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Russell-Cooke has a dedicated and experienced wills team several of whom are members of the ‘Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ and ‘Solicitors for the Elderly’. Our team has particular expertise in drafting wills for people with assets in several jurisdictions with the assistance of our French Team.

We can also provide high quality advice on the following:

::	Tax efficient wills and use of the nil rate band
::	Use of our full Estate Planning service
::	Use of the Russell-Cooke Trust Company as Executors
::	Statutory wills
::	Wills for the elderly
::	Drafting wills in difficult family circumstances
::	Dealing with property in France
::	Wills and Civil Partnership
::	The effect of the Finance Act 2006 and subsequent Finance Acts on will drafting
::	Wills for high net worth and high profile individuals
::	Wills leaving specific legacies to Pilot Trusts

David Biddle
Kieran Bowe
David Carson
Roger Ford
Richard Frimston
Pamela Gale
Narinder Johal
Fiona MacDonald
Michael Parkinson
Susan Pepperell
Carly Taylor


	Click on a name on the left to bring up a biography.

Before you consult us for the first time, you may find it helpful to complete a questionnaire.

Download the Wills Questionnaire MS Word

(MS Word)

This form can be filled in on a computer, saved, then attached to an email and sent to your contact at Russell-Cooke. Alternatively, you can handwrite your questionnaire and post it to us. If you are contacting Russell-Cooke for the first time please send the questionnaire to Carly Taylor or Pamela Gale (as appropriate) at:

Putney Office
Carly Taylor
Russell-Cooke Solicitors
2 Putney Hill
London SW15 6AB

020 8394 6223
carly.taylor@russell-cooke.co.uk

or

Pamela Gale
Russell-Cooke Solicitors
Bishop's Palace House
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1QN

020 8541 2043
pamela.gale@russell-cooke.co.uk

::	If you are unable to use the above form or would rather handwrite your questionnaire please download a PDF version here. When completed please post it to your contact at Russell-Cooke or if contacting us for the first time to either Carly Taylor or Pamela Gale as appropriate (details above).

(If you do not have Acrobat PDF viewer, download it here free of charge.)

Brussels IV – The Draft Succession Regulation
(posted November 2009)
The proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and authentic instruments in matters of succession and the creation of a European Certificate of Succession - COM(2009)154 final.
Full Article

All Change For Statutory Wills - A New Direction
(posted August 2009)
A recent case featured in this article, has led to a change in the criteria to be considered when making a will for a person that lacks capacity. Alison Regan, Solicitor, examines this issue further.
Full Article

The Laws of Intestacy
(posted January 2009)
This article looks at the changes in the Intestacy Laws coming into force on 1st February 2009
Full Article

Inheritance Tax and the Pre-Budget Report 2007
How will these new rules affect you? Click below to download the article.
Full Article

The Finance Act 2006 came in to force on the 19th July 2006 and introduced far-reaching changes to the Inheritance Tax treatment of Wills and Trusts.

Chris Young writes about the main issues affecting Will Trusts. Click here to download the article.

Information about Statutory Wills. Click here to download the article.

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Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners
Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists
The Notaries Society
Solicitors for the Elderly
Public Guardianship Office