Emma Barry
Senior Associate – Tax & Trusts
Taunton
Advising Trustees, Individuals and Executors on various taxation issues, to include inheritance tax, capital gains tax, income tax and stamp duty land tax, looking both at the UK based implications but can address aspects with offshore elements when these arise.
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Tim Copplestone
Partner
Bristol
Tim is an employment lawyer within the firm’s sport sector and has himself represented Great Britain in kayaking. He is identified as a Leading Individual in the Legal 500, 2025.
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Paul Davies
Partner
Manchester
Paul is a Partner and head of the private capital team in Clarke Willmott’s Manchester office. Paul specialises in estate planning, Wills, & trusts for clients with complex family and finance arrangements.
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Anthony Fairweather
Partner
Bristol
Anthony specialises in UK and international Court of Protection finance work and elderly care law and is also a professional deputy.
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Carol Hawking (previously Cummins)
Consultant
Bristol
Carol enjoys long term relationships with her clients and likes to get to know the families well so that she can help them at each key step in life with a focus on protecting the family wealth from erosion by tax and outside claims so it remains in the family for future generations.
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Oksana Howard
Partner
London
Oksana is a highly experienced corporate lawyer who advises both domestic and international clients on a wide range of corporate matters.
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Marc Long
Head of Employment and HR Team/COFA
Southampton and London
is the Head of Clarke Willmott’s Employment and HR team specialising in TUPE and outsourcing.
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Chris Longbottom
Partner and National Family Team Manager
Manchester
Chris provides advice on complex financial cases; often involving business interests, trusts, children, foreign assets and pensions.
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Richard Moore
Partner
Bristol, Cardiff and London
Richard is a partner in the Commercial and Private Client Litigation team specialising in the resolution of commercial disputes.
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Michelle Seddon
Partner
Taunton
Michelle is a partner in our Private Client team in Taunton. Michelle’s expertise covers traditional Private Client work including Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Declarations of Trusts, Administrations of Estates (Probate), and Death in Service Advice to Trustees.
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Simon Smith
Partner
Bristol
Simon advises on corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, corporate reorganisations and general corporate governance.
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Simon Thomas
Partner
Bristol
Simon helps businesses and their owners with their Corporate legal issues, advising on business structuring, funding and M&A transactions.
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