About

Provided by Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP

Drawing on the firm’s core strengths in tax, trusts, partnerships and real estate, we advise trustees and private individuals on resolving disputes.


Our experience spans the spectrum of contentious work, including allegations of breach of trust and/or fiduciary duty, proceedings for the removal of trustees, disputes regarding the validity of Wills, 1975 Act claims, disclosure of trust information and documentation to beneficiaries, misappropriation of trust assets, trustee fee disputes, trust variations and applications for court directions.


CONTENTIOUS TRUSTS AND PROBATE

We act for trustees, beneficiaries and members of high net worth families trust and probate disputes both in the UK and offshore.


FAMILY GOVERNANCE AND DISHARMONY

We assist families and trustees of family trusts to pre-empt, avoid and, where necessary, resolve family disputes and disharmony including through the formulation of family charters and governance codes.


MTG RESOLUTION

If you choose not to retain us as your litigation lawyers, we can still help you. MTG Resolution is our litigation consultancy. This service is directed to parties who have not instructed us to act for them in a dispute. We advise them on which lawyers to instruct, how to agree their fees, on strategy when the litigation is not going according to plan and on settlement.

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Disputes - London (Firms)

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Maurice Turnor Gardner handles disputes relating to trusts, inheritance and charities. The firm is able to take on big-ticket international disputes that often concern complex structures and high-profile clients.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Rupert Ticehurst
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Rupert Ticehurst
Head of Private Wealth Disputes
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Band 1
Rupert Ticehurst is an expert in contentious trusts and estate work, often representing parties in significant international and high-value disputes.

He has a laser-like focus on the key issues and gives very sound and thoughtful advice. He does not get intimidated and gets right to the heart of the matter. He inspires confidence in the client.

Rupert is a standout operator in the market who is able to see things from angles others do not. He is an exceptional practitioner and a real litigator in the London private wealth market.

Rupert Ticehurst is very much top of the business. He is respected a lot by those in the field. He is excellent with clients, clear on strategy and can be blunt with clients when needed.

He is a big name in the field, very highly regarded. He is on top of the detail and good at client management and strategy.

Rupert Ticehurst is an excellent lawyer. He is tenacious and always fights for his client's interests.

Ashleigh Carr
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Ashleigh Carr
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Up and Coming

Ashleigh Carr recently joined Maurice Turnor Gardner as a partner. She handles on 1975 Act claims, and significant estate administration and property division work.

Ashleigh is brilliant. She can really sense the emotional weather in a case. To have someone so attuned to both sides of a litigation is really valuable to the team.

She is a really good and definitely future partner. Clients love her and she has a good grasp of a case and where it is going to go.

She is brilliant - charming and highly intelligent.

Ranked Individuals at
Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP

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Private Wealth Disputes

Rupert Ticehurst
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Rupert Ticehurst
Head of Private Wealth Disputes
1
Band 1
Ashleigh Carr
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Ashleigh Carr
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Up and Coming

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