Our probate, wills and trusts department has experienced practitioners in all
three offices.
Probate is the general term used to describe that area of law that deals with
winding up the affairs of someone who has died (repaying assets, selling
houses, etc and then distributing that person’s property amongst their beneficiaries).
Writing wills for clients and also administering trusts on behalf of clients.
Wills are a very important area of work and it is important to make a will with
an experienced practitioner – a correctly prepared will can involve not just knowledge of the law relating to
wills but also an in depth knowledge of related areas of law such as
conveyancing, tax and trusts. Writing a will ensures that your property is
disposed of to those who you want to benefit – if you do not leave a will, then the law states that your property will pass to
certain blood relatives in a specified order – however wealthy or otherwise they may be and whether you like them or not!
Everyone should make a will but it is particularly important for unmarried
couples to make wills as the statutory provisions can lead to unexpected and
totally unwanted consequences on the death of a partner.
Trusts arise when a person looks after money or assets for another person – they are frequently used in wills, and can also be used in a variety of other
situations such as trusts for disabled people.
Those dealing with this work in the firm are:
Llandudno
Roger is the firm’s senior partner and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
(a highly regarded organisation consisting of experienced probate and trust
practitioners world wide). He has extensive experience in both estate and trust
administration as well as will preparation. He has a particular interest in the
inheritance (and capital gains) tax implications of this work.
He is a partner in the firm and a high proportion of his case load is dealing
with probate and will work.
Claire is a solicitor with the firm and has been so since she qualified (after a
training contract with the firm) in 2004. She has gained significant experience
in probate and will work since joining the firm.
Colwyn Bay
John is a solicitor with vast experience in probate, will and trust work which
has formed a large part of his case load ever since he qualified as a solicitor
in 1976. Formerly a sole practitioner in Colwyn Bay, he brought a wealth of
experience in probate work to the firm when he joined as a consultant in 2001.
Old Colwyn
George is a consultant in the firm, and has been in charge of the Old Colwyn
office since his former firm of Guest Pritchard & Co merged with Bone & Payne in 1995. He qualified as a solicitor in 1981 and has acquired extensive
and significant experience in probate work over the years since he qualified.
Mark qualified in 2000 after joining the firmas a trainee in 1998. He has
extensive experience in will preparation and also deals with estate
administration.
