Private Wealth Disputes
High Net Worth Guide 2024 : East Anglia
Band 1
Email address
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(01223) 364 422Chambers Review
Mills & Reeve is a major national firm with a significant presence in the East Anglian market. The firm is very well regarded for the contentious and non-contentious private wealth work it handles.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Mills & Reeve team are so professional. They are very good at managing difficult clients, and all their practitioners are very knowledgeable and thorough."
"They have a robust private wealth disputes practice and are doing some good work."
"I have had excellent service from the firm. They are very responsive, commercial and have great expertise."
"The firm is very good - responsive, collaborative and friendly in their dealings, and each and every member of the team is very knowledgeable."
"The Mills & Reeve team are so professional. They are very good at managing difficult clients, and all their practitioners are very knowledgeable and thorough."
"They have a robust private wealth disputes practice and are doing some good work."
"I have had excellent service from the firm. They are very responsive, commercial and have great expertise."
"The firm is very good - responsive, collaborative and friendly in their dealings, and each and every member of the team is very knowledgeable."
Notable Practitioners
Virginia Edgecombe provides tax and asset protection advice to a range of wealthy clients, including landowners and business owners.
Justin Ripman is the senior partner at the firm. He is an experienced tax and trust lawyer who regularly advises landed estate clients.
Christopher Belcher advises family business owners, trustees and landowners on tax and succession planning matters.
"Christopher is very good. He is capable, technical and very knowledgeable."
David Catchpole represents clients involved in trust and probate disputes.
"David is very capable and very experienced and is a safe pair of hands. He is personable, a tough litigator, thorough and very strategic."
"David Catchpole is very commercially minded, has a lot of experience of litigation and moreover has really good instincts."
"He is always on the ball, solution-oriented, goes above and beyond, and is courteous and just very easy to deal with. He is commercially minded and very technical and clear in his advice."
Gregory Laming advises domestic and international clients, including property investors and landed estates, on succession, tax and trust matters.
Lauren Parker advises clients on tax, trusts and succession planning, and is regularly involved in matters concerning landed estates and rural businesses.
"Lauren is technical, a thorough planner, personable and able to grasp the nuances of any matter with ease."
"Lauren's very good on complex matters. She is proactive and very pragmatic in her advice and someone who is extremely technical in her approach to matters. I would happily recommend her to my clients."
"Lauren is precise and conscientious with her advice. She is client-focused, commercial and very thoughtful."
Lucinda Brown is a well-respected litigator who handles inheritance and will challenges, as well as trust disputes.
"Lucinda a great litigator and has good contacts in the trusts and estates world. She's well liked and I think highly of her."
"She is very good - she is commercially minded, sensible in her advice and very pragmatic."
"Lucinda Brown is very able. She is thorough, expert in this field and very responsive and client-focused."
Elizabeth Field works with landowners and business owners on tax and estate planning matters, and also advises landed estates on a broad range of issues.
"Elizabeth is amazing with clients. She absolutely knows her stuff and I am a great fan of her."