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Private Wealth Disputes | High Net Worth

London (Firms)

Work in this area includes but is not limited to: charitable planning; wealth transfer; business succession planning; estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax planning (in the US); life and health insurance planning; the creation and administration of trusts and estates; asset transfer; the taking-public of closely-held businesses; and structuring outward and inward investment. Contentious matters are also included, such as trusts disputes, probate contests and contested wills. In larger jurisdictions, these matters are ranked separately in a Private Wealth Disputes table.

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Band 1

  1. Baker McKenzie
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    Baker McKenzie
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked

    Baker McKenzie uses its wealth of resources and expertise to assist private clients globally. The firm often takes on the most significant cross-border trust disputes that require specialist tax and litigation knowledge.

  2. Boodle Hatfield LLP
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    Boodle Hatfield LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked

    Boodle Hatfield's private wealth litigators are regularly involved in international as well as domestic trust and estate matters.

  3. Charles Russell Speechlys
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    Charles Russell Speechlys
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked

    Charles Russell Speechlys' private wealth disputes team provides litigation advice to trustees, protectors and beneficiaries across various jurisdictions. The partners are well placed to handle complex trusts and high-profile disputes.

  4. Farrer & Co LLP
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    Farrer & Co LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked

    Farrer & Co's contentious trust and estate practice centres on handling high-value disputes with an international dimension. The firm often administers complex contested estates and is increasingly instructed on Court of Protection work.

  5. Forsters
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    Forsters
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked

    Forsters' specialist contentious trusts and estates lawyers represent various clients globally in private wealth disputes. Mandates often relate to administration issues, will challenges and breach of trust claims.

  6. Macfarlanes LLP
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    Macfarlanes LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked

    Macfarlanes maintains its reputation for market-leading contentious trusts expertise, representing clients globally in significant, high-value disputes.

  7. Mishcon de Reya LLP
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    Mishcon de Reya LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked

    Mishcon de Reya is a prominent market presence in private wealth. Partners handle will disputes, Court of Protection applications and succession disputes across multiple jurisdictions.

  8. Payne Hicks Beach LLP
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    Payne Hicks Beach LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked

    The team at Payne Hicks Beach advises on the full spectrum of contentious trusts and estates matters. Partners handle cross-border litigation and represent clients involved in cases concerning Inheritance Act claims, fiduciary removals and breach of trust allegations.

  9. Stewarts
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    Stewarts
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 1 | 6 Years Ranked

    Stewarts continues to impress the private client market. The firm's purely litigation model ensures that partners are well placed to handle significant private wealth disputes, including those with offshore elements.

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    Taylor Wessing LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked

    Taylor Wessing's contentious trusts team represents clients in multi-jurisdictional litigation and Court of Protection proceedings. The team also advises trustees on potential risks associated with particular arrangements.

  11. Withers LLP
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    Withers LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked

    Withers remains a strong choice for clients involved in complex private wealth disputes. The firm's work also includes representing charities in legacy income cases.

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Band 2

  1. Fladgate LLP
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    Fladgate LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked

    Fladgate's growing private wealth disputes team is adept at advising high net worth clients on complex trusts and estates disputes, The team handles international and domestic matters.

  2. Howard Kennedy LLP
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    Howard Kennedy LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 2 | 6 Years Ranked

    Howard Kennedy handles domestic and international contentious trusts and estate matters. The team assists clients in will and trust validity issues, Court of Protection proceedings and breach of fiduciary duty claims.

  3. Kingsley Napley LLP
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    Kingsley Napley LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 2 | 7 Years Ranked

    Kingsley Napley handles trust and probate litigation and global asset recovery matters.

  4. Stephenson Harwood LLP
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    Stephenson Harwood LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 2 | 7 Years Ranked

    Stephenson Harwood provides global expertise to ultra high net worth families and business owners in complex trust disputes. Clients may also benefit from the firm's highly rated non-contentious private wealth practice.

  5. Clifford Chance LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP
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    Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked

    Maurice Turnor Gardner handles disputes relating to trusts, inheritance and charities. The firm is able to take on big-ticket international disputes that often concern complex structures and high-profile clients.

  2. McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP
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    McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years Ranked

    McDermott Will & Emery LLP takes on a wide range of private wealth matters, such as structuring trusts to mitigate future risk, advising trustees on complex disputes and handling Inheritance Act claims.

  3. Russell-Cooke
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    Russell-Cooke
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 3 | 5 Years Ranked

    Russell-Cooke is involved in significant contentious probate disputes spanning multiple jurisdictions and often advises clients on Inheritance Act claims.

  4. Sinclair Gibson LLP
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    Sinclair Gibson LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years Ranked

    Sinclair Gibson's litigation lawyers handle various trust and probate disputes for clients. The team advises on disputes concerning capacity and variation of trusts applications.

  5. Wedlake Bell LLP
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    Wedlake Bell LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked

    Wedlake Bell advises clients across domestic and international contentious trusts and probate disputes. Its lawyers are well placed to provide specialist litigation advice on issues relating to asset recovery and breach of duty claims.

  6. Herbert Smith Freehills
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2024 | Band 3