Elizabeth Atkins

Elizabeth has experience in a wide range of private client work, including wills and related succession issues, Inheritance Tax mitigation, the creation, administration and taxation of trusts, estate planning generally and vulnerable client work, including Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection applications.

• Preparing precedent deeds, documents and know-how resources.
• Monitoring legal developments on private client issues and keeping the Private Client team updated on new legislation, case law and practice.
• Assisting with legal research and supporting the team generally with legal and practice-related queries.
• Tracking and responding to government consultations and policy affecting our clients. Recent topics include the proposed changes to Agricultural and Business Property Relief and the Law Commission’s recommendations for will reform.
• Assisting with writing articles on legal issues for the press and industry publications and producing brochures and updates for clients on topical issues and key private client themes.

• Elizabeth assists with the production of the Private Client team’s biannual newsletter, “In Trust” and with articles for industry publications such as the Solicitors Journal, The Law Society’s PS Magazine and eprivateclient, as well as for the wider press.