Clough & Willis Strengthens Practice Offering with Launch of Private Client Department

Bury based Clough & Willis, one of the North West's leading mid-sized legal firms, has strengthened its core offering by launching a new Private Client Department. The three strong team, which is headed by Richard Phillips, will focus on wealth and succession planning, inheritance tax advice, trust creation and administration, wills, lasting powers of attorney and estate administration.

Richard, 34, boasts extensive experience within in the legal profession and has previously held positions at Cobbetts and DWF in Manchester as well as Nelson & Co (now Gordons LLP) in Leeds.

He is being joined by two solicitors; Emma McGrath (24) and Ciara Hannawin (26) - both graduates from Queen University in Belfast and Chester College of Law.

Shefali Talukdar, managing partner of Clough & Willis, commented; 'The last year has been a really exciting time for the practice - especially in terms of growth and our own evolution. We're all excited about the new division's launch and it's great to see the team is already adding real value to our broad client base.'

Richard said of the teams' formation; 'I'm looking forward to the challenge of my new role immensely. Clough & Willis is a forward thinking and innovative organisation that puts best practice and impartial advice at the heart of everything it does.

He concluded; 'The next year is set to be a very exciting period for both the private client team and the practice as a whole as we build on our strong reputation for offering bespoke legal solutions to our clients.'