Hailed as a ‘leader in the field’ by The Legal 500 2024, Catherine advises UK-domiciled and UK-resident clients on estate planning and wealth structuring. She is praised as ‘an extremely good technical lawyer with a practical approach’ and for having ‘fantastic client skills’. Her expertise includes devising structures to hold family wealth, including companies, partnerships and trusts.
With extensive experience of managing complex estates in the UK and internationally, Catherine works closely with Forsters’ Corporate and Commercial and Family teams to deliver strategic advice on asset structuring, succession and taxation, taking into account both personal and commercial considerations.
Catherine is also highly ranked in the latest Chambers UK Guide for Art and Cultural Property Law, where she is described as having ‘an excellent reputation for dealing with contemporary artists and their estates. She is extremely knowledgeable in this space and has all the contacts that artists need’. As Head of Forsters’ Art and Cultural Property group, Catherine also collaborates with specialist art advisers through Artistate Limited, an organisation she co-founded to provide complementary services that support artists and their estates in securing an enduring legacy.
