About
Harriet Richardson is an Associate (CILEx Lawyer) in the Lifetime Planning team at Ashtons Legal, advising on private client matters including probate, wills, trusts, inheritance tax and powers of attorney. She joined Ashtons as a paralegal in 2017, completed her CILEX qualifications with distinctions in Probate and Wills & Succession, is a Chartered Legal Executive (FCILEX) and an authorised CILEX Probate Practitioner, and became an Associate in April 2025.
Practice areas
Private ClientProbateTrustsPersonal TaxWills & SuccessionEstate AdministrationPowers of Attorney
Office
Expertise
ProbateInheritance TaxWills & TrustsEstate administration (including intestate estates with missing beneficiaries)Taxable estates involving businesses and overseas assetsLasting and Enduring Powers of Attorney registration
Admissions
- CILEx Lawyer (Chartered Legal Executive, FCILEX)
- Authorised CILEX Probate Practitioner
- Completed CILEX qualifications (distinctions in Probate and Wills & Succession)
Languages
English