Freeths launches new trusts, estates and tax offering in Birmingham

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Nicky Godding

National law firm Freeths has established a new trusts, estates and tax service in Birmingham following the appointment of Director Hannah Turner, who joins from Gateley Legal.

Hannah brings more than 12 years’ experience in estate and personal tax planning, estate administration, trust creation and administration and court of protection matters, for a wide range of clients with a variety of financial and personal backgrounds.

Hannah will work alongside Partner and National Head of Trusts, Estates and Tax Louise Lewis as well as supporting the wider UK dispute team.

The newly established regional practice further supports Freeths’ wider business growth strategy.

Commenting on Hannah’s appointment, Sarah Foster, who manages the Oxford office and is joint national head of Freeths Private Client Services Team, said: “We are delighted to welcome Hannah into our continuously thriving, expanding team. Through Hannah, we are excited to now be able to deliver bespoke private client advice directly into the Birmingham market.”

Mark Keeley, Joint Head of Private Client Services Division, continued: “Hannah has extensive experience of advising high-net-worth families and business owners about estate planning and succession issues will be invaluable to our team.”

Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe. After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts. She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.