Private Wealth Law

Godwins' private client department provides comprehensive, bespoke legal advice to high net worth individuals, families and landowners across Hampshire and across the UK. The team handles a broad range of work including wills, probate and estate administration, trust creation and administration, inheritance tax planning and mitigation, powers of attorney, Court of Protection applications and succession planning for family businesses and farming partnerships. The department has particular expertise in advising multi-generational families and those with complex or high-value estates, often working closely with accountants, financial advisers and other professionals. Clients frequently include those with agricultural holdings, significant investment portfolios and business interests. The team is consistently recognised in the Chambers UK High Net Worth Guide