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Private Wealth: Trusts - UK
Individual Editorial
Simon Taube KC is a highly respected barrister able to skilfully handle domestic and cross-border trusts disputes. He is well versed in trust taxation and cases relating to fiduciary duties. Taube has significant experience acting in key offshore locations, including the BVI, the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.
Strengths
Simon is a joy to instruct; he's always able to get to the nub of the issue and help find a pragmatic answer.
Simon is head and shoulders above his peers and incredibly user-friendly. He breaks things down and makes things very easy to understand. He also turns things around quickly.
Simon is very attentive, on point, incredibly smart and someone who has excellent manner with clients. He also enjoys close relations with, and the respect of, his peers.
Simon has a brilliant mind and a superb sense of humour which goes down well with clients.
Offshore (Bar) - UK
Individual Editorial
Simon Taube KC is a go-to silk for major trusts, estates and tax issues, who handles contentious and non-contentious work. His practice also incorporates charity, professional negligence and property matters. He acts and advises in a number of offshore jurisdictions, including the Channel Islands, Bermuda and the Bahamas, and is particularly noted for his trusts-related fraud work.
Strengths
One of the few superstars of contentious trust matters and very sought after for that.
Simon is very thoughtful, robust but also sensible.