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Jessica Henson

Jessica Henson

High Net Worth 2025

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Payne Hicks Beach LLP
 Payne Hicks Beach LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Private Wealth Disputes

London (Firms)

8 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Jessica is a private client partner specialising in risk and disputes in relation to trusts and estates.

As well as advising on all forms of trusts and estates disputes, Jessica draws on her wealth of litigation experience to inform asset protection and estate planning strategies designed to avoid disputes in the future. For this reason, Jessica is frequently asked to advise on the establishment of trusts, nuptial agreements and Wills where there are particular risks or asset protection concerns.

Jessica has also built up particular expertise in advising trustees on the impact of divorce - both in terms of pre-emptive measures and advising trustees in the course of financial remedy proceedings.

Career

Having obtained a First Class Degree in Classics at Cambridge University, Jessica trained at Herbert Smith and worked at Berwin Leighton Paisner before joining Payne Hicks Beach as a partner 2020.

Professional Memberships

Jessica is a co-founder of ConTrA, a committee member of ACTAPs and a member of STEP.

Chambers Review

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Chambers High Net Worth

Private Wealth Disputes - London (Firms)

Band 1
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Jessica Henson handles significant domestic and cross-border contentious trusts and estates matters. Her work also includes advising on trusts issues arising during divorce cases.
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Strengths

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  • Jessica has impeccable judgement, a total sense of cases and is fantastic at leading a team. One of my favourites to work with.

    Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth

  • Jessica has fantastic soft skills and works incredibly hard. She is excellent to work with on trust litigation.

    Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth

  • Jessica Henson is extremely hard-working, clever and eloquent. She is very bright and always knows the right way in tricky cases.

    Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth

  • Jessica Henson is super-impressive. She is unflappable and a delight to work with. She has really great judgement and knows the law back to front.

    Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth

  • Jessica Henson is extremely well known by everybody across the industry. She is very tenacious and really masterminds the process using her considerable network.

    Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth

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