Thomas Fletcher
About
Provided by Thomas Fletcher
Career
MA (Cantab), LLM. Called to the Bar 2009 (Inner Temple)
Professional Memberships
Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR.
Practice Areas
Thomas Fletcher specialises in trusts and estates work and related private client work, which embraces contentious and non-contentious matters such as claims for breach of trust, contentious probate, variation of trusts and trustee directions applications. Much of his work is offshore and he has extensive experience in the Channel Islands, Bermuda, Hong Kong and other offshore jurisdictions in trusts matters. A substantial portion of his work also includes commercial litigation and civil fraud claims where trusts are involved. Recent cases include ITG Ltd v Fort Trustees (insolvent trusts) and Investec Trust (Guernsey) Limited v Glenalla (breach of trust; personal liability of trustees).
Publications
Editor of Lewin on Trusts, 20th edition (1st Supplement forthcoming); Co-author of Theobald on Wills, 19th Edn; Contributor to Williams, Mortimer and Sunnucks: Executors, Administrators and Probate, 21st Edn
Personal
Born 1983. Educated at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Lives in London.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Thomas Fletcher
Thomas Fletcher is a specialist in trusts and estate matters, both domestic and offshore. The vast majority of his work is contentious, but he further has experience of drafting a range of trusts instruments and associated documents. He is also a frequent contributor to various leading trusts textbooks.
Thomas Fletcher
Thomas Fletcher is noted for his handling of a wide variety of traditional chancery matters, and has a particular depth of expertise in offshore and cross-border related trusts matters.
Thomas Fletcher
Thomas Fletcher is a junior who specialises in trust disputes, including breach of trust, gross negligence and trustee removal. He has been instructed in commercial and trust litigation in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. He also provides advice on non-contentious trust administration issues. He has experience in contentious probate proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is literally indispensable. A complete workhorse, he is really one of the team and rolls up his sleeves. He is incredibly bright and very diplomatic."
"He is has a formidable intellect and is excellent at getting to the nub of tactical issues. Thomas Fletcher is great to work with and very talented indeed."
"Has a formidable intellect, is excellent at getting to the nub of tactical issues, and is great to work with. He is very talented indeed." "Thomas has an excellent grasp of detail and is able to get to the heart of very complex legal issues."
"He is literally indispensable. A complete workhorse, he is really one of the team and rolls up his sleeves. He is incredibly bright and very diplomatic."
"He is has a formidable intellect and is excellent at getting to the nub of tactical issues. Thomas Fletcher is great to work with and very talented indeed."
"Has a formidable intellect, is excellent at getting to the nub of tactical issues, and is great to work with. He is very talented indeed." "Thomas has an excellent grasp of detail and is able to get to the heart of very complex legal issues."
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