Jim McIntosh
Partner
T: +44 (0)1392 333847
F: +44 (0)1392 336847
j.mcintosh@ashfords.co.uk
Jim is a Partner in the Trusts and Estates Team and specialises in Private Client work and the administration of Trusts and Estates.
Jim qualified in 1990 after obtaining a Law degree from Chancery Lane Law College in London. He had previously obtained an Upper Second and a Masters degree in History from Leeds University.
After qualifying, Jim initially practised as a Criminal Solicitor and during this period he obtained Rights of Audience enabling him, as a Solicitor, to conduct jury trials at the Crown Court. He also became the first Solicitor in the South West to be accredited as a Serious Fraud Supervisor, thus authorising him to take overall responsibility for the defence of highly complicated and technical high value frauds.
Jim joined Ashfords in 2009, and prior to this, was a Partner in overall charge of Private Client work at the Exmouth office of Ford Simey LLP, for the last ten years.
Recent experience includes:
Jim qualified in 1990 after obtaining a Law degree from Chancery Lane Law College in London. He had previously obtained an Upper Second and a Masters degree in History from Leeds University.
After qualifying, Jim initially practised as a Criminal Solicitor and during this period he obtained Rights of Audience enabling him, as a Solicitor, to conduct jury trials at the Crown Court. He also became the first Solicitor in the South West to be accredited as a Serious Fraud Supervisor, thus authorising him to take overall responsibility for the defence of highly complicated and technical high value frauds.
Jim joined Ashfords in 2009, and prior to this, was a Partner in overall charge of Private Client work at the Exmouth office of Ford Simey LLP, for the last ten years.
Recent experience includes:
- administration of complex Estates;
- acting as personal Executor for high worth clients; and
- has taken an active role as a personal Trustee in the administration of a number of Trusts.
His specialisations include Inheritance Tax Planning and complicated Will drafting. He is and has also been an ongoing Attorney for a number of elderly individuals.
