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Abigail Palmer-Page

Abigail is Head of Probate and Estate Administration at Stevens & Bolton LLP. She joined the firm in 2017, bringing wide probate and succession experience gained at a city law firm, and she advises on all probate and estate administration matters. 
 
As an estate administration specialist, Abigail works mainly for personal representatives of estates and assists them with every aspect of the probate process, including advising on inheritance tax reliefs, trust arrangements, post-death variations and international elements.  She is particularly adept at dealing with high value and/or complex estates and often coordinates teams of professional advisers, providing a seamless service to best navigate the probate process for clients. 
 
Abigail brings wide expertise to the non-contentious aspects of disputes arising in a probate context, where she frequently advises court appointed personal representatives. She also advises corporate clients, where she offers practical and commercial solutions to accelerate progress in dealing with the assets of a deceased individual. 
 
Frequently, Abigail assists overseas law firms and executors who require advice on HMRC’s compliance obligations and applying for an English grant of representation where individuals are non-UK domiciled/long term resident.
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Execution formalities—personal representatives
Execution formalities—personal representatives
Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides guidance on the execution of documents by personal representatives (PRs). It covers the execution of simple contracts and deeds by PRs (being executors and administrators). In executing such documents, PRs will be acting on behalf of the estate of the deceased. This Practice Note sets out the requirements for execution by different types of PRs, including where a firm of solicitors is acting as PR. It also summarises what steps practitioners should take to check the authority of PRs to execute documents.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2002

Experience

  • Slaughter & May (1999 - 2002)
  • Allen & Overy (2002 - 2004)
  • Lee & Pembertsons (2004 - 2006)
  • Withers LLP (2006 - 2010)

Qualifications

  • LLB Hons (First Class) (1997)
  • LPC (1999)

Education

  • University of Exeter (1997)
  • College of Law (1999)

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