About Liora
Liora’s expertise lies in the areas of Private Client work
- Probate & Administration of Estates;
- Dealing with the legal and practical aspects of the Administration
- Preparing estate accounts of all sizes and every degree of complexity
- Advising and dealing with multi-jurisdictional issues
- Dealing with HMRC reporting obligations and other compliance requirements
- Estate planning for Cross-Border individuals;
- Non-dom & Inheritance Tax
- Understanding the concepts of Residency and Domicile
- Succession planning, liaising with overseas lawyers to ensure appropriate testamentary documentation dealing with their non-UK assets are in place
- Probate/Will Disputes;
- Claims against Executors/Trustees
- Claims relating to the validity of a Will
- Disappointed beneficiary claims (Provision for Family & Dependents Act 1975
- Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs);
- Allows you to nominate someone to make decisions on your behalf should you lack capacity
- Ensure your wishes are carried out by someone you trust
- Deputyships Order & Court of Protection work;
- If a person becomes incapable of running their own affairs, with LPA in place, the Court of Protection will need to establish what is in someone’s best interests
- Assisting with all applications to the Court, including for the appointment of Deputies
- Applying for approving overseas orders
- Advising and assisting Deputies in connection with their duties and responsibilities
- Tailor-made Wills;
- Make your wishes known and take control
- Avoid intestacy, where the government can decide who inherits
- Variation of Wills / Intestacy
We offer legal advice and services in a wide range of areas, including Inheritance Tax and succession planning whilst ensuring that we produce the best possible outcome for our clients.
Our private client team are trained in a variety of area and provide both sympathetic and detailed professional advice. Our reputation rests on dedicated, specialist legal advice and service provided.
Our Head of Private Client, Liora Torn-Hibler, followed her BA and MA (cum laude) degree, with LLB qualification as a solicitor in the UK.
Liora has a special interest and ample knowledge in cross border UK-Israel Estate Planning and complex Will drafting, working alongside with Israeli clients. She takes the time to understand her clients’ circumstances, understand their particular needs and create tailored analysis and solution to meet her clients’ aims.
Liora’s clients include high net worth individuals, international investors (focus on Israelis), beneficiaries.
Liora has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in Contentious Probate and has successfully acted for clients who wish to dispute the terms of a Will, the execution of the Will or the distribution of the Estate, working closely with Berlad Graham’s Raanan Berlad.
Liora was a co-founder and Chair of the Israeli Business Club in London and is prominent in the Israeli community. Based in Hampstead, she divides her time between Zurich, Tel Aviv, and London, with no interruption in her work. Liora speaks English, Hebrew and Romanian.