Bio
Bharbhage is a Private Client Associate.
Bharbhage advises a range of clients including sole traders, SMEs, individuals and families on a range of non-contentious matters, including tax planning and estate administration, preparation of wills and the creation of will trusts, preparing powers of attorney and preparing Court of Protection applications for incapacitated and vulnerable clients.
He has particular expertise in estate administration and trust compliance, including preparing applications leading to Grants of Representation, completing Tax Accounts for submission to HM Revenue & Customs and mitigating any potential inheritance liability.
Examples of how Bharbhage has supported clients include:
- Advising on the administration of an estate where assets were held in both the UK and overseas.
- Providing advice to a terminally ill client and successfully reducing a potential inheritance tax liability to nil.
- Negotiating with the beneficiaries and advising the executors of a very poorly drafted will to ensure the deceased’s wishes were respected.
- Advising on a deed of variation so that assets in a deceased’s estate could pass efficiently to grandchildren.