Mihiri Gajraj

Mihiri qualified in 2009 in a Southampton firm and joined Trethowans in 2015 and now heads up the Private Client team.

Mihiri is ranked as a next generation partner in Legal 500 (the only next generation partner in private client in the local area) and band 2 in Chambers.

Mihiri is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners having qualified with distinction and sits on the local committee.

Notable work highlights

All client work is confidential but Mihiri’s work includes:

Acting as an independent administrator/trustee in contested probate/trust matters and finding solutions to bring the matters to a conclusion despite the issues between the beneficiaries.
Advising clients on how to mitigate their tax liabilities including the use of deeds of variation, ensuring clients are using all their exemptions, the use of trusts and tax-efficient wills. One notable case involved tax savings of over £350,000 every ten years for the client.
Succession planning for family businesses including farming business.
Acting as a professional executor, trustee, deputy and attorney. As a deputy this includes acting for those who have received significant personal injury settlements.

Accreditations & Memberships

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Areas of expertise

Testimonials

What our clients say about Mihiri

“Mihiri Gajraj – brilliant, always willing to help and prepared to go the extra mile and explain everything so clearly to clients while offering a great service. I have full faith in Trethowans.”

Legal 500, 2024

“Mihiri Gajraj advises on complex estate planning and administration matters and has experience advising on cross-border issues.”

Chambers HNW, 2023

“Mihiri is excellent at explaining where the assets of clients are likely to fall in the event of different circumstances arising. This made it much easier to think clearly about what our plan should look like.”

Chambers HNW, 2023

“Put themselves in the client’s shoes and not their own.”

Legal 500 2023

“Mihiri has a knowledge and understanding of the law that rivals any high quality solicitor.”

Chambers HNW, 2022

“Mihiri is a star in every area. She is quick to respond and all clients love her attitude and advice.”

Chambers HNW, 2022

“I have worked most closely with Mihiri Gajraj. I find Mihiri a pleasure to work with. She is friendly and professional, quick to respond to any queries and always willing to help. Her work is accurate and well written, and her attention to detail is excellent, which I feel is especially important when preparing trust deeds. I am confident recommending Mihiri to my clients and to other professionals I work with, and have done so on numerous occasions.”