Simon Cook LLB (Hons), TEP

I can help with:

• the administration of estates, including very high value estates and those with cross-border issues
• tax planning (lifetime and post-death)
• succession planning for people in business
• creation and administration of trusts
• all aspects of elderly client work, including planning for funding of care home fees
• powers of attorney along with LPAs and deputyships
• Court of Protection applications.

• I have wide experience in advising clients, often generations of families, with complex estates, recognising the need for tax planning for different family generations
• Administration of a £20 million estate including advice on agricultural property relief and business property relief issues, with lengthy negotiations with HMRC
• Set up and provide ongoing assistance with the administration of a large personal injury trust
• Administration of a large estate including overseas assets, contentious issues, private company shares and the opportunity to pass assets through a trust to potentially save a significant amount of inheritance tax