Peter is a Partner in the Private Client team, working across the Poole and Bournemouth offices. He qualified as a Solicitor in September 2012 and joined Trethowans in June 2026.
Notable work highlights
- Advising a client on how to pass their property to their children free of inheritance tax, saving more than £1 million.
- Setting up tax efficient Wills and Trusts for clients who run their own business, to ensure the business is inherited by children with the minimum amount of inheritance tax payable.
- Providing complex, bespoke tax advice for a client and setting up multiple trusts to reduce their inheritance tax liability and provide long term financial support to their grandchildren.
- Setting up Personal Injury Trusts to protect compensation for vulnerable children and adults.
Accreditations & Memberships
- Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Areas of expertise
- Inheritance Tax planning
- Estate and Succession planning
- Administration of Estates
- Establishing and administering lifetime and post-death trusts
- Will drafting
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Personal Injury Trusts
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Advising on gifting the family home
- Drafting Lasting Powers of Attorney
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Court of Protection applications, including Deputyships and Statutory Wills
