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Boodle Hatfield LLP

Private Wealth Disputes

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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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Private Wealth Disputes - London (Firms)

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What the Team is Known For
Boodle Hatfield's private wealth litigators are regularly involved in international as well as domestic trust and estate matters.
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Strengths

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  • Boodle Hatfield has extensive experience in complex trust disputes. Clients get a lot of partner attention and excellent case management skills. They are true team players and a pleasure to work with.

    Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

  • I really like working with Boodle Hatfield. They have a deep strength in experience.

    Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

  • The Boodle Hatfield team is at the top of their game. They are leaders in the market, and I would recommend them.

    Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Andrea Zavos
    Andrea Zavos

    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 Zavos has got outstanding judgement. She reads situations well and is very good in contentious trusts and estates. She reads the room well.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Andrea Zavos is very impressive. She has seen everything. She has enormous gravitas, humour and common sense. She is really constructive and superb.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Mark Lindley
    Mark Lindley

    Mark Lindley

    Mark Lindley advises fiduciaries, individuals and families on offshore and onshore trust and estate disputes.

    • Mark is very smooth and client-friendly; clients trust him. He has the measure of the market in terms of how multi-jurisdictional trusts work.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Mark Lindley is really good, personable, capable and commercial.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Mark Lindley is a smooth and subtle operator – very good at framing the case in the best way possible. He is clever and strategic.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Nicola Bushby
    Nicola Bushby

    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.

    • Nicola Bushby fights really hard for clients.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Simon Rylatt
    Simon Rylatt

    Simon Rylatt

    Simon Rylatt assists clients with both contentious and non-contentious private wealth mandates. He advises on domestic and international matters.

    • Simon Rylatt is highly effective and sensible.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • James Woods-Davison
    James Woods-Davison

    James Woods-Davison

    James Woods-Davison is a senior associate in the Boodle Hatfield team who works on complex trust and estate litigation.

    • James Woods-Davison is very good; he has a lovely manner to him and is very good analytically.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Katherine Reed
    Katherine Reed

    Katherine Reed

    Katherine Reed is an associate who works on ultra-high net worth estate, trust and business disputes.

    • Katherine Reed is well organised, clear and direct in her communication.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Tom McPhail
    Tom McPhail

    Tom McPhail

    Tom McPhail is a senior associate who works on significant cross-border trust litigation with complex domicile questions and foreign tax issues. McPhail joined Boodle Hatfield in August 2025.

    • Tom McPhail is absolutely exceptional; he has fantastic organisation and judgement.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Tom McPhail is a very cerebral academic – a lawyer's lawyer, he knows the law inside-out and is a very thoughtful and nice man.

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