Stuart Goodbody

Partner

Specialisms and expertise

  • Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax and estate planning for individuals and families
  • Wills and trusts
  • Probate
  • Powers of Attorney

Type of client

  • Individuals with assets that need protecting and passing on within the family, including business owners and senior company executives
  • Trustees and executors
  • Beneficiaries of trusts and estates

Past and present projects

  • Estate and tax planning through Wills and various types of lifetime gift, including settlements and investment-based schemes
  • Creation, modification and termination of family trusts
  • Trust arrangements for life and pension policies
  • Bespoke co-ownership agreements for residential property
  • Will preparation and probate for foreign domiciliaries
  • Cross border estate administration
  • Advice on a broad range of trust and succession issues

Profile

Stuart joined the Private Client  team in 1990 and became a partner in 2001. He was admitted to the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners in 1995.

The quality of the Private Client team has been recognised in Thomson Snell & Passmore’s recent ranking as a 'Top 25 Law Firm' by Private Client Practitioner magazine. The team’s position as a leading player in the field of specialist Private Client advice in the South-East of England has been endorsed by the UK’s independent legal guides Chambers UK and Legal 500.