England - South East • Private client
Tees Law
Offering ‘fantastic personal service and attention to detail’, the team at Tees Law assists high-net-worth individuals with lifetime tax planning and the administration of estates. Nicola Havers and the ‘exceptional’ Sarah Walker jointly lead the practice in Bishop’s Stortford. Havers primarily handles the creation and management of trusts, often acting as a trustee, while Walker focuses on inheritance tax and estate planning, with a strong focus on Anglo-French wills and estates involving assets located in France. Letitia Glaister leads the Royston group; she is praised by clients for her ‘pragmatic approach and can do attitude’ and acts for numerous farming clients in succession matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Fantastic personal service and attention to detail. Their client focus is exceptional, as is their subject knowledge.’
‘Tees stands out for their service. Tees is the firm I feel I can trust to get things right.'
‘Sarah Walker is exceptional in helping us with wills in France and UK. She listens brilliantly, responds appropriately, and gave clear and simple principles to work to.'
‘Letitia Glaister stands out as very responsive and helpful. Her pragmatic approach and can do attitude are welcomed by clients.’
‘Lauren Glynne has been straightforward kind and considerate. Helen Craughwell is very efficient, helpful, and kind. Both have taken a great burden from us at a difficult time and been very supportive. We cannot recommend them enough.’
‘Tees Law gives you confidence that they will get the job done efficiently and well. Tees has a full range of legal and financial specialists to assist with your requirements and they are straightforward to deal with.’
Work highlights
- Advising on two individuals wills, review, and re-draft their lasting powers of attorney, review a lifetime settlement which holds potential development land, arrange to update the appointment of trustees, and introduce an additional class of beneficiaries as potential beneficiaries of the settlement.
- Advising trustees on the management of The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust (valued at £32m) with respect to both governance and the grant making process.
Lawyers
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nicola Havers, Sarah Walker