Matthew Paton

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Band 1

Trusts

London (Bar)

3 Years Ranked

Band 3

Offshore

All Circuits

2 Years Ranked

Band 4

Chancery: Traditional

London (Bar)

1 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

High Net Worth 2025

About

Provided by Matthew Paton

UK Bar

Professional Memberships

Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (CTAPS)

STEP (TEP)

Chancery Bar Association (IK Bar)

Bahamas Bar Association

BVI Bar Association

Practice Areas

Matthew's practice encompasses advisory, drafting and litigation in the areas of trusts and estates (including trusts in divorce), related company law, insolvency, and civil fraud. He regularly appears in the higher courts in the UK.

Matthew also has a strong offshore practice in those areas and related private international law issues. As well as being called to the Bahamas Bar and BVI Bar, Matthew frequently advises and appears in matters arising from all of the principal offshore jurisdictions, including Bermuda, Cayman, the Channel Islands, and more recently Barbados, St Kitts & Nevis and Grenada, and in the Privy Council. He has also acted as an expert on Bahamian law in the UK and US courts.

Due to the nature of Matthew's practice he is comfortable acting as leader, or as part of a wider team in multiple jurisdictions.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Trusts - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Matthew Paton is instructed in onshore and offshore jurisdictions and acts in both contentious and non-contentious trust and probate matters. He has significant expertise in matters involving validity of deeds, removal of trustees and liability issues.

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Offshore - All Circuits

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Matthew Paton is an impressively knowledgeable junior who offers clients near-unparalleled local expertise in private client matters, including trust and probate disputes. He is called to the Bahamas Bar and has experience appearing before courts across the broader Caribbean region.

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Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Matthew Paton is a well-regarded advocate for traditional chancery disputes, particularly those involving trusts. He frequently appears in offshore and cross-border litigation.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Matthew is very responsive and bright. He's an excellent barrister, who is very pragmatic.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

Matthew is the go-to person for Bahamian trust disputes.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

I find Matthew to be thorough, incisive and a very classy litigator. He's eloquent and an all-round five star barrister.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

Matthew is thorough, incisive and a very classy litigator.

Offshore respondent
UK Bar

Matthew Paton has forensic knowledge and puts things in a language clients understand.

Offshore respondent
UK Bar

Matthew Paton is my go-to for any work in the Bahamas.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Matthew’s ability to break down complex legal matters into clear, actionable steps is remarkable, and his attention to detail ensures that every aspect of a case is thoroughly addressed.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Matthew Paton is thorough, incisive and a very classy litigator. He is eloquent and all-round five-star.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Matthew is very responsive and bright. He's an excellent barrister, who is very pragmatic.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

Matthew is the go-to person for Bahamian trust disputes.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

I find Matthew to be thorough, incisive and a very classy litigator. He's eloquent and an all-round five star barrister.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

Matthew is thorough, incisive and a very classy litigator.

Offshore respondent
UK Bar

Matthew Paton has forensic knowledge and puts things in a language clients understand.

Offshore respondent
UK Bar

Matthew Paton is my go-to for any work in the Bahamas.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Matthew’s ability to break down complex legal matters into clear, actionable steps is remarkable, and his attention to detail ensures that every aspect of a case is thoroughly addressed.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Matthew Paton is thorough, incisive and a very classy litigator. He is eloquent and all-round five-star.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

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Band 2

Matthew Paton

UK Bar Guide 2026

Trusts + 2 more rankings

About

Professional Memberships

Practice Areas

Chambers Review

UK Bar

Trusts - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

Offshore - All Circuits

Individual Editorial

Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

Strengths

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