England - North West • Private client
Irwin Mitchell
Irwin Mitchell‘s private client lawyers leverage expertise from their colleagues in the corporate, conveyancing and real estate teams to comprehensively act on complex estate administration matters. The department excel at advising UK domiciles on how their wills may affect their foreign assets, such as companies and properties, as well as possessing particular expertise establishing a variety of trusts such as personal injury and disabled persons interest trusts. The ’incredibly knowledgeable’ Christine Thornley is an experienced name in succession planning and wealth protection work and has bolstered her capacity to provide a full service by developing a niche specialism delivering trust, will and Lasting Powers of Attorney advice to vulnerable and disabled children. Fiona Bushell counsels high-net-worth clients on estate administration and succession planning issues, while Danielle Burgess, who joined from Linda Myers in October 2022, is active on a wide range of practice matters.
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Testimonials
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‘I wanted a solicitor that was approachable, professional, an expert in the probate field, easy to talk to, and able to explain in simple terms legal terminology. I wanted someone who I felt comfortable with and who I could trust. I found all of the above and more in Christine Thornley, a partner at Irwin Mitchell who heads up the Tax Trusts and Estate team in the firm's Manchester office.’
‘From the moment I met Christine Thornley I was impressed by her warmth and her expert knowledge. She is a total professional yet extremely relatable. She explained some complex issues in a way that made it easier for me to understand and provided me with solutions to problems that I had been battling with for years. We corresponded by email regularly and she always answered my queries promptly, efficiently and effectively.'
‘The team has a good spread of experience. Additionally, the team is very closely linked with other parts of the firm. This enables a good flow of business to be introduced firm to firm.'
‘Christine Thornley is a huge credit to IM. She's incredibly knowledgeable and experienced and is able to tailor the service dependent on the individual client needs. She's incredibly empathetic which is also so important for many of our clients. In addition, she is very commercially aware which enables a mutual flow of work introductions.’
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paula James