With specialist expertise advising family investment companies, the private client group at Brabners LLP handles the full range of personal tax, trusts, and probate-related work. In Liverpool, the ‘exceptional head of department' Duncan Bailey is particularly knowledgeable in trusts and tax planning for families, entrepreneurs, and business owners, and he also advises professional trustees. Louise Scholes has a broad practice with expertise in wills, IHT planning, estate administration, and trusts, while Sarah Murphy is ’a very safe pair of hands for complex estates’. Mark Feeny focuses on tax planning, trusts, wills, and estates, and Amanda Bailey is a ‘go-to person for all complex trust issues'; both have unique expertise in family investment companies. Another key contact is Steven Appleton in Manchester, whose expertise in personal estate planning is ’second-to-none‘.
Testimonials
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‘This firm makes a promise to its clients, its team, and its community. This promise influences all their actions, motivating them to work harder for their clients, supporting them through both expected and unexpected challenges. They take pride in their independent status, unique culture, and commitment to being there for their clients when they need them the most.’
‘Brabners stand out because of qualities such as expertise, communication skills, problem-solving abilities, ethical standards, client focus, empathy, persistence, adaptability, and reputation. All of these are highly valued when recommending our clients to Brabners. We have a long and successful relationship with Mark Feeny and Louise Scholes, and find all members of the team to be excellent.’