Catrin Wigley

Spear’s Review

‘I’m always astounded by the amount of clients that I’ve seen who don’t necessarily have a will in place, even though they’re worth millions,’ the personable Catrin Wigley (née Griffiths) tells Spear’s. ‘Clients are always aghast when I [tell them] what would happen to their estate in the event that they pass away without a will. With the intestacy rules, the spouse only initially has the first £270,000 and then half of whatever’s left, and then the other half of that goes to the children.’

Wigley joined Cardiff-based Hugh James as partner in 2022 after spending six years as an associate and head of private client at Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice.

She has a loyal client base consisting of HNWs who mainly come to her through personal referrals and via recommendations from those within the financial services community. Wigley speaks fluent Welsh and is happy to obtain instructions and advise using the language, and regularly travels from South Wales to London to meet her clients.

Adviser Profile

Catrin brings a wealth of experience of acting for high-net-worth clients and business owners. She predominantly advises high-net and ultra-high-net-worth clients with the preparation of their wills, trusts, Powers of Attorney documents, succession planning advice and estate planning advice. Catrin has established a loyal client following as a result of her approachable, friendly and professional manner. She deals with complex will instructions, the establishment of trusts as an estate planning tool and works with various accountants and other professionals to achieve inheritance tax mitigation and effective succession planning solutions for her clients, such as the establishment of Family Investment Companies.