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VIEW ALLlegal 500 2026Laura Lea is an up-and-coming associate in non-contentious onshore work. She has the happy knack of being able to get through a vast amount of complex work with speed and attention to detail. Already very effective, Laura is a future star.
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Laura is a STEP qualified senior solicitor with extensive expertise in lifetime planning for UK and international high-net-worth individuals.
She specialises in estate and succession planning, providing comprehensive guidance on asset protection, inheritance tax mitigation, and the creation of tailored wealth structuring solutions. Her experience is particularly valuable for clients with complex family dynamics who need to balance competing interests, covering areas such as will preparation, lasting powers of attorney and mental capacity considerations.
Laura also manages and guides executors through all aspects of estate administration.
She believes in developing long-lasting professional relationships with her clients and is keen to be seen as their trusted advisor. She has an eye for detail and will always go the extra mile to achieve her clients' aims.
Laura is a full member of the Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners and is an Associate member of Solicitors for the Elderly.
- Advising three members of a well-known band, providing international tax/estate planning and structuring advice in advance of a sale of their music catalogue for >£100m.
- Tax and estate planning for a high-profile UK businessman (net worth >£800m per Sunday Times rich list).
- Administering the UK aspects of a complex international estate (total value >£500m) and navigating difficult family relationships between the surviving spouse and children of the first marriage.
- UK tax and estate planning for another high-profile businessman and his family (net worth >£850m per Sunday Times rich list).
- UK tax and estate planning for the CEO of a FTSE 100 company.
- "Laura Lea is an up-and-coming associate in non-contentious onshore work. She has the happy knack of being able to get through a vast amount of complex work with speed and attention to detail. Already very effective, Laura is a future star." Legal 500 2026
- Named one of the 2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders
- Ranked Associate to Watch, Private Wealth Disputes, Chambers HNW Guide 2025
- Recipient of the STEP Worldwide Excellence Award (2023) for achieving the highest mark in the STEP Advanced Certificate in Cross Border Estates
Laura's principal interests are sewing and she even makes some of her own clothes. She is also an avid gym goer.