Private Client Legal Specialists
Private client law, it’s all we do.
About Us
Technical experts. Client focussed.
Taking time to understand your priorities, values and ambitions, we help you protect, grow and preserve what matters to you most.
We have supported individuals, families and business owners across the UK and internationally for many years, guiding them through the tax, legal, personal and family decisions that shape their lives. Our advice is personal, pragmatic and commercially grounded. We build relationships that last, often across generations, because our clients trust us to be thoughtful, calm and responsive.
Our Services
Our practice is intentionally boutique, deliberately specialist and proudly collaborative.
Whether you are acquiring or restructuring assets, planning for succession, navigating capital taxes, or administering an estate, we provide clarity, confidence and strategic insight.
Wills and Estate Planning
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Trusts
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Probate and Estate Administration
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Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
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International Estate Planning and Probate
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Farms, Agri-business and Land Estates
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Family Investment Companies
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Powers of Attorney and Mental Capacity
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Meet our expert team
Our Team.
Founded on the belief that exceptional advice is built on genuine relationships, deep understanding and absolute discretion.
The partners of Hestia Private Client met whilst working together at a highly regarded regional boutique private client firm. What began as professional relationships quickly became genuine friendship, built on shared values, a commitment to excellence, and a belief that private client work is at its best when relationships come first.
Following five years with a large national law firm, where we played a central role in growing their regional private client team and gained a reputation for top‑tier advice, we wanted to create a practice where clients and colleagues are prioritised in every decision.
Elizabeth Pearson
Partner
Katherine Wainman
Partner
Testimonials
Trusted by…
Tom Wainman is pragmatic, sensible, happy to provide a view and very responsive”
Legal 500
Tom Wainman is excellent. He is straight-forward and efficient. I would not hesitate in recommending him.”
Legal 500
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