Suzannah Farnell

Areas of practice:

Suzannah qualified as a solicitor in 2006. Suzannah provides specialist inheritance tax and succession planning advice with a particular emphasis on advising entrepreneurs and clients with family businesses.  Suzannah acts as professional trustee, executor and attorney within her work and provides multigenerational succession and inheritance tax planning to individuals and their families.  Her advice covers all aspects of lifetime tax and succession planning including wills, trusts, powers of attorney and the use of family investment companies. 

Suzannah also has experience in the administration of high value and complex estates often including business assets.

Suzannah is member of the Society and Trust Estate Practitioners

Professional memberships:

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

The Law Society

The Leeds Law Society

Publications:

Suzannah has written the following articles:

Protecting intergenerational wealth when family members are vulnerable

Equality vs fairness vs business need: Dividing family business wealth and assets among blended families

Understanding the proposed changes to inheritance tax relief for agricultural and business property 

Testimonials:

'Suzy Farnell is head and shoulders above all of her peers as far as I am concerned. She has a very loyal following of clients who quite rightly sing her praises. She is dedicated to her craft and goes about her work with a quiet confidence. Truly exceptional. The Rolls Royce of private client lawyers.'

Legal 500

'Suzannah is a highly experienced, respected and trusted private client adviser to high net worth individuals and business owners alike. In my experience, she combines technical knowledge with a highly approachable style that clients really appreciate.'

Chambers HNW Guide 2026