
Mike Nicholls
Head of Wills, Trusts and Probate
Personal Wills, Trusts and Probate
Trusts and Charities
We have a wide range of experience and knowledge in setting up and administering trusts of all kinds.
Whether they are private trusts, as part of estate and succession planning, charitable trusts or commercial trusts, we can advise and assist.
Private trusts remain a vital component of estate and succession planning, enabling people to pass on assets whilst retaining some control over what happens to them. This can be useful where beneficiaries of estates may be too young to take control of valuable assets or vulnerable in some other way.
Most charities operate within trust structures. We can help with creating new charitable trusts as well as providing advice to trustees of charities.
Creating trusts can involve registration with HMRC, taking specialist financial and tax advice both in-house and with expert third parties, and we can help with all aspects of trust creation.
During the life of a trust there may be a need to prepare further documents. These require skill and care if they are to be effective. We can prepare and oversee the completion of those deeds. We administer many trusts, often arranging for the distribution of income and capital and advising trustees on their powers and duties.
Unfortunately, disputes sometimes arise over the administration of a trust. We provide expert advice to both trustees or beneficiaries in these circumstances.
Mike Nicholls
Head of Wills, Trusts and Probate
Mike is a Partner and Head of the Wills, Trusts and Probate team
Emma Baker
Senior Associate
Emma is a Senior Associate in Burnetts' Wills, Trusts and Probate team
Rachel D'Souza
Senior Associate
Rachel is a Senior Associate in Burnetts' Wills, Trusts and Probate team
Alex McAll
Associate Solicitor
Alex is an Associate Solicitor in Burnetts' Wills, Trusts and Probate team
James Worsick
Associate Solicitor
James is an Associate Solicitor in Burnetts' Wills, Trust and Probate team
Rebecca Mitchell
Trainee Solicitor
Rebecca is a Trainee Solicitor in Burnetts' Wills, Trusts and Probate team
Martyn Wrightson
Practising Consultant
Martyn is a Practising Consultant in Burnetts' Wills, Trusts and Probate team
Gill Box
Probate Administrator
Gill is a Probate Administrator in Burnetts' Wills, Trusts and Probate team
Lucy Wallace
Probate Administrator
Lucy is a Probate Administrator in Burnetts' Wills, Trusts and Probate team
Susan Campbell
Trust Administrator
Susan is a Trust Administrator in Burnetts' Wills, Trusts and Probate team
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