Thomas Britten
Wansbroughs
Wansbroughs
Client SatisfactionWansbroughs’ Devizes-based private client team stands out for its advice on the creation, registration, and administration of trusts involving cross-border assets, landed estates, and businesses, and the team also handles a wide range of inheritance and capital gains tax mitigation matters, as well as Court of Protection work. The team is jointly led by Alan Ciechan, who chiefly advises trustees and the owners of landed estates on tax-efficient trust and corporate structuring, and Anna Wensley Stock, who is well versed in estate administration and trusteeship matters. For mental capacity matters, Thomas Britten is also highly recommended.
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‘Anna Wensley Stock is meticulous in detail and outstanding on every level. We value her knowledge and dedication to the work she does with us in terms of our various trusts, wills, probate, LPAs, etc. She is very much on the ball to advise us, and the next generation, of any upcoming business we and they need to address.’
‘Thomas Britten made us welcome and always treated us with respect and kindness.’
‘Thomas Britten is an excellent communicator who has always got time for you. He is extremely polite and has an extensive knowledge of this area of the law, so he is ideally suited to this position.’
‘The team were very helpful, friendly and they described everything in great detail. Thomas Britten made life a lot easier for the family, he explained things in great detail which was very comforting in such a difficult situation.’
‘Beth Williams is a delight to deal with. Professional, charming, polite, knowledgeable and unfailingly helpful. Nothing is too much trouble and she gives as much of her time as is needed. I feel I can turn to her with any queries, however trivial. I have the utmost trust in her advice.’
‘Thomas Britten is a thorough, efficient and approachable young solicitor who dealt with a complex trust case for me and advised on my will.’
‘Kathryn Smith Cowap is efficient, approachable, considerate and highly professional.’
‘Emily Anderson is a technically excellent solicitor, as well as being highly personable and very well liked by clients. She is my go-to lawyer for personal tax, trust and probate work.’
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Alan Ciechan, Anna Wensley Stock