Thomas Fletcher

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Band 1

Trusts

London (Bar)

9 Years Ranked

Band 2

Chancery: Traditional

London (Bar)

10 Years Ranked

Band 2

Offshore

All Circuits

2 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

High Net Worth 2025

About

Provided by Thomas Fletcher

UK Bar

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. Recent cases include ITG Ltd v Fort Trustees Ltd sub nom. Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd v Halabi (insolvent trusts); Viegas v Cutrale (succession; conflict of laws); JTC Employer Solutions v Garnett (rescission)

Career

MA (Cantab), LLM. Called to the Bar 2009 (Inner Temple).

Professional Memberships

Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR.

Publications

Editor of Lewin on Trusts, 20th Edn (plus 1st Supplement); Editor of Theobald on Wills, 20th Edn; Editor of Trusts and Trustees.

Personal

Born 1983. Educated at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Trusts - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Thomas Fletcher is a specialist in trusts and estate matters, both domestic and offshore. The vast majority of his work is contentious, but he has further experience of drafting a range of trusts instruments and associated documents. He is also a frequent contributor to various leading trusts textbooks.

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Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

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 trusts matters.

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Offshore - All Circuits

Band 2

Individual Editorial

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, the Isle of Man and Bermuda. He also provides advice on non-contentious trust administration issues. He has experience in contentious probate proceedings.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

I find Thomas very down to earth, accessible and commercial in his advice. He can distil the necessary legal principles and apply them very effectively to the commercial context of the case.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

Thomas Fletcher has amazing brain power and has been a great resource for us when we've been faced with difficult questions. He has an incredibly in-depth understanding of the world of trusts.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

Thomas Fletcher is very good technically. He has a good manner with clients, is highly responsive and is aware of all the twists and turns in a case.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

Thomas is a walking encyclopaedia, but he's also an incredibly normal person, who is easy to deal with. He is incredibly intelligent and great at dealing with knotty trust problems.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

Not only does Thomas know the law backwards, but the tone of his written communication is so well judged and persuasive.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

He definitely knows his way around this area and is great to work with. If I had issues with probate and succession, he is definitely someone I would go to.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Thomas Fletcher's drafting is reliable and sensible. Everyone is pleased to be working with him.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Thomas Fletcher is very, very good technically. He also has a good manner with clients. He is responsive and he is aware of all the twists and turns in a case.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Thomas is probably the most academically gifted junior I have ever worked with. He is a walking encyclopedia, but also an incredibly normal bloke and easy to deal with.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Thomas Fletcher is very incisive. He covers the right points but doesn't pad things out. He has good strategic insight.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Thomas Fletcher is one of the best trust juniors there is out there. He is so versatile, incredibly knowledgeable and emotionally intelligent.

Offshore respondent
UK Bar

Thomas Fletcher has to be the strongest chancery junior draughtsman at the bar. He writes beautifully and is familiar with trust laws of all offshore jurisdictions.

Offshore respondent
UK Bar

I find Thomas very down to earth, accessible and commercial in his advice. He can distil the necessary legal principles and apply them very effectively to the commercial context of the case.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

Thomas Fletcher has amazing brain power and has been a great resource for us when we've been faced with difficult questions. He has an incredibly in-depth understanding of the world of trusts.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

Thomas Fletcher is very good technically. He has a good manner with clients, is highly responsive and is aware of all the twists and turns in a case.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

Thomas is a walking encyclopaedia, but he's also an incredibly normal person, who is easy to deal with. He is incredibly intelligent and great at dealing with knotty trust problems.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

Not only does Thomas know the law backwards, but the tone of his written communication is so well judged and persuasive.

Trusts respondent
UK Bar

He definitely knows his way around this area and is great to work with. If I had issues with probate and succession, he is definitely someone I would go to.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Thomas Fletcher's drafting is reliable and sensible. Everyone is pleased to be working with him.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Thomas Fletcher is very, very good technically. He also has a good manner with clients. He is responsive and he is aware of all the twists and turns in a case.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Thomas is probably the most academically gifted junior I have ever worked with. He is a walking encyclopedia, but also an incredibly normal bloke and easy to deal with.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Thomas Fletcher is very incisive. He covers the right points but doesn't pad things out. He has good strategic insight.

Chancery: Traditional respondent
UK Bar

Thomas Fletcher is one of the best trust juniors there is out there. He is so versatile, incredibly knowledgeable and emotionally intelligent.

Offshore respondent
UK Bar

Thomas Fletcher has to be the strongest chancery junior draughtsman at the bar. He writes beautifully and is familiar with trust laws of all offshore jurisdictions.

Offshore respondent
UK Bar

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Offshore - All Circuits

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