Louisa is a Senior Associate within our Wills, Trusts, and Probate Team. With over 15 years experience, Louisa specialises in providing professional and proficient advice on the full spectrum of private client matters including advising on succession and asset protection, Trusts, preparation, and the administration of high-net-worth Estates and complex Intestacies.
Private client matters Lousia can assist with, include:
- The preparation of complex Wills including Life Interest Trust Wills & Discretionary Trust Wills.
- Advising on lifetime inheritance tax planning.
- The preparation of Lasting Powers of Attorney for Property & Finance and Health & Welfare.
- The preparation of Trust documents including setting up family Trusts, arranging the distribution of assets out of Trusts, bringing Trusts to an end, and advising Trustees on their duties.
- Estate administration including estates where assets are held abroad, estates where there is no will, and estates where this is agricultural property relief claims and business property relief claims.
- Court of Protection matters including Property and Finance Deputyship applications & other applications to the court surrounding these roles and Personal Welfare Deputyship applications.
- Advising attorneys, deputies, and trustees on their duties.
Louisa has a particular interest in Elderly Client and Court of Protection work, specialising in Deputyship applications. She also works closely with the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team regarding Wills & Probate disputes.
After graduating with a Law Degree from the University of Hull in 2001, Louisa travelled and worked before returning to her studies in 2003. She completed the Legal Practice Course at the University of Sheffield and qualified as a solicitor with a well-regarded local firm in April 2007. Louisa joined Leathes Prior in 2020 having been Joint Head of the Wills & Probate Team for five years at her previous firm.
Louisa is a member of Solicitors for the Elderly (which is a national organisation of lawyers who provide specialist legal advice for older and vulnerable people), Hourglass (formerly Action on Elder Abuse), and Dying Matters.
Outside of work Louisa enjoys travelling and spending time with her husband and young son.
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