Addleshaw Goddard

The private client group at Addleshaw Goddard in Manchester has extensive expertise advising high and ultra-high-net-worth clients, such as families, family offices, and trusts, on the full range of personal tax, trusts, and probate work. The group has a particular focus on business owners and family businesses, and is particularly sought after for its corporate capabilities, as well as its expertise in complex tax advice and international work. National head of the private client team Yorke Eaton specialises in complex trust issues and has significant experience advising trustees on duties and liabilities, especially on issues involving business assets. The group also includes Jane Shaw, who advises on a broad range of issues relating to wills, trusts, estates, and succession planning, and has particular expertise in work with overseas assets and assisting non-UK domiciled clients on inheritance tax planning, and Laura Woffinden in Leeds who has a broad private client practice with a particular interest in the use of trusts in corporate and commercial transactions.