Personal Injury Trusts and Compensation Protection Trusts
Reaching a settlement following a litigation claim can be a huge relief, but deciding what to do with the compensation award can sometimes feel just as daunting.
Wrigleys specialises in asset protection following personal injury awards. We advise on and assist with putting in place a Personal Injury Trust.
Our advice is tailored to your individual circumstances, including any means-tested benefits or care you receive. A trust can help to:
- Protect and manage your compensation throughout your lifetime.
- Preserve entitlement to means-tested benefits and care, where appropriate.
- Ring-fence funds and provide additional protection where there may be vulnerability.
- Support effective tax planning and the ongoing management of the award.
- Notify the relevant benefit authorities of changes in circumstances, including where the 52-week disregard has expired following interim payments.
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Trust Administration
Wrigleys also provides ongoing support through our specialist Trust Administration team.
This can range from managing day-to-day matters on behalf of trustees to assisting on a one-off or ad hoc basis. Support can include annual accounts, tax returns and planning, benefit queries and individual transactions.
Find out more about our Trust and Deputyship Administration services.
Working with Other Professionals
As Wrigleys specialises in asset protection rather than contentious litigation, our work often complements the support provided by other professionals involved in litigation and compensation claims.
We work collaboratively with lawyers, independent financial advisers and case management companies to support clients following settlement.
Wrigleys co-author several leading professional texts in this area:
"APIL Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims Fourth edition”
'Wrigleys has a really high-quality offering with a really well-resourced team.'
Chambers and Partners (2027)
'A very helpful and friendly team that has significant experience in dealing with clients with life-changing injuries and lifetime needs. They are able to handle a lot of client contact remotely, which, along with being a regional firm, means that their costs to the client can be kept lower.'
Legal 500 (2027)
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