Tracey Angus KC

Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

Band 1

Private Wealth: Trusts

9 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

UK Bar 2024

High Net Worth 2024

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Provided by Tracey Angus KC

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Practice Areas

Traditional Chancery practice focussed on trusts, contentious probate, family provision, Court of Protection and related professional negligence. Acted in trust disputes in a variety of contexts, traditional dynastic trusts to commercial trusts, applications to remove trustees, set aside trustees’ decisions, determine points of construction, seeking compensation for breach of trust. Regularly represents trustees and beneficiaries in matrimonial disputes. Acted in high-profile probate disputes, extensive experience of 1975 Act claims and variety of equitable claims including: to set aside transactions for undue influence and fraud, proprietary estoppel, tracing claims. Reported cases include: Wesley v Chantler [2018] EWHC 21 (will construction); Dellal v Dellal [2015] EWHC 907 (family provision); Re Lucian Freud [2014] WTLR 1453 (secret trusts); Curtis v Pulbrook [2011] EWHC (Ch) 167 (gifts in equity); [2009] EWHC 1370 (trusts; undue influence); Gill v Woodall [2011] Ch 380 (probate); [2009] EWHC 3778 (Ch) (probate; proprietary estoppel); Holman v Howes [2008] 1 FLR 1217 (constructive trusts; estoppel); Kostic v Chaplin [2007] EWHC 2289 (probate); [2008] WTLR 655 (costs); P v G [2007] WTLR 691 (family provision).