
Private Wealth Disputes
High Net Worth Guide 2025 : London (Firms)
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Boodle Hatfield's award-winning private wealth disputes team specialises in high value and complex disputes, including contentious trusts and estates matters. The team provides bespoke strategic advice alongside a full dispute resolution practice. The team has extensive experience working in key trust jurisdictions around the world and navigating complex cross border disputes.
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Strengths
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Boodle Hatfield is one of the best private client firms in London.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthThey are very proactive at working out long-term strategy for litigation.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthBoodle Hatfield's attention to detail, grasp of facts and command of documents in incredibly complex and protracted disputes is impressive.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthThey have a great team for contentious trust and probate. All practitioners seem to be from the same mould and move towards settlement with the big picture in mind.
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Notable Practitioners
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Andrea Zavos
Andrea Zavos is Boodle Hatfield's senior partner. She is a respected litigator who draws on her considerable experience in the field when handling high-value trusts work.
Andrea is excellent to work with. She keeps things calm and is an impressive operator. She is also very funny, which helps in tense situations.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthAndrea is one of the most experienced private client lawyers in the City.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthAndrea is an extremely talented professional with acute awareness of the risks of litigation. She will leave no stone unturned on behalf of her clients.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthI have very high regard for her. She is one of those solicitors who really has her eye on the bigger picture in terms of settlement, but always protects clients' interests. She is sensible and fair.
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Mark Lindley
Mark Lindley advises fiduciaries, individuals and families on offshore and onshore trust and estate disputes. He continues to do really well. He is a very capable lawyer, and I like that you can have a conversation with him when needed to find the best solution for clients.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthMark is very smooth and charming. He is a great solicitor.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthI have always been impressed by him. He is very knowledgeable and has a sensible approach.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthMark can manage really difficult situations. He is calm and measured.
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Nicola Bushby
Nicola Bushby specialises in trust and estate litigation. She regularly handles matters that involve capacity and undue influence elements, and she also assists with Court of Protection cases. She is steely, focused on getting results and persistent. I like working with her.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthNicola is incredibly knowledgeable, so charming to deal with, and lovely with clients.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthNicola is an extremely talented litigator. Her command of the case and documents, the tax implications and family dynamics is exemplary. She is tenacious whilst keeping client expectations realistic.
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Simon Rylatt
Simon Rylatt assists clients with both contentious and non-contentious private wealth mandates. He advises on domestic and international matters.
Simon is highly intelligent and a very organised lawyer. He is very patient and an excellent solicitor.
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Associates to watch 
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James Woods-Davison
James Woods-Davis is a senior associate in the Boodle Hatfield team who works on complex trust and estate litigation.
James is very pleasant and technically good. He is building up a good practice.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthJames is a rising star and one to watch. He is very pragmatic and has great attention to detail.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthJames is very poised. He has the bearing of someone more experienced than his years.
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Associates to watch 
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Katherine Reed
Katherine Reed is an associate who works on ultra-high net worth estate, trust and business disputes.
Katherine has a depth of Court of Protection experience.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthKatherine has fantastic attention to detail.
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Tom McPhail
Tom McPhail is a senior associate at Farrer who works on significant cross-border trust litigation with complex domicile questions and foreign tax issues.
Tom is quite simply one of the brightest and most intelligent associates I have worked with. He is very detail-oriented.
Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net WorthTom is very hard-working and good with the clients. He also has good judgement and is on top of everything. He is very clever and good with figures too.
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Ranked Individuals at Boodle Hatfield LLP (7)
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Andrea Zavos
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Simon Rylatt
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Katherine Reed
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Mark Lindley
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James Woods-Davison
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Nicola Bushby
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Tom McPhail
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