Stuart Goodbody

Stuart Goodbody

Partner/Head of Trust Management

Specialisms and expertise

Inheritance tax, capital gains tax and estate planning for individuals and families
Wills and trusts
Probate
Estate and trust administration
Powers of attorney

Client stories & examples of work

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.

Types 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

Profile

Stuart graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1986 with a First Class honours degree in History, before going on to take the Common Professional and Final Examinations at the College of Law in Guildford. He joined Thomson Snell & Passmore in 1988 and qualified as a solicitor in 1990, becoming a member of the Private Client team that year.

Stuart was made a partner in 2001, having been admitted to the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners in 1995. He has been heading the Trust Management team since 2012.

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.

I have found the conversations to be practical and helpful.

Client

They are pro-active in providing the services needed.

Client

Professional service from all individuals who have shown integrity over the last 30 years. Inspire confidence and create a feeling of trust.

Client

Always responded to my needs quickly and comprehensively.

Client

Look at any part of the work over the last ten plus years by Stuart Goodbody and you'll see a consistent pattern of good, timely, effective advice delivered in a most professional way and at excellent value for money.