Brigit Morrison

Senior Associate, Auckland

Contact

+64 9 916 8921 +64 21 705 423 brigit.morrison@bellgully.com

Expertise

Brigit is a trust and personal asset planning specialist.

Brigit works with individuals and families to find practical and effective solutions to meet their personal asset planning requirements including the establishment of discretionary family trusts, preparing wills and powers of attorney.

Brigit is often called on to provide advice and guidance on a range of succession issues and assists clients to navigate the frequently complicated issues that surround blended and extended families, working to reach outcomes that meet the client's needs and those of future generations.

Brigit re-joined Bell Gully as a member of the Trust and Asset Planning team in March 2014 having previously worked for Bell Gully for five years earlier in her career.

In the intervening years Brigit has continued to work in trust-related areas including in-house for a large firm of employee benefit consultants, as an associate in a London law firm specialising in pensions and, most recently, in Bermuda in the private client and trust team of an international off-shore law firm.

Brigit is the co-author of Private Client Q & A: Bermuda and contributor to International Trust Disputes, Oxford University Press, 2012.

Qualifications

LLB University of Auckland

1990 Admitted Auckland

2011 Admitted Islands of Bermuda

Professional experience

2009-2012 Conyers Dill & Pearman Bermuda

2001-2003 Allen & Overy LLP London, UK

Member Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

Asset planning

Advising on all areas of asset planning including, succession, estate planning and asset protection contexts.

Advising on, and establishing trusts, preparing wills and powers of attorney.

Trusts and wills

Advising trustees (individual and corporate) on their duties, powers and obligations and the management and administration of trusts and estates. Providing opinions on matters of trust and will interpretation.

Charities

Assisting with the establishment of charitable organisation and formation of charitable trusts. Advising on rule changes, registration and ongoing administration matters.