Myerson Solicitors in Altrincham puts ‘high-quality tax advice at the centre of its practice’ and acts for both domestic and international high-net-worth individuals across the entire gamut of wills, trust, and estate planning work. As a full-service firm, the group can also draw on the expertise of the corporate, agriculture, and employment teams to provide a holistic service to clients. The practice is co-led by Bik-ki Wong, who can ’be relied upon to provide good quality advice and practical solutions to the thorniest of problems', particularly in the areas of inheritance tax mitigation, wills, and complex estate and trusts issues. Clara Staunton is another notable name, and she specialises in the administration of estates and trusts, as well as in advising on wills and tax planning.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Capable of dealing with complex historical trust matters. Unrelenting focus on getting to the crux of the issues faced and stepping through resolution systematically.’

  • ‘Laura Willis has been professional, providing challenge and clarity. She posed difficult questions and we had to carefully think through the implications of our decisions.'

  • ‘When you ask a complex question and get an answer you understand then you must be using Myerson's trust and probate team. They know you won't understand everything but they break it down into bite-size pieces to help with clarity. I would highly recommend Bik-ki Wong and her team.’

  • ‘Bik-ki Wong is an A-list in this field. She runs a brilliant team with a mix of flair and tenacity. Her team can make the complex simple.’

  • ‘The team are friendly yet extremely professional, they have a way of making the complex legal situations easily explained so that clients can understand rather than going down the technical speak route.’

  • ‘Bik-ki Wong is extremely proficient in her role; she makes the time to gain clients' understanding and is always available to help.'

  • ‘The firm puts high-quality tax advice at the centre of its practice and then provides clearly drafted documentation to deliver tax effective solutions to client needs.’

  • ‘Bik-ki Wong can be relied upon to provide good quality advice and practical solutions to the thorniest of problems.’

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Bik-ki Wong

Other key lawyers

Clara Staunton, Laura Willis