proactive.’
‘Lauren Parker is a very calming and reassuring operator who inspires confidence. Gregory Laming is a very clever and innovative thinker, leaving no stone unturned for his clients. Elizabeth Field is an extremely bright and thoughtful adviser.’
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Justin is the firm's Senior Partner. He acts for a large number of landed estates in East Anglia and across the country, providing overall strategic advice, complex tax planning in areas such as heritage property and development land consortia and structuring sophisticated trust reorganisations. He is a member of the CLA national tax committee.
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Virginia has specialised in private tax law since 2003. Her focus is on estate planning including wills, trusts, inheritance and capital gains tax planning, the administration of estates and trusts and powers of attorney. She acts for a wide variety of clients including owners of landed estates, entrepreneurs and professionals, with assets in the UK and overseas. Recent work includes administering an estate valued at over £60m comprising agricultural land, residential property, business property (both companies and partnerships) and heritage property.
Lauren is a partner and head of landed estates. Advises high net worth clients with a focus on landed estates and land consortiums. Work includes complex trust restructuring, succession planning, business structuring to secure inheritance and capital gains tax reliefs, conditional exemption claims and land pooling arrangements.
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Lauren Parker