Kingsley Napley LLP

Testimonials

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• ‘The team now has quite a few solicitors who each tend to develop a specific expertise, either in estate planning or in administration of estate. They are very interested by international matters and understand that the differences between the legal systems lead to a need for adaptation'.

• ‘Joseph Austin: I have been working with him for many years now and he has very good technical skills and a great ability to adapt the administration of the estate to the requirements of an international matter'.

• ‘An excellent team to deal with. They provide high quality advice on time and within agreed budgets.’

• ‘Laura Harper is excellent to work with - and it does always feel like we are working together, as a team, rather than two separate advisers. I have absolutely no hesitation in introducing clients to Laura'.

• ‘The prompt response to queries, open and clear communication, a willingness to help wherever possible’.

• ‘James Ward - epitomises everything that a private client lawyer should be to their client and that a client should expect of their trusted advisor’.

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James Ward

Kingsley Napley LLP

James heads the Private Client team at Kingsley Napley. He has extensive experience advising families and individuals on wealth protection and tax mitigation. He is adept at managing the succession planning through the generations and often acts for parents, children and grandchildren to facilitate the best results. Often his clients will have international connections; whether they own overseas property or have recently arrived or invested in the UK, or are long term residents who are still non-UK domiciled. He specialises in giving advice on UK tax for these international clients or working closely with accountants on key areas such as UK inheritance tax and UK capital gains tax. James has a broad client base covering people just across the road or located on the other side of the world.  He is just as comfortable dealing with the private affairs of a CEO of a multinational business or person in the public eye as he is dealing with a vulnerable elderly client with tricky family dynamics. James is regularly asked to comment in the media, give lectures and provide thought leadership on private client matters.