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Vijay is a serious injury lawyer at Leigh Day who specialises in industrial disease and complex injury cases.

Vijay studied law at King's College London and is trained as both a barrister and solicitor.  He undertook his solicitor training at Hodge Jones & Allen and joined Leigh Day in February 2007 undertaking industrial disease (mainly asbestos disease cases on behalf of those diagnosed with mesothelioma and other asbestos diseases) as well as other complex injury claims including those involving public accidents and child injury.
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Hollie is an Associate Solicitor in the Tax, Trusts and Estates team in Irwin Mitchell's Leeds and Manchester offices.

She specialise in advising high net worth individuals and family business owners on:

  • Inheritance, succession, and wealth planning
  • Complex estate administration
  • Asset preservation and trusts
  • Preparing Wills & Lasting Powers of Attorney.

She qualified as a solicitor in 2013 and has a broad range of experience from previously dealing with complex Court of Protection matters and handling disputed wills, trusts and estates cases.

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