Rachael Leathley

Rachael has particular expertise in administering high net worth Estates and Trusts including those involving significant agricultural and business assets.

Experience

• Advising on and drafting Wills
• Advising clients on how to mitigate Inheritance Tax on death
• Preparing powers of attorney – including Lasting Powers of Attorney and General Powers of Attorney.
• Registering Lasting Powers of Attorney and Enduring Powers of Attorney with the Court of Protection
• Inheritance Tax planning – including advising on Inheritance Tax reliefs and exemptions
• Estate Administration – guiding Executors/Administrators through the process of applying for Probate / Letters of Administration and advising on all aspects of administering the deceased’s assets
• Advising on and drafting Deeds of Variation for beneficiaries to redirect entitlement under an estate;
• Advising on and drafting trusts
• Advising existing Trustees on their obligations and responsibilities and assisting in the administration of on-going trusts including Disabled Beneficiary Trusts

Outside of the office
Rachael is an Ambassador for the Community Foundation for Tyne & Wear and Northumberland and currently sits on the panel for the Women’s Fund. Rachael is a mum of two, a festival goer and a fledgling gardener.

Rachael qualified as a solicitor in 2014.