Simon Cieluch
Simon is STEP qualified and specialises in administering complex and high-value estates including those with business and agricultural assets, and where independent administrators are needed.
Specialisms & Areas of Work
Legal 500
Biography
Simon specialises in the administration of estates, having extensive experience in administering both taxable and non-taxable estates, as well as complex and high value estates such as those containing business and agricultural property, cross-border issues, and disputes amongst executors/beneficiaries.
Simon also advises clients on Inheritance Tax, estate planning, and assists clients with setting up Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney.
After graduating from Sheffield University, Simon completed his legal training at The College of Law and undertook his training contract at a firm in Altrincham, qualifying as a Solicitor in 2014.
Simon spent six years in the Wills, Trusts and Probate team at a firm in Warrington before joining Myerson in February 2021 as an Associate Solicitor. Simon was promoted to Senior Associate in September 2022.
Simon is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), having completed the STEP Diploma in Trusts and Estates in 2018. He is also a member of the STEP Cheshire Committee.
Areas of focus
Client Feedback
Patricia
Very speedy and efficient Simon was knowledgeable and helpful.
Recent Experience
Examples of Simon’s experience include:
- Dealing with estates of all sizes from taxable multi-million-pound estates with agricultural and business assets, and assets in different jurisdictions, to smaller non-taxable estates;
- Acting for independent court-appointed Executors to administer estates that have previously been incorrectly administered, or where there have been arguments between the beneficiaries;
- Advising clients on the best structure for their Wills to protect assets for younger generations and on the best way to structure Wills to mitigate Inheritance Tax;
- Acting as Attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney; and,
- Guiding clients through the process of creating Lasting Powers of Attorney, and assisting a client in revoking their Lasting Powers of Attorney (and creating new ones) when they decided their attorneys were no longer suitable.
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Working on numerous estates where Myerson Trust Corporation have been appointed as independent Personal Representative of an estate due to a falling out between the Executors.
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Working closely with our Probate Litigation team, and both the Contentious Probate and Private Client teams of other firms, to protect our client’s interests and ensure that the estate (being handled by another firm) was dealt with correctly. This resulted in a significant sum being paid to our client from a Trust of which they were only a potential beneficiary.
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Assisting a vulnerable client to make various iterations of their Will and helping them to revoke their Power of Attorney and set up a new one.
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Acting as a replacement attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney where the primary attorney was removed by the Court.
Awards & Rankings
Legal 500 — Recommended Lawyer
2026
Private Client Modern Law Awards — Private Client Team of the Year – North of England
2026
Private Client Modern Law Awards — Private Client Trusts, Tax & Wealth Planning Team of the Year
2026
Private Client Modern Law Awards — Highly Commended Recognition for Probate & Estate Administration Team of the Year
2026Memberships
- STEP Accredited
- Member of The Law Society
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