New qualification a major 'STEP' for QualitySolicitors Redkite

QualitySolicitors Redkite partner Tim Haggar has a new qualification which is regarded as a major ‘STEP’ forward in his industry.
Mr Haggar is one of only a handful of solicitors in Wales to gain the STEP Qualified Practitioner diploma from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
The society’s qualification is widely regarded as major benchmark for those working in wealth management, tax, trusts and estates planning.
“I am delighted to receive the qualification,” Mr Haggar said.
“There’s a lot of hard work gone into it and it represents something of a personal milestone for me - and a feather in the cap for the firm of QualitySolicitors Redkite!
“There aren’t many people in Wales who hold the qualification, so I think it puts QualitySolicitors Redkite right up there in the vanguard as a leading light in the field of trusts and estates and specialist tax issues.”
Mr Haggar had to complete three dissertations to gain the qualification.
His topics were –

• Lifetime Tax planning 
• Contesting wills 
• Inheritance tax 

Mr Haggar added: “The qualification is recognised internationally, so it really is THE ‘badge’ to have in the field of trusts, estates and tax advice.
“It demonstrates that you have reached a particular standing in the field and that you will be able to offer specialist advice for clients in their estate tax planning.”
Mr Haggar was recently appointed to the Lottery Winners Panel by Camelot for the Mid and West Wales areas. “In short, that means that if someone gets a bumper win in this area, I am one of the people on call to give them legal advice,” said Mr Haggar.
Mr Haggar is based at the QualitySolicitors Redkite Haverfordwest office, but his territory takes in Carmarthenshire.

About Tim Haggar
Mr Haggar joined the firm in 2006, having previously been the principal of Rogers-Haggar Solicitors. His specialist area of law is trusts, tax planning and Court of Protection. He regularly advises high net worth clients on inheritance tax issues throughout South Wales and the West of England. He is a Court of Protection panel deputy member and regularly handles complex issues relating to personal injury trusts and statutory wills. His interests include cricket, football, music and investments. He has represented both the MCC and Wales at cricket. He is a director of Haverfordwest County Football Club.
Tel: 01437 771 914
email: tim.haggar@qs-redkite.com 

About the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

STEP is a unique professional body, the leading representative and training body for solicitors, accountants and other professionals who specialise in trusts and estate planning. STEP provides members with local, national and international learning and business networks, focusing on the responsible stewardship of assets today and across the generations. 

http://www.step.org

 

Redkite team was this year delighted to be chosen as the only law firm in Camarthenshire and Pembrokeshire to join QualitySolicitors. Redkite was established in 2011 through the merger of two long-established law firms in South West Wales – Lowless & Lowless and Morris Roberts.
The team at QualitySolicitors Redkite can be contacted on 01267 239000 and 01437 763332 or through the website at www.qualitysolicitors.com/redkite
The firm has 15 partners and a total headcount of 120, with seven offices spread across Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire.