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Tax: Private Client - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Ruth Hughes KC is widely regarded for traditional chancery and tax matters, and is often instructed by the Revenue.
Strengths
Ruth will burn the midnight oil if something needs to be done and she will get it done so meticulously.
Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Ruth Hughes KC has a wide-ranging traditional chancery practice, with a focus on trusts, tax and Court of Protection cases.
Strengths
Ruth Hughes is fantastic. She is very good at picking up issues. She is excellent for Court of Protection and tax issues in particular.
She is brilliant, I would instruct her without hesitation. She is the go-to for anything contentious in the Court of Protection. She is responsive, clever and really works by your side.
Ruth Hughes is technically excellent, a robust advocate and tactically astute.
Court of Protection: Property & Affairs - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Ruth Hughes KC is instructed most frequently by the Official Solicitor and handles cases involving statutory will applications, deputyships and divorce, among other things. She is well known for her work in cross-jurisdictional property and affairs matters, and has handled international matters arising under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. She is additionally instructed in high-value cases with a significant personal welfare element.
Strengths
A class act in this field of work.
Ruth is excellent.