Kirsti EdmeadHead of Private Client DepartmentPrivate Client Department
Kirsti has a wide range of experience in dealing with older and vulnerable people, making decisions about how to structure their wills and who to appoint as their attorneys, as well as business owners who need the same types of documents but whose affairs can often be more technically complex and require commercial insight. She also dealt with executors and trustees who needed advice and assistance on probate applications, Inheritance Tax returns and payments, and deeds of variation.
Kirsti has a network of professionals who can support her in areas such as capacity assessments and taxation, ensuring that the service she provides to her clients and their families is holistic.
Kirsti loves getting to know her clients and their families, and supporting them when difficult decisions need to be made. Kirsti provides practical support and guidance with compassion and empathy.
Being a Private Client Solicitor means you meet people from all walks of life and all ages, often at a very difficult or complicated time for them. Kirsti Edmead
Some examples of Kirsti’s work
- Kirsti has provided tax planning, will drafting, and Lasting Power of Attorney advice for several business owners who wanted to make provision for their families during their lifetimes and provide adequate protection if they pass away.
- Kirsti advised an executor regarding an estate in which the deceased was a sole trader, and her whole family worked in the business. With her assistance, the business continued under new management, and its assets were transferred either to the deceased’s Will trust or to the beneficiaries of the estate, who were now managing the business. During this process, Kirsti worked with the business accountants to ensure that all tax matters (business, personal for the deceased, and personal for the beneficiaries) were addressed in a timely manner. This led to wider advice being given to the beneficiaries regarding their personal affairs.
- Kirsti has provided support and guidance to several young adults regarding the estates of their late parents. This included advice on homemade wills, inheritance tax, intestacy rules, and the appointment of a co-administrator when a minor beneficiary was involved.
- Kirsti has advised various clients on lifetime trusts and the administration/implications of those trusts.
Kirsti’s Qualifications
- LLB Law and Spanish - Cardiff and Oviedo Universities (1996 – 2000)
- LPC – Leicester De Montfort University (2001)
- Qualified as a Solicitor in 2003
- STEP member since 2006
- Masters In Business Administration (2015)
- Member of Association of Lifetime Lawyers since 2018
Languages
Kirsti can communicate in the following languages:
- Spanish (fluent)
It’s not all about work
Kirsti is a Trustee of Service Six – Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes Children’s Charity. She is also a member of NMPAT Wellingborough Adult Choir.
Kirsti enjoys attending concerts of all genres (especially when her children are performing) and going to see musicals.
Memberships and Accreditations
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