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Ben DaviesBen Davies is an established private client solicitor and associate member of Prince Evans Solicitors LLP opens new window who heads their wills, trusts and probate team. Ben has a wealth of technical knowledge and practical experience in handling a wide variety of prolific private client matters, and is a professional who recognises the utmost importance of providing exceptional standards of client care. As a commercially-focussed solicitor, Ben is also an affiliate of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), as well as a web, marketing and social media executive of his firm.
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George LyallGeorge has 30 years’ experience in providing advice to individuals, their businesses and trusts. George qualified as a Scottish solicitor and worked as a court lawyer. He joined Ernst and Young in 1985. There, he qualified as a chartered accountant and worked as a senior tax manager. George joined Dickinson Dees (now Womble Bond Dickinson opens new window) in 1994 (re-qualifying as an English lawyer) and became a partner in 1997. George has particular experience in capital tax planning. He acts as a trustee of clients’ private and charitable settlements and as an executor of a number of deceased’s estates. He is a worldwide board director of STEP.
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Kerry Morgan-GouldKerry is a legal director in the wills, trusts and estates disputes team at Ashfords LLP. She advises private individuals, charities and trustees in relation to all matters arising out of contentious wills, trusts and estates. Kerry also advises clients in relation to contentious Court of Protection matters. Kerry regularly delivers training on the latest developments in the sector and is an accomplished conference speaker.
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Katie AlsopKatie Alsop is a Partner and Head of Disputed Wills, Trusts & Estates at HRC Law opens new window. She specialises in claims concerning the validity of wills, proprietary estoppel both pre and post death, disputed estates involving agricultural assets, and the removal and substitution of executors. She ranked as a Band 2 Lawyer in Private Wealth Disputes in the 2025 edition of the Chambers High Net Worth Guide, with particular recognition of her proprietary estoppel expertise. She is also ranked as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ in the Legal 500 2025.
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Richard GuyRichard is a Partner in the Lifetime Planning team at Ashton Legal opens new window. He provides bespoke and expert legal advice for clients planning for the future, specialising in private client law. He advises on a wide variety of matters, including wills, trusts, inheritance tax and estate planning, powers of attorney, probate & estate administration, including estates with business interests and land or overseas assets. Richard has gained wide-ranging previous experience at a top 100 and two top 500 local firms and was recognised as a “Next Generation Partner” in the independent Legal 500 directory in 2024.
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Eamonn DalyEamonn Daly is a partner at Meridian Private Client LLP opens new window with over 30 years’ experience in advising high net worth individuals and families including entrepreneurs, family business owners, land owners and senior professionals on tax planning, wealth succession between generations and asset protection.
Eamonn is a Chartered Tax Adviser and a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners for which he sits on the Birmingham branch committee. He has been consistently recommended for tax and estate planning advice in the Legal 500 independent guide to the legal profession. |
