Weightmans LLP is noted for its private wealth practice, encompassing landed estates, cross-jurisdictional work, lifetime and charitable trusts and business protection. Sarah Louise Walker heads the national private wealth team and has a particular specialism in wealth protection, especially tax mitigation, asset structures and business succession planning. Richard Bate has experience with inheritance tax, trusts and lasting powers of attorney matters, while Sally Cook is a key contact within the trusts administration section and estate planning where multiple jurisdictions are involved. Suzannah Lindon-Morris handles administration of estates and post-death variations, and Sian Jones is consistent in grants of probate matters. Paul Caslin joined the team in 2026.
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Practice head
Richard Bate; Sarah Louise Walker
Other key lawyers
Sally Cook; Lorraine Wilson; Suzannah Lindon-Morris; Sian Jones; Paul Caslin