Taylor Walton Solicitors celebrates the appointment of Camilla Haggith, senior associate solicitor in the private client team and based in the firm’s St Albans office.
Camilla Haggith specialises in estate planning assisting clients including those with high-net-worth, guiding them through legal issues relating to establishment of trusts to protect assets for vulnerable beneficiaries.
Managing partner, Dermot Carey says: “As we continue to grow as a firm, maintaining the quality and personal approach for which Taylor Walton is known remains central to our ambitions. We are delighted to welcome Camilla and look forward to the contribution she will make to both our Private Client offering and the wider firm.”
Haggith added: “It’s good to be based back in Hertfordshire and I’m looking forward to working with clients on a range of private client legal issues.
“The last couple of years has seen a number of changes especially to tax policy, which means many families with earned and generational wealth have been reviewing and changing how they plan for the future and leave wealth to loved ones.
“This coupled with an increase in blended families sees many clients keen to put in place provisions to protect the succession of their wealth. There has been a significant increase in the number of legal claims against estates, so it is important to think very carefully about how your Will is drafted.”
Myerson Solicitors reports record financial year with revenue reaching £19.1m
Top 200 UK law firm Myerson Solicitors (pictured) has reported record revenue of £19.1m for the financial year ending 31 August 2026, up 9% on the previous period. The firm said the financial performance was
achieved entirely organically, Myerson remains independent, 100% employee-owned and based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester and employs over 165 people. Following it latest round of promotions it now has 30 Partners with further appointments planned in the coming months.
Richard Lloyd, chief executive at Myerson Solicitors, said: “This has been another record year for Myerson and, importantly, our performance has been achieved entirely organically. To increase revenue by 9% to £19.1m against a challenging economic backdrop demonstrates the strength and breadth of the firm.
“We have significant ambitions for Myerson and see a real opportunity to strengthen our position as a leading regional law firm and a strong independent contender in the North West legal market.”
Shakespeare Martineau has strengthened its national trust and estates disputes team with the appointment of legal directors Aaron Sanders and Kate Saunders.
Based in London, Sanders joins from Walkers, where he was a senior associate in the private capital and trusts team. His experience spans trust dispute resolution, breach of trust and fiduciary duty claims, rectification and mistake applications, multi-jurisdictional disputes, and matters relating to the appointment and removal of trustees and other trust officeholders.
Saunders joins from Flint Bishop, following its acquisition of Lupton Fawcett in 2025, where she was a senior associate in the contentious probate team.
She has specialised in contentious probate throughout her career, advising on inheritance act claims, challenges to wills, executor and beneficiary disputes, proprietary and promissory estoppel claims, trust disputes, professional negligence in will drafting and contested Court of Protection matters.
Andrew Wilkinson, partner and head of trusts and estates disputes at Shakespeare Martineau, said: “Aaron and Kate bring complementary expertise and significant specialist experience to our growing trust and estates disputes team. Their appointments strengthen our offering in London and Sheffield and support our ambitions to grow the team nationally.”
Ellisons has expanded its Private Client team in Bury St Edmunds with the appointments of senior associate Keri Rowan and associate Courtney Searle, strengthening the firm’s support for its established private client base in Bury St Edmunds and across Suffolk.
Rowan joins with almost 10 years’ post-qualification experience advising on wills and estate planning, Lasting Powers of Attorney, trusts and probate matters. She has particular experience working with high-net-worth clients and those with international interests, including clients and estate beneficiaries with assets in multiple countries. A full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), she holds a STEP Advanced Certificate in Cross Border Estates and was named an ‘Associate to Watch’ in the 2026 Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide.
Searle joins as an associate, advising on wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, estate administration, inheritance tax and succession planning. She has worked in the private client sector since 2014, qualifying as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2021 before cross-qualifying as a solicitor in 2023.
Nicola Weldon, partner and head of private client at Ellisons, said: “We have a significant private client base in Bury St Edmunds and the East of England, and Keri and Courtney’s appointments add further strength and depth to the team supporting those clients. This is also an important time for people to be thinking about their estate and succession plans.
“Changes to inheritance tax, including the forthcoming treatment of unused pension funds, mean that decisions people may have made some years ago may need to be looked at again. Keri brings considerable experience in complex estates and cross-border matters, while Courtney has more than a decade of private client experience as well as strong roots in Suffolk. Together, they strengthen our ability to provide specialist advice locally as clients navigate an increasingly complex area.”
