Experience and Background

Jan undertakes a wide range of private client work, specialising in estate planning for high net worth individuals and business owners. 

Her expertise includes trust creation and advice and associated tax advice; complex estate administration including agricultural and landed estates; and personal tax and succession advice. 

She is a recommended lawyer in the 2024 issue of The Legal 500, described as standing out “owing to her combination of expertise and professionalism with a compassionate and down-to-earth manner”. 

Jan is dual-qualified in Scotland, England and Wales.

Jan is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

  • 2024 – Present: Howes Percival, Director
  • 2022 – 2024: Howes Percival, Senior Associate
  • 2019 – 2021: Birketts LLP, Associate
  • 2016 – 2019: Birketts LLP, Solicitor
  • 2014 – 2016: Brodies LLP, Trainee Solicitor
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Wills, Probate, Tax and Trusts

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Farming is a business in which relationships can be as important as profits. Our dedicated agricultural lawyers know that building and understanding those…

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Preparation is Key Ahead of APR Changes

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Insolvent Estates and the Role of Executors

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