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Nigel Roots

Nigel has been a specialist trust and estate practitioner for over 30 years. He has experience of estate administrations of all sizes and complexities, both domestic and international. This covers tax and trust planning, trust management and modification both onshore and offshore, complex estate administrations, literary estates, heritage property, charity issues and court of protection issues. These include disputed, high value and multi asset estates. He acts as a Court appointed independent administrator and Judicial Trustee in disputed trust and probate matters. He also lectures widely on tax and trust matters Nigel is listed as a Recommended Lawyer and recognised as a Leading Individual in Charities & Not-for-profit as well as for personal tax, trusts and probate by the Legal 500 (2023 edition). The Chambers & Partners (2023 edition) listed Nigel as a Leading Individual and he’s recognised in the Chambers High Net Worth Ranking (2023 edition). · Freeths LLP

EnglandTrusts & Estates, Private Client

About

Specialist trust and estate practitioner with over 30 years' experience advising on domestic and international estate administrations, tax and trust planning, trust management and modification, and complex or high-value multi-asset estates. Acts as a court-appointed independent administrator and Judicial Trustee in disputed trust and probate matters, lectures on tax and trust topics, and is recognised by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners (2023 editions).

Practice areas

Trusts & EstatesPrivate ClientProbateTax (Personal)Charities & Not-for-profitCourt of ProtectionEstate AdministrationTrust Management

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Expertise

Literary EstatesHeritage PropertyCharities & Not-for-profitHigh Net Worth IndividualsOffshore TrustsJudicial Trustee/Court-appointed Administration

Education

  • University of Wales (LLB Hons)

Admissions

  • Qualified 1989