High Net Worth Guide 2025 : UK-wide
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Forsters has a specialist team of lawyers drawn from across the firm to provide a full service to clients owning heritage property and works of art. The team have a broad range of clients including artists, galleries and auction houses, individual owners and collectors of art, owners of historic houses and their contents, whether individuals, trustees or charities in the UK or overseas.
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The art and cultural property practice at Forsters brings together lawyers from across the firm. It regularly advises collectors, galleries and auction houses, and is particularly notable for handling estate planning and commercial matters for artists.
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The team at Forsters have the ability to distil issues for clients. They are technically excellent, but it is their delivery and distilling of messages to clients which makes them a cut above.
Forsters has a really strong team technically and personality wise. The lawyers are very approachable and they are really excellent at what they do.
The team at Forsters has a really good reputation. Their support is always very useful and professional.
Forsters has a great art department and remains committed to getting the best advice for its clients.
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Catherine Hill leads Forsters' art and cultural property practice and is an expert on advising living artists on tax and estate planning matters.
Catherine knows the art world very well. She is immensely practical and sensible in giving advice, as well as getting the key points. She is technically strong.
Catherine is terrific. Clients love her and she has a real talent for being able to work through challenging issues and present simple-to-understand solutions for clients.
Catherine Hill is excellent in every respect.
Laura Neal is a senior associate in Forsters' private client team. Her art and cultural property work includes advising artists on succession matters and high-value art loan agreements for collectors.
Laura is utterly reliable.
Laura immediately gives the impression that she is all over the technical legal side, but at the same time has a warm manner. She has a great combination of bedside manner and being sure-footed.
Laura Neal is really impressive. She is wise beyond her years. She has a real eye for detail, she is quick and she explains things really well.
Art and Cultural Property Law
Art and Cultural Property Law
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Catherine R Hill
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Practice area: Art and Cultural Property Law
Location: UK-wide
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