Private Wealth Disputes

Payne Hicks Beach is a leader in the field of inheritance and trust disputes. It advises beneficiaries, trustees, executors, protectors and other fiduciaries on the full spectrum of contentious trusts and estates work, providing the highest quality legal advice and client service with discretion, efficiency and pragmatism.

The firm draws on its deeply embedded technical expertise and strategic experience to produce bespoke and innovative solutions to the wide-ranging and multi-faceted challenges faced by its clients. It is committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for clients and to ensuring that its advice is carefully tailored to the often highly sensitive nature of the issues in hand.

Many of the disputes handled by the firm involve complex international issues arising across multiple jurisdictions (including, in the past year, the Channel Islands, Gibraltar, Bermuda, the BVI, the Bahamas, the US and Canada). The firm is well-placed to coordinate these matters via its network of trusted advisers across the globe, which enables it to deliver a premium cross-border service wherever clients require.

In disputes of this nature, resolving the conflict with minimum of time and expense is essential. The firm is dedicated to finding the best outcomes for its clients and always explores ways to resolve problems and examine alternatives before resorting to litigation, including mediation and other methods of alternative dispute resolution.