INDIVIDUAL PROFILE

Barry Adamson

High Net Worth 2026

Keystone Law

Ranked in 1 practice area

Private Wealth Law

London (Firms)

6 years ranked

About

Provided by Keystone Law

High Net Worth

Practice Areas

Barry is a private client lawyer with over 30 years’ experience. His practice focuses on advising high net worth individuals and their families how best to arrange their affairs to best protect and organise them for future generations. This often involves advice on tax planning, wills and trusts (including their planning, creation, administration and winding-up). Barry also deals with the administration of substantial estates, often with an international element.

Throughout his career Barry has acted for a wide range of clients including authors, farmers, entrepreneurs, actors, historians, musicians, fashion designers, magazine editors and theatre producers and in relation to a number of landed estates.

Career

Barry qualified as a solicitor in 1989. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2019, he worked at the following firms:

Moore Blatch

Berkeley Law

Maclay Murray & Spens

Shoosmiths

Professional Memberships

Member of the Society for Trust and Estates Practitioners (STEP)

Publications

He has written articles for respected legal journals (including Private Client Business) and the national press.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers High Net Worth

Private Wealth Law - London (Firms)

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Barry Adamson has expertise across a broad range of private wealth matters, including trusts, wills and tax.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Barry is always a pleasure to work with. He gives prompt replies and has a kind approach and a high level of professionalism.
Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth
Barry is thorough and very knowledgeable.
Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth
Barry is very knowledgeable and engaged. He always researches the area being dealt with and shows exceptional grasp of his specialism with an eye to the commerciality of proposed solutions.
Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth
Barry is excellent at what he does. He is very commercial, practical and simply wonderful to deal with.
Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth