Private Wealth Law

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Provided by Weightmans

Our private wealth team in Manchester provides a comprehensive private client service for individuals including those of ultra-high net worth and for companies, trusts, charities and foundations:

• Disputed wills, trusts and estates– challenging a lifetime gift, contentious probate, disputed wills, estate & trust disputes, inheritance act claims, pre-death agreement
• Private wealth– asset protection, business succession planning, court of protection, charitable trusts, family investment companies, inheritance tax, lasting powers of attorney, probate, trusts & wills
• International private wealth- international tax, trusts, estates & succession planning; international family wealth structuring & wealth planning; domicile and tax residency; offshore trust & company structuring; international tax compliance & disclosure
• Family– divorce & separation; children; cohabitation; HNW divorce, inheritance claims; pre and post marital agreements, family mediation, financial advice on marriage & dissolution, international, LGBTQ & Scottish family law
• Employment– settlement agreements; director’s service agreements; employee benefits; business immigration; directors’ duties; boardroom disputes
• Property– residential property; buy to let; leases; remortgaging; leasehold enfranchisement; business premises
• Business owners– share sales; partnerships and JVs; investments; succession; insolvency & bankruptcy; business crime
• Litigation– property; breaches of contracts & guarantees; prof neg; disputes