Areas of practice:
Lynne specialises in cases involving the Court of Protection, personal
injury trusts and asset protection for the young, elderly and
vulnerable, on which she works closely with David Coldrick. She also
deals with will drafting particularly for families who are seeking to
benefit children or other relatives who are vulnerable, and powers of
attorney. She is a regular speaker at professional seminars and
conferences on personal injury trusts, vulnerable beneficiary issues,
Court of Protection and care fees issues.
Professional career:
Partner
Qualified September 2003
Education: Sheffield University
Professional Memberships and Associations:
Law Society Probate Section
Solicitors for the Elderly
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Member of the Editorial Board of Elderly Client Adviser and regular
contributor
MENCAP recommended adviser
Action on Elder Abuse
Publications
Coldrick on Personal Injury Trusts (now in its 4th edition)
Contributed the Asset Protection for Older People section of Butterworths
Encyclopaedia
of Forms and Precedents, advised on the Personal
Injury Trusts section and (for the 2007/08 edition) co-edited the
Vulnerable Beneficiary section
Financial Services for Solicitors - Law, Practice and Precedents
APIL Personal Injury Law, Practice and Precedents. Co-author of Personal
Injury Trusts section
- What sort of law firm is Wrigleys Solicitors LLP?
Wrigleys Solictors LLP is a market leader in asset protection for the private individual. Our private client department specialises in complex wills, trusts, inheritance tax, disability planning, elderly care and property issues.
Wrigleys is highly rated as the top firm in Yorkshire and the north east in this area of law. Just go to www.legal500.com or www.chambersandpartners.com/uk to read what others have said about us.
- Who runs the service and what is its purpose?
The Service is delivered by a team of specialist Trust Lawyers and Trust Administrators. They are trained to provide the range of services people need if they are in receipt of an award of compensation as a result of a personal injury, enabling them to protect the value of that award and prevent it adversely affecting the injured person's entitlement to State and Local Authority benefits.
- You say you are experts in Compensation Protection. How can I tell?
David Coldrick is head of the Compensation Protection Service. His textbook for solicitors “Coldrick on Personal Injury Trusts” (Ark 2007 - 3rd Edition) is the standard work in this area.
- Can I check you out independently?
Yes.
Because we are specialists in our field we are usually recommended by other professional people who have experience of using our expertise. They are probably our best judges. We can give you a list of professionals who use our services themselves or for their clients.
Wrigleys Solicitors LLP is also highly rated for its ability to meet the needs of its clients in the independent Chambers and Legal 500 guides for clients. Their commentary on Wrigleys' standing in the relevant areas of legal practice can be accessed by visiting www.chambersandpartners.com/uk and www.legal500.com
- Are you Personal Injury lawyers?
No.
Personal Injury Lawyers make claims for injured clients. We do not, but we often work with them. We are quite independent of all personal injury firms and have no fee sharing or commission based arrangement with them.
- Are you Financial Advisers?
No.
They advise on investments, but we do not. However, we often work with them to help our clients. We are quite independent of all financial advisers and have no fee sharing or commission based arrangement with them.
- How does my client obtain sound investment advice?
If you would like us to secure a source of investment advice for your client, then please let us know and we will do that for you if it has not already been arranged. We have considerable experience in securing high quality investment related advice for our Compensation Protection clients. David Coldrick recently wrote the standard textbook for solicitors on trustee investment “Coldrick on Modern Trustee Investment” (Ark 2006).
You and your client should be aware that:
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Few financial advisers have significant experience of investing trust money.
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Even fewer have experience in investing monies for a Compensation Protection Trust (Personal Injury Trust or Disabled Trust).
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Trustee investment is governed by strict legal requirements, in particular the Trustee Act 2000.
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Care is required to ensure that trustees comply with their legal obligations. We can assist in that compliance process.
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The cost and quality of financial advice varies widely.
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- Are you accountants?
No.
They usually audit or keep business accounts. We do not. We sometimes work with accountants to help those clients who might benefit from their services e.g. for payroll services arising from complex care packages.
