Wills and Probate

It is very important for all individuals to make proper arrangements for when they die.  You want to be sure that your property goes to the person appointed by you, that your legacies or bequests finds their way to the correct beneficiaries.  Failure to make a will, or to make sure that it is up to date, may not only bring heartache to loved ones, but can involve unnecessary payment of large sums of tax.

We at Woolf Simmonds help our clients to avoid such situations by assisting them to arrange their financial affairs by advising on Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax and the value of lifetime gifts and Trusts. We also advise in relation to various types of powers of attorney, including enduring powers of attorney, living wills and wills.

If disputes arise in the way a person’s property is to be distributed, we have considerable experience in contentious probate.  This can also include matters such as undue influence brought to bear on the person drawing up the will, problems related to invalid wills, intestacy where there is no will, and matters relating to intestacy.

We appreciate the sensitivity and difficulties involved, and the complexity of arrangements (sometimes in more than one country) that may be required, but the advice is always tailored to clients' needs.

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