Felicity Nelson

Felicity provides advice on Wills, Trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney and acts in the Administration of Estates.

Experience
Felicity provides advice on:

  • Wills, including simple Wills and those containing more complex trusts
  • Lasting Powers of Attorney
  • Trusts, including setting up trusts for estate planning, trust administration and bringing trusts to an end
  • Administration of estates including taxable estates and estates with foreign assets

Recent cases

  • Assisted a family who had trusts set up by a firm who went into administration. Arranged for trust deeds to be obtained and updated and for the trusts to be registered with HMRC's Trust Registration Service so as to avoid penalties and fines.
  • Assisted in an estate with foreign assets to be dealt with.
  • Assisted a couple looking to protect their estate for their vulnerable son on their deaths.

Outside of the office
Outside of work, Felicity can be found socialising with friends and family. She also enjoys holidays both abroad and in the UK and claims the key to a happy life is always to have at least one holiday booked!

Felicity qualified in 2020.

Relevant insights, news & events

Our regular private client insights, updates and events keep you up to date with all the latest legal developments you need to know about.

Estate planning after the Autumn Budget: What now?
Hay & Kilner's Private Client Team explains the Autumn Budget estate planning update, and what steps to take to protect your estate.
Putting compassion and expertise at the heart of Court of Protection work
Hay & Kilner's Court of Protection Team are dedicated to helping those who lack capacity through illness, disability or traumatic brain injury. Find out how they can help you.
A brief guide to lifetime gifting
Alexis Wood, Solicitor in our Wills, Trusts & Estates Team, explains how lifetime gifting can help reduce Inheritance Tax and support loved ones during your lifetime. Discover key allowances, tax exemptions, and the seven-year rule in this practical estate planning guide.
Lasting Powers of Attorney: 5 common misconceptions and what you need to know
Hay & Kilner’s Wills, Trusts & Estates Team dispel 5 common misconceptions about lasting powers of attorney and explain what you need to know for effective estate planning.
Business continuity starts with your Will and Power of Attorney: what business owners should know
Alice Clewes, Partner in our Wills, Trusts & Estates Team, outlines what business owners need to know about Will planning and Powers of Attorney to safeguard business continuity.
A new era for estate planning: Inside the Wills Bill 2025
Felicity Nelson, from our Wills, Trusts & Estates Team, explains what the proposed Wills Bill 2025 could mean for Wills, inheritance and UK estate law.
Court of Protection solicitor Zoey joins Hay & Kilner
Hay & Kilner welcomes a specialist Court of Protection solicitor, strengthening the firm’s expert legal support for clients needing deputyship, welfare and financial decision-making guidance.

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‘Hay & Kilner’ and ‘Hay & Kilner Law Firm’ are both trading names of Hay & Kilner LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with registered number OC418767. Our registered office is at The Lumen, St James' Boulevard, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5BZ and we are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (Authorisation number 643191). We use the word ‘partner’ to refer to a member of Hay & Kilner LLP. A list of the members is available at our registered office.