Andrew Wriglesworth

Practice Areas

As the joint head of the trusts and tax team Andrew is known within the firm and the industry field as being an expert with many important and high profile clients. He is head of the landed estates section of the Private Client department which covers ultra-high net worth clients and advises on estate and succession planning generally.

Andrew has extensive experience of advising on trust matters and structures, and associated inheritance tax and capital gains tax issues.

The main areas of his work include tax planning for landed estates, farmers; and wealthy individuals with a business, entrepreneurial or professional background.

Career

Andrew studied History at York University gaining a BA Hons and thereafter attended York Law college to complete the Law conversion course and the Law Society Finals. Andrew joined Wrigleys, along with the rest of the Leeds Eversheds private client team, in 1999. Andrew qualified as a solicitor in 1995 and was promoted to partner in 2005/6 .

Professional Memberships

Andrew is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and recently received a STEP Founders award. He is a trustee of the George Martin Charitable Trust and has been a Trustee of Leeds Community Foundation.