Private Wealth Law

Stronachs advises on estate planning and tax matters and regularly assists family business and landed estate clients. It also assists clients with wills, trust and estate administration and legal issues around mental capacity, as well as contentious executries.

A market commentator observes that within the team there is "a clear sense of competency and professional confidence but coupled with a real warmth and approachable nature. They are able to explain and communicate to clients across a real breadth of sophistication, whether that be a CEO of a multimillion-pound company or an elderly couple." Another source enthuses: "I have found the team extremely responsive to queries and very proactive in staying in touch and keeping me updated on the status of ongoing work. I find that the team is very approachable and that they have very good knowledge of the local market in which they operate."

Jaclyn Russell regularly assists high net worth individuals and families on the full range of wills, tax and estate planning, as well as trust formation and administration. Many of her clients are farm, business or landed estate owners. A professional adviser enthuses: "When it comes to private client work, she is second to none. She has got an amazing grasp of understanding clients and being able to relate to them and putting things down in words. She is just a very safe pair of hands and a real calming influence with clients."