In 2005 the firm took over a trust and tax planning practice in Suffolk known as Josselyns. This was a three partner firm which had been practising for 150 years with a well-deserved reputation for excellence in trust administration, tax planning and private client work generally.

At this time, Denise Church joined the practice wit her team of private client lawyers. Denise is a respected specialist in trust and private client work generally and was, until only recently, the Chair of the Suffolk branch of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) a post that she had held for over nine years, as well as acting as an external deputy appointed by the Court of Protection.

In January 2008 she was joined by Jennifer Humphreys, who originally qualified as a solicitor in Birmingham but decided to return to her native Suffolk. Jennifer has recently been appointed to the Law Society’s Probate Section Executive Committee. In November 2008 Denise Church became a consultant at the firm. Denise continues to work closely with Jennifer Humphreys and the rest of the Probate, Wills and Trusts Department.

The Private Client team has the expertise to deal with a wide range of matters, including:

• Wills
• Estate planning, including inheritance tax and capital gains tax
• Administration of deceased’s estates including Grants of Probate
• Deeds of Variation (also known as Deeds of Family Arrangement)
• Trusts
• Powers Attorney
• Court Protection applications
• Advice on care home funding
• General elderly client issues