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Farrer & Co LLP

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Private Wealth Disputes - London (Firms)

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Farrer & Co's contentious trust and estate practice centres on handling high-value disputes with an international dimension. The firm often administers complex contested estates and is increasingly instructed on Court of Protection work.
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Strengths

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  • Farrer & Co always gives proactive, practical and pragmatic commercial advice. The team is technically excellent and very co-ordinated in their response.

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  • Farrer & Co's team have an ability to manage complex matters. It's a big team with lots of strength in depth so they can deal with large matters effectively and well.

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  • Farrer & Co has a very high quality team who really know their stuff.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Charlotte Fraser
    Charlotte Fraser

    Charlotte Fraser

    Charlotte Fraser regularly advises clients involved in high-value international disputes, including those with a significant offshore element.

    • Charlotte is technically excellent and is very good at protecting her clients. She's also highly responsive.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Charlotte Fraser is superb and unflappable. She is very good at building up a rapport with people in very stressful situations. She is a brilliant lawyer.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Charlotte Fraser is fabulous. She doesn't get anything wrong, especially in strategy.

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  • Jeremy Gordon
    Jeremy Gordon

    Jeremy Gordon

    Jeremy Gordon is a vastly experienced private client litigator who regularly represents various parties in disputes such as Inheritance Act 1975 claims. He is the senior partner of Farrer & Co.

    • Jeremy Gordon is the consummate diplomatic negotiator.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Jeremy Gordon is immensely wise and thinks deeply. He is constructive to work with, even when an adversary. He will work very hard to find a solution and is solution-oriented.

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    • Jeremy is a very steady hand, very good with clients and has masses of experience. He has very good judgement as well.

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  • Toby Graham
    Toby Graham

    Toby Graham

    Toby Graham is an expert in significant cross-border contentious trusts and estates. He is also a distinguished contributor to key texts on wills and trusts.

    • Toby Graham is a very experienced litigator and also a very good academic lawyer. He works very hard and has good judgement; clients really trust him.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Toby Graham is phenomenal. He is wise, has seen it all before and is very organised. He is a very senior practitioner in this area.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Toby always thinks out of the box, and he gets results as a consequence of that. He's an original thinker.

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  • Joanna Poole
    Joanna Poole

    Joanna Poole

    Joanna Poole is well regarded for her expertise in onshore and offshore contentious issues. She handles succession disputes, trust litigation and 1975 Act claims, as well as Variation of Trusts Act 1958 applications.

    • Joanna Poole is excellent and super brainy.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Joanna Poole has been excellent. She is astute and gets to the heart of a case quickly. She is very impressive.

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    • Joanna Poole is brilliant. She is commercially minded and realistic.

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  • Elizabeth Sainsbury
    Elizabeth Sainsbury

    Elizabeth Sainsbury

    Elizabeth Sainsbury is a partner in the Farrer & Co contentious trusts and estates team. She regularly advises on multi-jurisdictional trust and probate cases.

    • Elizabeth Sainsbury is very good with clients and a very strong lawyer. She is personable and approachable.

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    • Elizabeth's good. I've been against her, and she's excellent.

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