Profile Overview

Janette is an Associate Solicitor in the Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts team at Nockolds. She is also part of the Charity Sector team.

Janette completed her training at Nockolds after gaining a merit in the Graduate Diploma in Law and a distinction in the Legal Practice Course. She is originally a Mathematics graduate from Goldsmiths College, University of London.

Expertise in Wills and Probate:

Her expertise is in all general probate work including:

  • Drafting Wills - She is able to do home/hospital visits for elderly or infirm clients
  • Inheritance tax planning
  • Court of Protection matters
  • Preparing and registering Powers of Attorney
  • Applications for Deputyship
  • Grants of Probate and dealing with administration of estates

Janette is a member of the Law Society Private Client section and is a qualified member of the Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and Solicitors For the Elderly (SFE).

Expertise in Charity Law:

Janette deals with compliance issues surrounding charities such a setting up your charity and ensuring it satisfies the requirements of the Charity Commission and Companies House. Janette is currently a trustee of a small local charity.

Janette was raised for the most part in Norfolk. She spent 2 years in Zimbabwe working as a maths and science teacher with VSO between 1996 and 1997.

In her spare time, Janette enjoys yoga, travelling, visiting the cinema, socialising and watching live bands.

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Janette's Fields Of Expertise

  • Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts

    Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts

    Expertise in Will writing inheritance tax, tax efficient Wills, Asset protection, Powers of Attorney & Trusts

  • Charity Law

    Charity Law

    Sensible, thoughtful and cost efficient solutions to the issues and concerns faced by those involved in charity work.

Janette's Latest News

  • Nockolds celebrate Purple Day – The Global Day of Epilepsy Awareness

    Staff at Nockolds celebrated Purple Day, March 26th and raised over £360. The staff excelled themselves with paying a £1 to dress in purple, selling bacon butties in the car park, a cake auction and raffle as well as a bring and share lunch.

  • Uniquely Stortford

    Nockolds is pleased to be sponsoring the Uniquely Stortford event being held on Sunday 4 December.

  • Advice on wills to Wills and Kate

    Do you know that when you marry or enter into a civil partnership it revokes your existing Will? What should His Royal Highness Prince William and Kate Middleton be aware of in the run up to their wedding...

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