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Battens Solicitors Appoints Taxation Specialist

Leading Tax Lawyer Sue Adams has joined Battens Solicitors as a Director in the Tax, Wills and Probate team.

Having previously worked for large practices in Bournemouth, Chichester and Southampton Sue is delighted to return to work in the Dorset and Somerset area.

With wide experience in the areas of wills, probate and lasting powers of attorney, Sue specialises in tax planning for individuals and small business owners, including advising on inheritance tax, business and agricultural property relief and taxation of trusts to name a few, and is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

Sue says, "It is always a pleasure to get the opportunity to act for a family as a whole, across the generations, particularly where there is a family business involved. Family businesses need careful advice because often the decisions that the family make are driven by emotional issues rather than legal or tax issues. It is important to recognise this, if as a lawyer, you are going to provide the best advice to your client."

Sue is a member of STEP (Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners), Solicitors for the Elderly and the Law Society.

Battens Managing Director David Stephens says We are delighted that Sue has joined us. She will add a further dimension to our tax, wills and probate team, to help build further our success in providing first class legal advice to individuals and businesses across Somerset and Dorset.

Created: 30 September 2009