Claire is an experienced solicitor who specialises in advising private clients on inheritance tax and estate planning, wills, and the administration of estates for UK and non-UK-domiciled high-net-worth individuals. She also has experience dealing with Lasting Powers of Attorney, trusts, and the charities sector.
Expertise
- Will drafting for UK-domiciled and non-UK-domiciled clients
- Probate including cross-border issues
- Inheritance tax and estate planning
- Lifetime tax planning
- Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Trusts
- Charities administration and legacy work
Experience
- Will drafting for international clients in a variety of jurisdictions, often with complicated family situations
- Advising on how to protect and preserve family wealth through inheritance tax and estate planning
- Advising on lifetime tax planning
- Administering estates including those involving multiple jurisdictions, complex family circumstances, and intestate estates
- Assisting in creating new trusts and winding up existing ones, and advising trustees generally including on the tax treatment of trusts
- Assisting in asset structuring for wealth preservation through trusts, foundations, and companies
- Advising high-net-worth individuals on their foreign status in the UK and the tax implications thereof
- Advising on the formation, registration, administration, and merger of charities
- Day-to-day administration of charities, including preparation of documents for donations, maintenance of bank accounts, and attending trustee meetings
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Career
Claire qualified as a solicitor in 2004. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2014, she worked at the following firms:
- McGuire Woods
- Macfarlanes