The idea of planning for your family’s future can be daunting.
Our Private Client lawyers are able to protect your family and your wealth by drafting a Will that is tailored to your needs. We can also advise on estate planning to help minimise your Inheritance Tax liabilities. We can put into place a lasting power of attorney, ready for when someone loses capacity – and we can support you should they already have done so.
We’ll work closely with you to structure your estate to minimise your tax burden seamlessly and cost effectively We act as trusted advisers to individuals, families, trusts and businesses in personal and business-related circumstances.
Our services include:
- Will drafting
- Complex Wills
- Lasting Power of Attorney
- General Power of Attorney
- Enduring Power of Attorney
- Probate
- Administration of Estates
- Intestate estates
- Estate planning advice
- Inheritance tax planning
- Capital Gains Tax advice
- Trusts
- Will Trusts
- Lifetime trusts
- Discretionary trusts
- Life interest trusts
- Disabled child trusts
- Declarations of trusts for tax purposes
- Deeds of variation
- Trust deeds
- Deputyship orders
- Court of Protection applications
- Statutory Wills
- Contesting a Will
Our Private Client department is accredited by the Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme (WIQS), the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the Association of Lifetime Lawyers (ALL).
To discuss a Private Client matter or for further information on the services we offer, please email privateclient@grantsaw.co.uk or contact the team on 020 8858 6971.
Contested trust and probate disputes
Finding yourself involved in a dispute over a Will, Trust or an Estate can be a stressful experience.
Our dedicated team of experts can resolve such disputes quickly and sensitively.
Our expertise includes:
- Challenging or maintaining the terms of a Will.
- Issuing or defending a claim against an Estate due to an alleged lack of financial provision – Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
- Protecting your interest by lodging a caveat or seeking to remove a caveat.
We can offer a Conditional Fee Agreement or a Deferred Fee Arrangement.
We understand the sensitive nature of disputes regarding Wills, Trusts and Estates. These disputes often arise when someone feels that they’ve been wrongly prevented from benefiting from the deceased's estate.
In some cases the deceased might have made a ‘DIY Will’ and this can also add to the list of complex issues, as it might be invalid or might be made as a result of undue influence.
To discuss a contested trust or probate dispute or for further information on the services we offer, please email litigation@grantsaw.co.uk or contact the team on 020 8858 6971.
