Julie Jewers

I am a very experienced solicitor who specialises in private client law, with a focus on estate planning, wills, trusts, powers of attorney and probate. Prior to becoming a consultant, I was a partner in private practise for many years. I've worked with many rewarding cases, including:

• Advised a couple with multi-million-pound farming and business assets on how to structure their wills, taking into account their different needs and wishes and difficult family relationships.
• Administered a multi-million-pound estate with over 70 investments, and numerous taxable lifetime gifts. Advised the family on how to protect their inheritance for future generations by creating a discretionary trust via a deed of variation.
• Appointed by the Court as an independent administrator of an estate, as the families involved could not work together. One family had instructed 4 sets of solicitors before I became involved and was able to pragmatically deal with the estate and bring it to a conclusion.
• Prepared a Will for an unmarried wealthy terminally ill business owner. Advised client to get married and establish a trust in his Will to make provision for his partner and children from a previous relationship. My advice saved the estate £800k in inheritance tax.
• Prepared numerous Wills for clients who have found the process extremely emotionally challenging, which has involved considerable perseverance to ensure that the clients achieve their goals of having a Will in place which reflects their wishes.