Cleaver Fulton Rankin’s Private Client department is recognised as one of the largest specialist private client departments in Northern Ireland.
Our team of lawyers have a wealth of experience in advising charities on a full range of legacy management matters, both contentious and non-contentious.
Areas of Expertise
- Obtaining Northern Irish Grants of Probate
- Administration of Estates
- Acting as attorney for charity Personal Representatives
- Inheritance Tax issues
- Trust creation and administration
Administration of Estates
- Proprietary estoppel
- Claims pursuant to the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) (NI) Order 1979, the NI equivalent of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
- Removal of Executors
- Construction Summonses
- Rectification proceedings
- Professional negligence
- Breach of Trust claims arising in connection with wills, trusts and inheritance tax
Contentious Estates and Trusts
Cleaver Fulton Rankin owns and operates its own professional trustee company, Cleaver Fulton Rankin Trustees Limited, which can act as an Executor, Administrator, Trustee and Attorney for charity Personal Representatives.
The team includes members of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS). The Firm is ranked Band 1 in Chambers and Partners Private Wealth Law and Private Wealth Disputes and Tier 1 in Legal 500 Personal tax, trusts and probate.
For more information about our charities team click here.
How can we help you?
Call us on the Belfast number below or send us a message and one of our team will be in touch.
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