Andrew Playle

Partner

What can I do for you

Andrew specialises in advising high net worth entrepreneurial clients, trustees and their structures. He deals with high value, complex probates for business owning families across multiple jurisdictions, involving will trusts as well as the implementation of post-death reorganisations such as deeds of variation. He has dealt with over 100 probate cases taking up approximately 10 per cent of his time.

Supporting your ambitions

Andrew often assists clients with assets in a number of jurisdictions who may be non-resident and/or non-domiciles (including a number of Indian domiciled clients and estates where treaty relief is important). Andrew helps clients balance tax-efficiency, the protection of their assets and the ongoing success of their business interests.

Additional Information

Our probate fees

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What do others say

"The 'extremely personable' Andrew Playle specialises in trusts and related tax issues.” - The Legal 500

Spears 500 describes Andrew's “focus on wealth structuring and advising trustees with private company shares, comprehensive and integrated solutions”.

“Andrew provides our entrepreneur clients with senior private client legal advice in language they understand applied effectively and commercially.” - A leading private client advisor

What else should you know

Andrew has practised in England for most of his career having qualified in 1997. He was also called to the Bermuda Bar in 2003 and practised there until 2005, giving him a deeper and broader understanding of offshore issues and their complexities.

What our clients say about us

  • I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.
  • They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.
  • All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.
  • I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.

As many clients will testify, too many lawyers deliver the required legal expertise but fail to deliver an outstanding client experience. Which is why we always listen to our clients and constantly ask ourselves what we can do to deliver the results you expect.

You expect a close and attentive working relationship, with a lawyer that is responsive and available when you need them. You also want clear, pragmatic and commercial advice tailored to your needs, and transparency and certainty on costs. We completely agree. That’s why every day, through our culture and approach we are committed to delivering the exceptional results and service our clients expect of us.

Related sectors and services

  • Private wealth
  • Business owners
  • Wills, estate and succession planning
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  • Owner managed and family businesses
  • Private client
  • Wills
  • Trusts - planning and compliance
  • Gifts, loans and establishing trusts