Weightmans LLP has a deep bench of lawyers in its Birmingham office, where the national team manager Sarah Louise Walker oversees the firm-wide practice; her work includes complex matters involving trusts with agricultural interests. The firm is particularly well-known for its work on handling estates and trusts on behalf of business owners, which includes advice on lifetime trusts, charitable trusts, business protection and family investment companies.
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- ‘Frances Brickwood in particular, with whom I have most of my dealings in this department, is very responsive, highly competent and communicative. She does what she says she will do.'
- ‘I have worked with Sarah Walker for many years. She has been extraordinary in her individual approach to the client and her long-term commitment to her wellbeing.'
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Practice head
Sarah Louise Walker
Other key lawyers
Frances Brickwood; Abigail Pritchard