Shakespeare Martineau LLP has an established reputation for its work with families, landed estates, entrepreneurs and business owners on the full range of wealth, tax and succession planning matters. Under the able leadership of Hannah Tait, Verity Kirby and Suzanne Leggott, the team 'works in harmony' and is recognised for its work on a range of trust and estate administration matters as well as for its elderly care advice. Other strengths include advising on personal injury trusts. Lesley Davis’ areas of expertise span charitable trusts, foundations and CIOs as well as advising on family investment companies and other issues such as powers of attorney.

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'The team is efficient and empathetic and is expanding due to the exceptional qualities of the partners I deal with being Hannah Tait, Lesley Davis and Verity Kirby. The Associates Elaine Hart and Victoria Taylor work exceptionally hard and are knowledgeable across all sectors of Trusts and Probate'.
'The team are incredibly personable and attentive to clients needs and requirements'.
'Hannah Tait is an exceptional practitioner and has both exceptional technical ability, combined with a sublime ability to explain complex matters to clients of any level of knowledge and experience'.
'Lesley Davis has built a really strong and knowledgeable team around her. Lesley always proves to be a really good people person'.
'The team is very diverse from an ethnicity and gender perspective which I feel is increasingly important to clients. The team also has a very good range of ages which again is useful for clients as some clients prefer to deal with advisers/solicitors their own age. The team is incredibly knowledgeable'.
'Their technical and working knowledge of the law is very impressive and their advice has resulted in many good results for my clients'.
'Verity Kirby - Partner - Verity is an excellent example of a Private Client Partner. There are no queries too big or small that Verity cannot deal with and she always responds in a timely manner'.
'I have dealings with Verity Kirby and Vicky Taylor and I like their calm and measured approach. They are very approachable and deal with their clients and connections in a friendly and professional manner. It is clear from client meetings that they are capable of engaging easily with their clients'.