LCF - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Personal Law Partner
Amjed Zaman is a Personal Law Partner, based in our Bradford office, and has over 15 years' experience in the legal sector.
Amjed has recently been awarded the STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) Advanced Certificate Diploma in Cross-Border Estates.
Amjed has acted for clients in many jurisdictions of different religious and ethnic backgrounds, in relation to succession and tax planning for either UK clients who have assets overseas, or overseas clients with assets in the UK.
He can draft UK Wills covering a person's worldwide assets, or where appropriate he can draft foreign Wills, to cover his client's assets overseas - ensuring his clients are aware of how succession and tax rules in multiple jurisdictions interact with each other.
He is also able to provide an analysis of domicile for inheritance tax purposes (which can be used in dealings with HMRC) as well as advising clients about, and preparing powers of attorney including foreign jurisdictions.
In particular, Amjed is also able to provide Sharia compliant advice and Wills.
Amjed Zaman is an Affiliate Member of the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP), a Member of the STEP Cross Border Special Interest Group and a Full Accredited Associate Member of the Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE).
Recent cases in which Amjed has been involved:
Advised on multi-million pound cross-border estates and the preparation of Wills to cover UK assets for family members across two generations. This involved advising on inheritance tax relating to a wealth of assets across five jurisdictions and drafting bespoke Wills to suit the unique needs of the family.
Obtained Letters of Administration (LoA) for a client whose daughter had died intestate. The client was in disagreement with his ex-wife regarding the funeral and Amjed acted quickly to lodge the application at Court. As further complexities arose, he worked with our Contentious Probate team to take matters forward, resulting in the LoA being issued to his client.
Assisted with administering the estate of a parent who had made a Will solely benefitting one of their daughters. The daughters, who were estranged, had agreed that the Will was invalid based on incapacity and that the residuary estate should be split equally between them. Amjed and Contentious Probate Partner Ragan Montgomery prepared a complex S116 application, which resulted in the LoA being issued successfully.
Acted on behalf of the executor's late parents' estates where the executor's late mother had moved from the Czech Republic to the UK, where she married a Yorkshireman, thereby obtaining the domicile of dependency of England and Wales, before relocating back to the Czech Republic where she and her husband both passed away. The family approached Amjed to obtain the Grant of Probate confirming the deceased's domicile as the Czech Republic as opposed to England and Wales, saving the family approximately £180,000 in inheritance tax as the foreign assets were excluded from the estate.
Advised the deceased and subsequently her executors - included drafting of her will which included the likely devolution of the deceased's assets in England and Croatia following her death, including the devolution under foreign ‘forced heirship' rules. Later administering her estate which included liaising with a Croatian lawyer who was needed to provide a Notarised Official Statement and Limited Power of Attorney.
Advising executors of a deceased who left his estate to his goddaughter in the UK and relatives in Latvia and Germany. Due to the cross jurisdictional nature of the estate it was necessary to instruct an agent to trace the relatives, some of whom had predeceased one of the residuary beneficiaries. It was then necessary to locate their children which resulted in us uncovering three beneficiaries, all of whom were resident in Latvia and Germany; none of whom were English speakers which complicated the distribution of the estate
Acting in the administration of an estate of a deceased who died in 2015 without a Will. It was necessary to instruct an agent to trace his relatives and upon doing so over thirty three beneficiaries were discovered across eight strands of the family tree, who resided in Canada and Australia. Further difficulties arose when the elderly personal representative died which required an application for a Grant de-bonis-non.
Amjed's clients appreciate his skill, care and ease of communications throughout what can be very difficult and challenging times.
Outside of work, Amjed is a qualified Group Fitness Instructor teaching Les Mills Body Attack classes which keeps his own fitness levels up, albeit it is often to counteract his love for chocolate.
Commercial dispute resolution Solicitor Andrew Donaldson, is on hand to assist with a whole range of commercial disputes, including commercial contracts, commercial agents, directors duties, shareholder disputes, professional negligence, breach of warranties and high-value money claims.
He undertakes a significant amount of work in resolving disputes concerning contracts for goods
Andrew Langton joined LCF Law in 2014 to head up our Debt Recovery Team. Recruited from Fieldfisher (formerly Heatons) in Manchester, Andrew has previously worked for and led debt recovery teams at law firms DLA, Hammonds, Drydens and Lupton Fawcett.
Businesses need cash to survive. Andrew and his team apply commercial sense and in-depth knowledge of the commercial debt recovery process to achieve that for clients.
Cash management is the lifeblood of all businesses, and if you are owed money, you will want to recover it quickly. Having Andrew and the LCF Law team on your side will increase your chances of a 100% recovery.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate / Real Estate
- Commercial Property Solicitor
Commercial Property Solicitor Angela Macready is on hand to assist clients with commercial property transactions, whether buying, selling, leasing properties for businesses or individuals and in connection with pension funds.
Anisha works closely with a range of individuals and families to provide tailored advice to each client for managing their affairs, including drafting Wills (including mirror Wills & Trust Wills), preparing Lasting Powers of Attorney and also to discuss through options for future planning.
Anisha also carries out Probate work which includes managing the full administration of an estate including complex taxable estates, to ensure the prosses is carried out efficiently , with consideration and compassion for families during a difficult time.
Outside of work, Anisha enjoys sports such as boxing, spinning and netball and is also part of the LCF netball team.
Ann Christian qualified as a Solicitor in 2001 and has specialised in Private Client work since then. She is based in our Ilkley office.
Assisting clients to plan for the future and protect their assets - particularly with a view to tax and care home fee planning - Ann also deals with estate administration and incapacity issues and drafts a wide range of wills. She also advises on the creation and operation of trusts, and drafts the necessary documents.
Ann Christian joined LCF Law in 2007 and is experienced in handling estates with agricultural or business elements and where inheritance tax relief is negotiated.
Many clients come to her when they are experiencing an emotionally difficult time in their lives - and Ann takes away any concerns and worries with her expertise and personable approach, so that clients can concentrate on the important things.
She appreciates that approaching a solicitor may seem an intimidating step, and she is always happy to provide a fixed price for any work to be carried out before fees are incurred.
Ann is a member of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and Solicitors for the Elderly, Ann also sits part-time as a member of the First Tier Tax Tribunal.
Matters with which Ann has been involved recently include:
Acting for the estate of the deceased in which LCF Law was the sole executor of the estate. The deceased had been opaque with HMRC during her lifetime. Managing the conflicting views of the family, together with ensuring that inheritance tax was legitimately minimised as far as possible and HMRC satisfied.
Acting as professional trustees for a family in relation to their various family trusts. The different trusts have been set up for different reasons at different times - for IHT planning, asset protection against remarriage, protection for a surviving (second) husband after the wife's death, and to deal with the "black sheep" of the family. Ann works in conjunction with the financial adviser and accountant for the benefit of the beneficiaries.
Having administered the estate of the family matriarch, Ann assisted the next generation with IHT planning, including setting up a Family Investment Company to hold the son's property portfolio for his own family.
Advising the estate with a disposal of the deceased's valuable art collection owned by this family trust. Ann negotiated with HMRC to minimise the tax due following the death of the trust beneficiary, and obtained conditional exemption for some items of national importance.
Ann Christian was brilliant and pleasant to work with.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Member of the Team
- Partner / Real Estate
Ann-Marie Casey is a Commercial Property lawyer with LCF Law, primarily based at the firm's office in Bradford.
Ann-Marie qualified as a solicitor with LCF Law in 2008.
She has since excelled in her chosen sector, building up a strong reputation for offering expert legal advice on a wide range of commercial property matters including acquisitions and disposals, leases, property finance and small business sales.
Her extensive experience has seen Ann-Marie develop an impressive client portfolio in the health sector too, acting for professional practices such as dentists, GPs and pharmacists where she advises on a broad range of property-related matters.
She also advises, and heads LCF Law cases regarding telecommunication site acquisitions, acting for landowners and granting leases of their site for use as a telecoms base.
In addition, Ann-Marie is an important member of the team dealing with property work for an international charity. She has developed an excellent working relationship with the in-house legal team at the charity and they value and trust her advice.
As well as the general portfolio work carried out for the charity, she also plays a significant role working on their bespoke commercial work, such as the granting, varying or releasing of rights and restrictive covenants.
Ann-Marie's consistently strong performances for a number of high-quality clients, and the capabilities to work to tight deadlines, have seen the firm retain custom and take on referrals from existing clients.
Her clients value her integrity, determination and no-nonsense approach knowing that she is always going that extra mile for them.
She has become a creator of new work and risen to become a leader for the whole commercial property department - taking on numerous responsibilities, which includes mentoring trainees too.
"We were very pleased with the efficiency and professionalism with which this matter was handled by Ann-Marie Casey." - Cocoa Plantations Limited
Job Titles:
- Head of Real Estate / Real Estate
Job Titles:
- Head of Commercial & Digital / Commercial & Digital
Job Titles:
- Regulatory & Projects Partner
Job Titles:
- Solicitor / Commercial & Digital