Brachers bolsters private client team with new tax and trusts specialist

Brachers law firm, based in Maidstone and Canterbury, has appointed a new tax and trusts specialist to strengthen its Private Client team.

Joining with more than 18 years’ experience, Miranda Wood is senior tax manager who brings a wealth of expertise related to trusts and tax issues. Miranda’s specialisms include the management of trusts, advising trustees, trust taxation and compliance, and tax planning.

Miranda will work closely with Justine Sloover, Private Client Director and Head of Brachers’ trust team, alongside the wider Private Client team, to support clients with their wealth and succession planning requirements.

Justine Sloover commented: “We are pleased to welcome Miranda to the team. Her reputation precedes her as a tax and trusts expert, and she is respected for her ability to advise clients clearly on what is often a very complex area of law. We look forward to the positive impact Miranda will bring to Brachers and our clients.”

Miranda added: “I’m delighted to be joining Brachers’ Private Client team, which is esteemed by clients and their professional advisors, and highly ranked in the Chambers and Legal 500 legal directories. I look forward to working with the team and our clients.”

Brachers holds a band 1 ranking in the prestigious Legal 500 directory for Personal tax, trusts and probate (Kent, Surrey, Sussex). The directory notes the “highly regarded” team are “efficient, knowledgeable and diligent” with “an in-depth understanding of trusts spanning trust structures and offshore trust exposure as well as tax-related matters.”

In their feedback to the Legal 500, one client remarked: “Brachers has the personal touch, listening carefully to clients’ needs in a friendly, sensitive and helpful manner. It has a wealth of experience, gathered over many decades, and is highly regarded by its local clients in Kent. Such loyalty from locals is reassuring.”

Miranda will be based at the firm’s Canterbury Office.

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