Meet Louise Eccleston
Job Title
Solicitor and Head of Private Client
Department
Private Client
Louise advises clients in relation to their Wills, the administration of both straightforward and complex estates, complex Inheritance Tax planning and Court of Protection matters.
She has engaged in complex Inheritance Tax negotiations with H M Revenue & Customs, made applications to the Court of Protection for Statutory Wills or lifetime planning and advised those with business and agricultural property.
She is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and was a former Vice Chair to the Cheshire Branch of STEP and a former member of the board for STEP examinations for England & Wales via Essay route.
Louise is also a member of the Law Society Probate Section and sits as Trustee for the Neurotherapy Centre in Saltney, a local charity assisting those diagnosed with long term neurological conditions.
Louise has acted as Attorney/Deputy/Trustee for many years advising clients across Cheshire, Wirral, Shropshire and North Wales.
Louise’s work includes:
- Succession & Estate planning for individuals, families and business owners
- Wills & Inheritance Tax advice
- Probate/Estate Administration
- Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Advising agricultural clients and landowners
- Court of Protection applications
- Trust set up and ongoing Trust administration
- Providing advice in relation to elderly client issues and care fees
- Deputyships
