Private Wealth Law - Birmingham and surrounds
Band 3
What the Team is Known For
Roythornes' private client team is experienced in advising on wills, probate and estate, business planning and wealth planning. The firm also has a team dedicated to contentious private wealth law matters.
Strengths
Roythornes' contentious probate department is excellent generally, but it is augmented by a deep knowledge of agricultural and property law.
Roythornes has an overall understanding of the bigger picture to allow tailored and considered advice. Their commercial awareness excellent. This is the crux of why they are good. They understand both the real world and what it is possible to achieve.
Roythornes posses a unique blend of sector specific expertise with unwavering client care. The team has vast experience in the field of contentious trusts and probate and strive to provide an excellent service. Clients are always the focus of the team.
Roythornes is well regarded in the Midlands for the expertise and quality of its private client practitioners.
The Roythornes team is exceptionally driven to help clients, combining superior technical advice with a pragmatic approach.
Notable practitioners
Gavin Faber is a highly respected litigator in the private wealth field. He has expertise in advising on high-value and complex trust disputes, as well as on international matters and 1975 Act claims.
Gavin is probably the best known solicitor in this area in the West Midlands. He is very good to deal with because you know he will have covered all the bases. He's tough but he's also reasonable, and looks for the best outcome for his client, not the best outcome for him.
Gavin is great at both the big picture and the detail, which is very reassuring.
Gavin Faber is very well regarded in this field. His commercial awareness and appreciation of the market is second to none.
Gavin Faber is as tough as they come. If you want someone who is going to absolutely fight your corner, he is like that, but not in an over-the-top way. As a litigator he's able to take the emotion out of it, which brings a lot of focus. He doesn't allow emotion to cloud his approach to litigation.
Robert Webb is a partner at Roythornes in Lincoln and has strong expertise in private client matters. Webb specialises in capital tax planning for business owners and rural landowners.
We are very happy with Rob's responsiveness, knowledge and advice. He is also a pleasant person to deal with in very sensitive situations.
Robert gets it. He has a broad understanding of his topic that allows him to provide sensible and informed advice. His quiet unassuming demeanour hides a depth of knowledge, so we have confidence that his advice is robust and will stand the test of time.
Robert is always easy to deal with and provides practical advice.
Joanna Grewer advises clients on trust and estate matters and succession planning. Many of her clients are high net worth farming families.
Joanna has the ability to deal with the most complex matters in a way that leaves clients and other advisers completely assured about the solution proposed.
Joanna is an excellent head of team. She is commercial and responsive.
Jak Ward is an up-and-coming partner in Roythornes' Nottingham office. He represents trustees and executors in trust and probate litigation.
Jak Ward is a strong and competent fee earner who appreciates the importance of a pragmatic and cost-efficient resolution to a matter.
Jak Ward is really carving a name out for himself.
