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Sills & Betteridge LLP Sills & Betteridge LLP

Andrew Durkan

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Andrew is a solicitor, partner and head of the Wills, Trusts & Probate team. He advises on all aspects of wills, trusts, probate, lasting powers of attorney and care home fee mitigation and acts as attorney and court-appointed deputy for many clients. Andrew has a particular interest in advising on the administration of complex and high-value estates and trusts. As a former litigation specialist, he has also been involved in unusual applications to the High Court, including appointing new trustees for a trust (where no other option was available) and for the Court’s interpretation of a poorly drafted home-made will.  Andrew also deals with bespoke applications to the Court of Protection on matters such as statutory will applications or applications for permission to deal with an incapable person’s assets. In addition, he advises clients on challenges to NHS funding decisions relating to care and accommodation for adults with physical or mental needs. Andrew has been appointed to manage the affairs of many clients both as an attorney (under Lasting Powers of Attorney) and as a deputy (by the Court of Protection). He is also a trustee of multiple client trusts. As such, he regularly works in conjunction with other professionals, including accountants and financial advisors, for the best interests of his clients. Andrew is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).  He sits as the current chair of STEP’s membership panel and as a committee member of STEP’s Professional Development Committee and its Professional Standards Committee. For several years, he has been part of the STEP Panel of Experts for the STEP Annual Private Client Awards. Andrew joined Sills & Betteridge as a trainee solicitor in 1995 and became a partner in 2003.

Sills & Betteridge LLP Sills & Betteridge LLP

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 17619

  • Based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

  • Licensed for 29 years

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Sills & Betteridge LLP Sills & Betteridge LLP

Andrew is a solicitor, partner and head of the Wills, Trusts & Probate team. He advises on all aspects of wills, trusts, probate, lasting powers of attorney and care home fee mitigation and acts as attorney and court-appointed deputy for many clients. Andrew has a particular interest in advising on the administration of complex and high-value estates and trusts. As a former litigation specialist, he has also been involved in unusual applications to the High Court, including appointing new trustees for a trust (where no other option was available) and for the Court’s interpretation of a poorly drafted home-made will.  Andrew also deals with bespoke applications to the Court of Protection on matters such as statutory will applications or applications for permission to deal with an incapable person’s assets. In addition, he advises clients on challenges to NHS funding decisions relating to care and accommodation for adults with physical or mental needs. Andrew has been appointed to manage the affairs of many clients both as an attorney (under Lasting Powers of Attorney) and as a deputy (by the Court of Protection). He is also a trustee of multiple client trusts. As such, he regularly works in conjunction with other professionals, including accountants and financial advisors, for the best interests of his clients. Andrew is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).  He sits as the current chair of STEP’s membership panel and as a committee member of STEP’s Professional Development Committee and its Professional Standards Committee. For several years, he has been part of the STEP Panel of Experts for the STEP Annual Private Client Awards. Andrew joined Sills & Betteridge as a trainee solicitor in 1995 and became a partner in 2003.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 17619

  • Based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

  • Licensed for 29 years

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  • Andrew Durkan Ltd

    SRA-approved manager - Director

    Until October 2021

  • Sills & Betteridge LLP

    Solicitor

    October 2021 - Present 5 years

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  • EN English

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0152 254 2211
https://www.sillslegal.co.uk/

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Monday 09:00–17:15
Tuesday 09:00–17:15
Wednesday 09:00–17:15
Thursday 09:00–17:15
Friday 09:00–17:15
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

Aquis House, 18 - 28 Clasketgate, Lincoln, LN2 1JN

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    Administration of my Father's Estate

    I would like to thank Anna O'Mara for all her help and being our main contact in administering and distributing my Dad's estate. I would also like to thank the Executors Andrew Durkan & Richard Bussell for their professional advice too. Anna has become our family's solicitor in all our inheritance planning and has provided help with Will writing, setting up Powers of Attorney and has dealt with the distribution of two of my family member's estates. She is approachable, has a great knowledge of her subject, is conscientious and keeps you informed throughout the process and responds to all queries quickly. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Anna to anyone requiring this service.

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    Excellent, very professional

    We were very pleased with the swift and excellent service provided by Andrew Durkan and his team in the Wills & Probate Department. We would not hesitate to recommend Sills & Betteridge.

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