Upcoming Events :
Housing Seminar: Partnerships with the Public Sector – Avoiding the pitfalls
Thu 31 May 2012
Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, London, SE1 9BB
“rigorous, industrious and high-quality team”
Victoria Arthur
Position: Solicitor
Victoria is a solicitor in the Private Client department. She specialises in the administration of estates (which is also referred to as probate work); wills, trusts and work connected with general financial planning for individuals and families which includes giving advice on lasting powers of attorney and their registration with the Office of the Public Guardian.
Recent experience
- Administration of estates of varying sizes including estates where the deceased died domiciled outside the UK
- Application to the Attorney General (via the Treasury Solicitor's Office) for a Royal Sign Manual Direction in a matter where the charitable residuary beneficiary in a home-made will was described incorrectly
- Advising on and completion of lasting Power of Attorney including applications to register both Lasting Powers of Attorney and Enduring Powers of Attorney, with the office of the Public Guardian and advising attorneys
- General advice on and drafting of wills
- Liaising with Scottish lawyers in cases where estates included land situated in Scotland
- Liaising with notaries and lawyers in countries outside the UK in estates where the deceased held non-UK assets
Professional memberships
Law Society
Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners
Private Client Section of the Law Society
Work history
2004 to date, Solicitor, Winckworth Sherwood
1992 – 2004, Consultant Solicitor, Blake Lapthorn Solicitors
1985- 1986, Consultant, Grieveson Grant
1980 -1985, Trainee and Assistant Solicitor, Woodham Smith
