Ann is a consultant in the Private Client team and an acknowledged expert in the field of elder law and financial abuse of older people.
Ann has held appointments for clients as attorney, and executor and trustee. She has also been appointed as deputy by the Court of Protection and as an independent executor and administrator by the courts.
Bloomsbury Professional published the second edition of Ann’s book, ‘Financial Abuse of Older Clients: Law, Practice and Prevention’ in 2020.
Sweet & Maxwell published Ann’s first work, the authoritative ‘Personal Chattels – Law, Practice and Tax’, which gives an account of the law surrounding the ownership, transfer and taxation of personal chattels and how the law could be amended.
She has also contributed to the Law Society’s 6th Edition of the Elderly Client Handbook and has been a contributor to Lexis Nexis’s publication ‘Finance and Law for the Older Client’.
Ann contributes to webinars on mental capacity and financial abuse issues both within the profession and elsewhere.
She regularly contributes to legal journals on the whole range of private client issues, including STEP Journal, WealthBriefing, Private Client Advisor, The Law Society Gazette and the Solicitors Journal, as well as the national media.
Endorsements
Ann is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the STEP special interest group on mental capacity and an association of Lifetime Lawyers.
Ann's insights
Globally Speaking
Apr 15, 2026
Why a health and welfare Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is just as important as one for finance and property
Importantly, your appointed attorneys can only act if you lack mental capacity — but when that point is reached, having the right people legally empowered to speak for you can make a profound difference. A properly drafted health and welfare
Banks and powers of attorney – Attorneys must be prepared
The FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) has recently published a good practice guide for financial institutions when dealing with powers of attorney. It is clear from their review that there is much more to be done to assist both customers and
The terminally ill adults (end of life) bill 2024-25
The main aim of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is to allow adults aged 18 and over, who have mental capacity and are terminally ill in the final six months of their life, to request assistance from
