Christine Shute

Associate Solicitor

Christine is an Associate Solicitor in the Private Client team advising on all aspects of this work but with a...

Christine is an Associate Solicitor in the Private Client team advising on all aspects of this work but with a particular specialism in elderly client work. She advises on all aspects of Powers of Attorney (POA) and their consequences including where there is a lack of capacity and assists with applications to the Court of Protection for appointment of deputies for those with no POA. She has many years’ experience of drafting Wills including for high net worth individuals where there may be IHT consequences and business and agricultural property, parents of vulnerable children and adults who need to set up trust arrangements as well as couples with children from previous relationships who may also need trusts. In addition, she has in-depth experience of acting for Executors and Administrators (on intestacies) and obtaining grants of representation and administering a wide range of estates from modest to multi million pounds in value. Christine is a full member of Solicitors for the Elderly and the Private Client Section of The Law Society.

Martin Roberts

Associate

Martin is an associate member of the firm in our Private Client team. He has over 30 years’ experience in...

Martin is an associate member of the firm in our Private Client team. He has over 30 years’ experience in the administration of estates, the creation and administration of Settlements, preparing and advising upon Wills, Powers of Attorney of all types, applications to the Court of Protection and lifetime tax planning. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and a member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP). Martin has dealt with some very large estates over his years in legal practice, including high value estates with complex tax issues as well as those with multiple beneficiaries. He is, as are all the members of the Team, passionate about recognising and challenging cases of elder abuse which is sadly increasingly common and can creep into many aspects of our lives. If you need advice about estate planning, the administration of an estate or Trust, or issues with powers of attorney Martin will be able to help as he will probably have come across it before.

Janice Courtenay

Chartered Legal Executive

Janice is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and an Associate Member of Solicitors for the Elderly....

Janice is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and an Associate Member of Solicitors for the Elderly. She is a member of the Private Client team and has a wide range of experience advising upon the preparation of Wills, administration of estates, Powers of Attorney and where there is a lack of capacity, assisting with Court of Protection applications for the appointment of Deputies.