Private Wealth Disputes - Thames Valley
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
Field Seymour Parkes' knowledge and expertise is really, really good. Each member of the team is incredibly knowledgeable, professional, approachable and friendly.
The team are very friendly and there is huge depth in the team.
They are an extremely experienced team with excellent senior players who impart their knowledge to their juniors in a collegiate atmosphere. They provide a great service outside London and they work in integrated teams, meaning they are efficient and cover all aspects of a private client dispute.
Field Seymour Parkes is a really nice firm. It has a good group of lawyers, and I find both their contentious and non-contentious teams to be very knowledgeable.
Notable practitioners
Katharine Riley represents private clients in contentious trust and estate matters. She also handles Court of Protection work.
Katharine Riley is a well-respected senior practitioner who gives good, realistic advice to her clients while advancing their positions.
Katharine is a first-class lawyer, and her experience shines through at mediations.
Katharine Riley is highly intelligent and knows the law in her area inside out. She crafted careful letters which were backed up with case law. She was compassionate, kind, professional and friendly.
Katharine is an excellent practitioner with experience, polish and tactical awareness.
Robert Crowther advises on complex private client matters, particularly on estate administration and succession planning.
Robert Crowther is very engaging with clients and quickly builds trust because of his obvious knowledge and experience.
Robert has his fingers on the pulse in his area of responsibility and is on top of all the latest relevant rulings and rule changes. He has a great deal of experience in looking at estates and planning for the best outcome for beneficiaries.
Robert Crowther is always providing well-balanced, sensible advice to my clients. He is an estate planning and probate genius who has an uncanny knack of putting clients at ease.
Ben Oliver is a partner in the team with expertise in advising on inheritance tax planning and the creation of trusts and wills.
Ben Oliver's technical confidence is amazing. He is an absolute brainbox and is able to demonstrate a high level of technical expertise that I trust.
Ben is exceptionally talented and knowledgeable. He is reliable, thoughtful, approachable and a natural with clients, putting them at ease.
Ben Oliver always handles matters swiftly and responds quickly.
Susan Vandersteen advises on wills, trusts and estates. She has particular experience advising vulnerable clients on asset protection.
I am confident in Susan Vandersteen's advice and service.
Emma Shepherd advises on a range private client disputes, particularly focusing her practice on contentious probate matters.
Emma is efficient, friendly and professional.
Emma Shepherd is always on the ball, with a great knowledge of the facts of the case. She is easy to deal with and generates strong relationships with the clients.
Emma is very friendly, polite and professional.
