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Succession & Estate Planning, Trusts & Asset Protection
Areas of Expertise:
Amy Knight
PrincipalLLB (Dist), BCom
EXPERTISE
EXPERIENCE
Amy practices in general commercial and corporate law with a focus on property, business and share acquisitions and disposals.
Amy has a particular interest in property law and is routinely involved in all aspects of property transactions including legal due diligence, acquisitions and disposals, financing, leases, subdivisions, strata titles, transfer duty advice and conveyancing.
On the corporate side, Amy has acted on buy, sell and financier sides of company and business acquisitions and disposals.
Amy is based in our West Perth Office.
Amy’s recent experience includes:
- Due diligence, contract negotiation and settlement of the acquisition of multi-lot properties exceeding $30m;
- Acquisition and funding (via convertible notes and security trust) of farming properties exceeding $25m;
- Negotiation and settlement of the disposal of securities to a multinational group exceeding $20m;
- Subdivision and sale of semi-rural development site exceeding 100 lots;
- Acquisition and disposal of a number of vineyards in the Margaret River region.
Succession & Estate Planning, Trusts & Asset Protection
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Effective estate planning will ensure your assets, including property, trusts, investments and more, are provided to the intended beneficiaries. This reduces the chance of conflict between beneficiaries and protects the estate assets from claims by unintended recipients.
Our lawyers combine legal experience with an incisive and pragmatic approach to resolving issues for individuals and families in their estate planning and business structuring.
We act for numerous high net worth Western Australian families and individuals, including working closely with client’s accountants and financial advisers.
David Williams and Chris Osborn have each received the designation Trust & Estate Practitioner (STEP) by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Our expertise includes advising in relation to:
- Establishing and varying trusts and asset protection structures
- Business succession planning and estate planning
- Complex wills
- Family discretionary, testamentary and unit trusts
- Preparing Self-Managed Super Fund Trust Deeds
- Preparing Enduring Powers of Attorney and Enduring Powers of Guardianship
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Our relevant experience includes:
- Advising high net worth family on separation of extensive interests in property syndicates, unit trusts and other business structures as part of intergenerational wealth transfer
- Advising high net worth executive on separation of personal investments from those of his employers
- Advising high net worth individual on implementation of testamentary trusts in circumstances where adult children were in dispute
- Advising farming families on intergenerational wealth transfer of family farms in a transfer duty and tax effective manner
- Advising various high net worth families on succession planning and generational relationship agreements
Commercial Law & Contracts
Williams + Hughes advise public and private companies and individuals across a wide spectrum of industries. Our range of commercial litigation expertise and experience, coupled with ready access to senior legal personnel and our responsiveness, makes us top choice commercial litigation lawyers in Western Australia.
We recognise that clients often choose their legal advisors based on their knowledge and understanding of the client’s industry. Our lawyers work hard to understand the commercial and technical drivers underpinning our clients’ industries, as this enables us to quickly and efficiently advise on complex and technical matters affecting their businesses.
Get in touch with our top tier commercial litigation lawyers in Perth or Geraldon to see how we can assist you.
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