Independent Administration Services

At Birketts, our Private Client Team comprises more than 100 skilled lawyers across our offices in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich, and Sevenoaks, each skilled in estate administration. We regularly act as executor, on behalf of executors named in Wills, and as independent administrator, delivering efficient and professional estate administration services throughout the UK.

Independent Administrators

An independent administrator is typically appointed by the court to manage the estate where there is no valid Will, the named executors are unwilling or unable to act, or disputes arise. This can be an individual or a trust corporation.

Birketts can act as an independent administrator either:

• Through the personal appointment of partners, or
• Through the Birketts Trust Corporation (BTC), where the directors are all partners in our Private Client Team.

This structure allows us to assign the most appropriate individual or team to your case, taking into account your location, the complexity of the estate, and your preferences.

As a full service law firm, Birketts is uniquely positioned to offer multi-disciplinary support. Our clients benefit from access to specialist teams, including our award-winning Private Wealth Disputes Team for contentious estates and our renowned International Private Client Team for estates with an international element.

For more detailed information as to how we can assist, as well as our fees, please download a copy of our brochure.