Qualifications
Expertise
- Expert in advising individual clients, personal representatives and trustees on a wide range of issues they may face.
- These include succession planning, inheritance tax mitigation and the administration of estates following a death.
Chris initially joined the Legacy department of Laurus in June 2021 to assist with probate administration. He is a law graduate and brings over 25 years of experience as a solicitor in the field of advising individual clients, personal representatives and trustees on a wide range of issues they may face. These include succession planning, inheritance tax mitigation and the administration of estates following a death.
For many years Chris has acted in a professional capacity as a personal representative in estates, as a trustee of different types of trust, as an attorney under powers of attorney and as a court appointed deputy for clients who lack capacity. Chris is alert to the challenges often faced by clients as they enter old age and is well versed in implementing appropriate safeguards to protect their legal wellbeing.
Chris has a passion for assisting his clients with ordering their affairs in the most efficient way. His focus is on strategies designed to ensure each client optimises the inheritance they can pass on to future generations without compromising their own position during their lifetime.
Chris recognises that the period during which an estate is being administered can be one of great stress for bereaved family members. He strives to achieve a balance between the desire of beneficiaries to receive their inheritance as soon as possible and the need of personal representatives to proceed cautiously and to be properly advised and protected.
Since 2003 Chris has been a full member of STEP, a global professional body comprised of practitioners who help families plan for their futures. He is also belongs to the Law Society Private Client section with a membership of like-minded practitioners.
Chris has a direct and clear style of communication and places his clients at the heart of everything he does.
