Magdalena Lipinska

My Approach

To provide clear and practical advice, tailored to my client’s needs in an approachable and empathetic manner.

Area of Expertise

• Court of Protection
• Management of Financial Affairs
• Powers of Attorney to include Business Powers of Attorney
• Estate Administration including advice on Deeds of Variations
• Tax and Estate planning advice
• Drafting complex Wills
• Declarations of Trusts

Recent Work

• Providing Wills, Powers of Attorney, and estate planning advice to a business owner worth £40m+
• Advising clients on the use of trusts in their Wills for tax and estate planning purposes
• Administration of complex estates
• Drafting declarations of trust
• Appointing a new trustee of a trust where the last remaining trustee named in the trust deed has died
• Application to the Court of Protection on numerous deputyship matters
• Drafting Lasting Powers of Attorney, General Powers of Attorney, Living Wills and Business Powers of Attorney
• Registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney
• Advising deputies in a complex matter where the donor was financial abused by their attorney
• Working closely with Local Authorities, care providers and family members to achieve the best outcome for clients (with or without capacity) in a management of affairs matters
• Assisting Polish clients with their English Wills, Powers of Attorney and estate administration

Professional Associations & Qualifications

• LLB (Hons) Law Degree (2:1)
• Legal Practice Course (Distinction)
• Qualified as a Solicitor in May 2017
• Full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
• Member of the Solicitors for the Elderly (Lifetime Lawyers)
• Chartered Linguist recognised by the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL)
• Current Chair of the Bournemouth STEP Committee
• Member of the Court of Protection Practitioners Association (COPPA)
• Key Lawyer as recognised by the Legal 500 (2023)
• STEP Worldwide Excellence Award (June 2019)
• Dementia Friend