Catalina Lowe

Partner

Private Client

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Catalina Lowe, Lawyer, Senior Associate, Private Client, DMH Stallard
Catalina advises on all aspects of private client law including drafting complex wills and trusts, lifetime and succession planning, powers of attorney and estate administration (including cross-border estates), capacity issues and Office of the Public Guardian / Court of Protection applications.

Catalina is a specialised lawyer advising on all aspects of private client law to assist high net worth individuals and families. She also enjoys working together with entrepreneurial clients, art administrators and trustees.

She qualified as a solicitor in 2016.

Catalina works primarily in our Brighton office but also collaborates closely with colleagues in our other locations.

Work highlights

DIVISION OF ASSETS

Advised on the division of agricultural assets and estate planning for a farming family who described themselves as “asset-rich and cash poor” and where “sweat equity” played a major role.


INHERITANCE TAX SAVING

Assisting a widow with domicile election and saving £512,000 inheritance tax.


WILL

Helping a family with their UK wills that had been accidentally revoked by subsequent Spanish wills which meant that years of careful planning of their UK estates (worth approximately £40 million) could have been lost.


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Recent articles

Insights

Estate Planning and the Autumn 2024 Budget

An increasing number of clients have expressed worries about the new Autumn 2024 Budget and whether they ought to pass on their assets to their adult children in the hope of minimising Inheritance Tax.

11/10/2024

Insights

Tax change has a knock-on effect on gifts to charities abroad

Gifts to any charity in the EU or European Economic Area no longer qualify for a relief commonly granted to UK charities

29/01/2024

Media spotlight

UK tax change has a knock-on effect on gifts to charities abroad

Catalina Lowe has written for FT Money about the recent changes regarding tax relief for charities and the subsequent IHT implications

Catalina Lowe

30/08/2023

Insights

Protecting your loved ones: The importance of Wills, LPAs and planning ahead for tax changes

A regular review of your Will and wider estate planning doesn't have to be complicated. With the right professional advice, you can be confident your plans still provide peace of mind for the future.

30/07/2026

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