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Fladgate LLP

Private Wealth Disputes

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : London (Firms)


Fladgate LLP

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Our Private Wealth Disputes practice combines the firm’s Private Wealth and Dispute Resolution offerings. With a firm-wide history of representing clients in the private wealth sector, we have a deep understanding of the industry and dealing with any disputes which may arise. This history allows us to put private clients first and our lawyers act at trusted advisers to our clients focusing on pre-empting, avoiding and resolving disputes where possible.

We have extensive expertise in all areas of Private Wealth Disputes, including high value and complex onshore and offshore trust disputes, disputed wills, estates and succession matters, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, Court of Protection actions and tax tribunal appeals. We also work on disputes involving breach of fiduciary duty and fraud, minority shareholder actions and partnership claims with our Dispute Resolution colleagues.

We act for private individuals in the UK and internationally, family offices, trustees (both individuals and trust companies) and other fiduciaries, such as executors, protectors, attorneys and deputies, as well as charities and businesses. The firm has a longstanding history of acting for entrepreneurs and their related structures and businesses, providing a bespoke service for every step along the journey of being an entrepreneur, including where they find themselves in a dispute.

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Private Wealth Disputes - London (Firms)

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Fladgate's growing private wealth disputes team is adept at advising high net worth clients on complex trusts and estates disputes. The team handles international and domestic matters.

Strengths

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  • Fladgate is a strong, bright team that gets the work done. Its lawyers are clever, sensible and practical.

    Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
  • The team is exceptional at coordinating a coherent strategy across onshore and offshore jurisdictions. Their strategic planning has led to considerable success across key jurisdictions.

    Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Fladgate is excellent to work with. It has an extremely proactive, imaginative team. The lawyers look for novel solutions to difficult legal problems.

    Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Simon Goldring
    Band 2Simon Goldring

    Simon Goldring

    Simon Goldring handles onshore and offshore trust and probate disputes and is a prominent figure in industry associations.
    • Simon Goldring is a well-known name in the market and is very experienced. He has very good client management skills, and he is an excellent negotiator, bringing to the fore his mediation experience.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
    • He has a good commercial brain, especially with private equity. He understands how businesses work and is able to bring that commercial knowledge to litigation.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
    • He is an exceptional leader of the team. His reputation for strong strategic thinking is very well justified and his dedication to fighting for the best possible result for clients is admirable.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Simon is really tough, strategic and committed to clients.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Star AssociatesRosalind Hetherington
    Star AssociatesRosalind Hetherington

    Rosalind Hetherington

    Rosalind Hetherington is a senior associate in the private wealth disputes team at the firm. She assists with onshore and offshore trust disputes.

    • She is clearly partnership material; she runs cases extremely well, is charming and just so bright.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Rosalind is very persuasive and strategically great. She is also very good to work with.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Rosalind Hetherington is really impressive in her attention to detail, and her drafting is very good. She manages to get the best possible result without turning it into an expensive fight.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Associates to watchEmilly Williams
    Associates to watchEmilly Williams

    Emilly Williams

    Emilly Williams is an associate in the Fladgate team who works with partners on complex trust and estate disputes with significant international elements.

    • She is definitely one to watch. She is exceptionally knowledgeable, personable and clearly has the confidence of the team.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Emily Williams is resourceful, insightful and practical. She is a very safe pair of hands.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

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