Shirah Blackwood TEP

Shirah is able to advise on all aspects of private client services including complex Wills, Inheritance Tax planning, Estate administration, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection applications.

Shirah is an accredited member of the Association of Lifetime Lawyers (ALL), formerly known as Solicitors for the Elderly, an independent, national organisation of lawyers who provide specialist legal advice for older and vulnerable people, their families and carers. You can view our Older and Vulnerable Client Care Procedure in compliance with the Association of Lifetime Lawyers Code of Practice.

Recent work highlights include:

• assisting with the management of finances for a number of years for a young man who suffered a brain injury to include ensuring payment of his care and day to day outgoings, whilst preserving his finances as best as possible.
• setting up a lifetime Trust for a vulnerable person, registration with HMRC, ensuring its tax efficiency and advising the Trustees on the ongoing Trust management.

Priding herself on an empathetic approach in assisting clients, Shirah feels it is important to adapt to each client to suit their needs and whilst maintaining professionalism, Shirah is approachable and caring in the services she provides.

Shirah obtained her Law Degree in 2001 from Southbank University and completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice in 2002 at the College of Law, London. Shirah is an SRA-regulated solicitor – SRA number 339353

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