Lucy Gibson

Lucy Gibson is a private client trust and tax lawyer who advises high net worth individuals, families and trustees on UK and international trust, tax and succession matters. Her practice includes the establishment and restructuring of family trusts administered in the UK and overseas, charitable trusts, estate and succession planning, trust and probate disputes, trust variations, trustee removal applications, contentious and non-contentious probate matters, and the provision of independent advice to trustees and beneficiaries. She also advises on trust issues arising in divorce proceedings and provides specialist trust drafting services for trust companies and financial institutions. Her clients own a diverse range of assets including investment portfolios, residential, commercial, and agricultural property, and trading companies.

• Qualified as a solicitor in 1997 at a mid-sized commercial London law firm.

• Founding partner of Harcus Sinclair (now Sinclair Gibson LLP).

• Managing Partner, Sinclair Gibson LLP.

• International Academy of Estate and Trust Law.

• Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS).

• Advises wealthy families and trustees on the establishment and restructuring of family and charitable trusts.

• Acts in complex trust variation and compromise proceedings.

• Advises on trustee removal applications and contested probate matters.

• Provides independent representation and advice to beneficiaries and family members in significant trust disputes.

• Advises trustees involved in litigation and family law proceedings.

St Hilda's College, University of Oxford

BA (Hons) Jurisprudence

1994