Fiona Kirkpatrick
TughansThe Tughans private client practice, led by the 'accomplished and insightful' Fiona Kirkpatrick, is a strong choice for high net worth clients that are looking for succession planning and inheritance tax planning. Kirkpatrick holds strong expertise in advising clients regarding potentially contentious elements in wills and estate administration. Sinead Creighan supports the practice with her expertise in real estate, particularly regarding estate management property transactions. Additionally, the firm’s corporate practice is often available to lend expertise to private clients who wish to sell their personal businesses, or to set up a charitable or private fund.
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- ‘Tughans provides a high level of service, efficiency and action. Each person on the team had the same efficient response. I never needed to chase them up, unlike with so many other firms.’
- ‘Tughans gave me a sense of confidence, I felt at ease as I realized they operated from a deep and wide knowledge base in contentious probate matters. The atmosphere is clearly one in which everyone is respected. Using Teams meant that all family members living abroad were able to be part of the discussions.’
- ‘Right from the outset, Fiona Kirkpatrick made me feel at ease. She had the difficult task of taking over my case from another Law firm. I soon realised that she had examined the information carefully and wisely identified weaknesses steering me away from unnecessary confrontation. Her attention to detail and her expertise was quietly reassuring; all actions were expeditiously carried out.’
- ‘This practice has staff with expertise in both UK and Irish Law which is highly benificial if you are dealing with cross border matters. They deal with complex probate and controllership work involving a while variety of funds, property and investments. It is obvious that Fiona Kirkpatrick inspires excellent support from her team who she leads by example.’
- ‘My main dealings have been with Fiona Kirkpatrick who is a Partner at Tughans. I have found her to be friendly, knowledgeable, flexible, highly responsive, and professional. Her high level of legal expertise and knowledge is very impressive.’
- ‘Totally professional and efficient in they do what they promise.’
- ‘I work with Fiona Kirkpatrick and have found her to be approachable, easy to connect with and putting me at ease by explaining anything I don't understand or what is required of me. She is reliable, proactive, professional and positive.’
- ‘Fiona Kirkpatrick is a highly accomplished and insightful legal professional. She is both an expert in her field and has a fantastic ability to deal with the human side of law.’
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Fiona Kirkpatrick