Stephens Scown LLP bolstered its Exeter and Truro-based private client team with the arrival of new practice head Tom Biddick, an expert in handling succession planning and estate administration matters for clients with rural and agricultural assets, from Ashfords LLP in May 2023. The team continues to handle a steady stream of complex will drafting and trust creation matters for regional business and landed estate owners, and it is also well versed in Court of Protection work. Inheritance tax planning specialists Philip Reed and Graham Murdoch are names to note, as is trust specialist Ian Newcombe.