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Areas of work, specialisms and expertise

  • The team administers a large number of taxable estates and trusts. It also advises a substantial number of high net worth individuals, couples and families, offering integrated advice on estate planning, lifetime tax planning, the creation of trusts for asset protection purposes and tax planning, trust compliance, elderly client services including Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection matters using the experience of solicitors, legal executives and an in-house tax team
  • Warners’ private client and elderly client specialisms has been enhanced by the addition of a Court of Protection team, which provides a full service for clients at all stages of life, whether capable or incapable. This covers an extensive range of cases providing deputyship services as well as contentious and non-contentious applications to the Court of Protection for Statutory Wills and lifetime gifts.

What makes us unique

  • In-house tax team who administer a large number of taxable estates and trusts
  • The Practice Group gained the WIQS qualification in 2014, being one of the first Private Client teams in the southeast to do so.
  • Dedicated team focused on elderly and vulnerable clients. This team regularly receives coverage in the local media, including two interviews on BBC Radio Kent.
  • All fee earners and support staff have been trained as ‘Dementia Friends’ and as a firm we are known locally as being very supportive of causes helping older people in the community.

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Law - Kent

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

The team at Warners advises high net worth clients on a range of matters, including estate planning and administration and trusts. The team also advises on tax matters.

Strengths

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Warners offers clear and concise written and oral advice that is pertinent to the client's situation. They have a good-sized team with a wide range of experience.

Private Wealth Law respondent
High Net Worth

I have always found the knowledge and expertise of the Warners people to be excellent. The team around the partners is communicative and efficient.

Private Wealth Law respondent
High Net Worth

They are really easy to understand, whilst being comprehensive. Our experience throughout the team has mirrored the exceptional and professional standards of the lead lawyer.

Private Wealth Law respondent
High Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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Gail Hall
3
Gail Hall
3
Band 3

Gail Hall is a well-regarded private client practitioner and frequently advises on wills and lasting powers of attorney.

Gail is excellent.

Gail is an excellent communicator and will explain things in as simple a way as possible when clients need that. She is a pleasure to deal with.

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Mary Shaw
3
Mary Shaw
3
Band 3

Mary Shaw advises high net worth individuals and families on wills and estate administration. She also has experience advising on trusts.

Mary was fantastic. She was professional as well as ensuring we understood the legal implications in a way we could engage with and understand.

Mary has always provided me with good, knowledgeable advice with a pragmatic approach.

Mary has a great way of dealing with clients and realising when things are potentially not being understood and therefore changing tack and explaining clearly.

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Warners Solicitors

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Gail Hall
3
Gail Hall
3
Band 3
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Mary Shaw
3
Mary Shaw
3
Band 3
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Members

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Arshoo Singh

Fiona Taylor

Martin Terrell

Mary Shaw

Mary Shaw

Head of Department

Richard Theobald