Profile
Simon Cook LLB (Hons), TEP
Partner
I am a partner and head of the firm’s highly-regarded wills, trusts & probate team.
With 25 years’ experience in the field, I specialise in complex estate and tax planning, lifetime trusts and vulnerable beneficiaries, and the creation and administration of personal injury trusts.
I am rated in independent national guides, The Legal 500 and Chambers UK.
Click here to listen to my recent interview on Radio Winchcombe online, covering issues around capacity and lasting powers of attorney.
“I know we’ve had that conversation, but it isn’t logged anywhere…” | The importance of a lasting power of attorney
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Why making a will is so important: Q&A
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Payback time: New OTS report could spark higher CGT liabilities for taxpayers
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