Henry Legge KC

UK Bar

Henry Legge KC of 5 Stone Buildings is a highly regarded silk who is active in art and cultural property-related cases.

"Henry Legge is smooth as silk and very charming. He knows art history intimately and brings that knowledge and experience to bear."

"Henry Legge is great in court and a very good strategist on a claim. He is friendly with clients and understands collectors, their commercial realities and their connection to art."

Henry Legge KC is a renowned silk who has an extremely strong reputation at the Chancery Bar for his handling of a wide variety of work, including complex estate disputes.

"Henry has a fantastic client manner. He has this ability, which is quite rare, to convey to clients very difficult and highly technical issues in easily comprehensible language."

"Henry has an amazingly diverse practice. He continues to amaze me with his unique arguments and his brilliant, academic approach. He is also so modest and an absolute pleasure to work with."

"He's an effective and powerful advocate."

Henry Legge KC is instructed in large trust disputes, both onshore and offshore. He has also advised extensively on non-contentious matters, including those concerning the interpretation and variation of trust structures. Legge is an expert in commercial trusts, securitisation structures and private trusts. His expertise also encompasses complex tax issues which arise in trust matters.

"Henry is clever, personable and has a fantastic client manner. He has the ability, which is quite rare, to convey very difficult and technical issues in easily comprehensible language for clients."

"He is very technical, highly commercially minded and extremely strategic in his thinking."