What can I do for you

Lucy is a senior associate in the private client team.  She advises private individuals, trustees and families on a range of matters including estate and succession planning, and related tax issues. This involves drafting and advising on tax efficient wills and trusts.  Lucy has a particular interest in assisting families and landed estates with the long term management of wealth for future generations.  

Lucy has extensive experience of advising on contentious trust matters, having spent four years in the firm's estate, trust and will disputes team prior to joining the private client team. Lucy was recognised as a "rising star" in that area by Legal 500 2020 and 2021. 

What do others say

Lucy recently worked for a client in connection with a complex trust dispute who said "I would like to thank Lucy for her help. I really felt besieged and she completely turned the tables and made them back down. I would not hesitate to recommend Lucy personally to people." 

Lucy was described as "very good" in Legal 500, 2020. 

Supporting your ambitions

Lucy's focus is to help her clients structure their affairs and protect their assets for the long term.  The breadth of expertise the firm has across a large number of disciplines enables Lucy to create tailored solutions for clients, drawing on advice from colleagues with complementary specialisms within the private wealth and other sectors, including real estate and agribusiness. 

What else should you know?

Lucy is an affiliate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), and is in the process of completing the STEP diploma in Trusts and Estates.

Lucy is a member of ConTrA (the Contentious Trusts Association), and of YIELD (a network for younger members of the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association).    

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