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It is a top London firm. They are superstars and the magic circle equivalent in the private client world. They handle high-value estate and trust matters and have very strong associates particularly.
Farrer is, to my mind, the best firm in the contentious trusts and estates/offshore area. They have a hugely collaborative way of working, leading to a very high-quality work product.
The team is technically excellent and extremely proactive. They are at the top of their game and very strong in advising on complex and technically challenging matters.
As a firm, there is reliability and consistency across the board. Everyone is of a high standard.
It is a top London firm. They are superstars and the magic circle equivalent in the private client world. They handle high-value estate and trust matters and have very strong associates particularly.
Farrer is, to my mind, the best firm in the contentious trusts and estates/offshore area. They have a hugely collaborative way of working, leading to a very high-quality work product.
The team is technically excellent and extremely proactive. They are at the top of their game and very strong in advising on complex and technically challenging matters.
As a firm, there is reliability and consistency across the board. Everyone is of a high standard.
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Charlotte Fraser conducts contentious estates litigation with flair and skill. She is completely devoted to her clients and inspires great confidence.
Charlotte has a great, well-deserved reputation. She is calm, collected and steps back and sees the big picture to work out what is best for clients.
Charlotte is forward-thinking and extremely clear when providing advice. She always makes herself available and is a pleasure to work with.
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 is just reassuring to work with. His understanding as a litigator is focused on the law, but he is also understanding of personalities and the human approach.
He always puts his clients' interests first and will strive for a resolution if that's possible.
Jeremy is one of the best-known contentious trusts and estates lawyers in the field. He is one of the leading trust litigators globally – brilliant, strategic, tireless, incredibly effective.
Jeremy is about the best in the business. He is very lovely with great experience and judgement. He makes good calls.
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 gives high-level strategic oversight, but gets deep in the detail as well.
Toby is definitely one of the top people in the field. He has a huge amount of experience and knowledge and understanding of the trust market. A really good strategic thinker with a real client focus.
Toby is in a class of his own. A superb litigator with a brilliant legal mind and impeccable bedside manner. You don’t want him on the other side.
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 is very easy to work with. She takes the right points to get the right outcome for clients.
She is a very good partner - impressive and extremely clear-thinking.
Joanna Poole is an astute litigator and tough negotiator. She is very good at handling HNW and UHNW matters involving difficult legal issues and personalities.
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 a real star.
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.
Tom 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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