Ranking tables

Private Wealth Disputes | High Net Worth

Midlands

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.

Rankings overview for Departments

2

  1. HCR Wright Hassall
    HCR Wright Hassall 3 Years Ranked
  2. Shakespeare Martineau
3

  1. Mills & Reeve LLP
    Mills & Reeve LLP 1 Years Ranked
  2. George Green LLP
  3. Higgs LLP
  4. Roythornes
1

  1. Beth King-Smith HCR Law8 Years Ranked
  2. Mark Keeley
    Mark Keeley Freeths LLP8 Years Ranked
  3. Andrew WilkinsonShakespeare Martineau
  4. Craig RidgeHiggs LLP
  5. Gavin FaberRoythornes
2

  1. Lucy Howard
    Lucy Howard Mills & Reeve LLP6 Years Ranked
  2. Debra BurtonShakespeare Martineau
  3. Helen BriantTrowers & Hamlins LLP
  4. Martin OliverLodders Solicitors LLP
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  1. Laura AbbottRothley Law Ltd

  1. Kim Ryan
    Kim Ryan Mills & Reeve LLP1 Years Ranked
  2. Michelle Chapman
    Michelle Chapman Irwin Mitchell4 Years Ranked
  3. Sundeep Sandhu
    Sundeep Sandhu Flint Bishop1 Years Ranked
  4. Danielle PawsonHCR Wright Hassall
  5. Georgia StottHiggs LLP
  6. Susan FordGeorge Green LLP

All Departments profiles

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Band 1

  1. Freeths LLP
    1
    Freeths LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2025 | Band 1 | 3 Years Ranked

    Freeths' private client services team advises on a broad range of complex contentious and non-contentious matters, such as probate, estate planning, wills and trusts.

2

Band 2

  1. HCR Wright Hassall
    2
    HCR Wright Hassall
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2025 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Harrison Clark Rickerbys' wills, trusts and estates team handles a range of non-contentious private client work. The firm also has a disputes team that handles contentious matters.
  2. Shakespeare Martineau
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2025 | Band 2
3

Band 3

  1. Mills & Reeve LLP
    3
    Mills & Reeve LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    The estate, trust and will disputes team at Mills & Reeve LLP advises private clients on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters. It is particularly experienced in complex estate planning and administration work with cross-border elements.
  2. George Green LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2025 | Band 3
  3. Higgs LLP
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2025 | Band 3
  4. Roythornes
    Private Wealth Disputes
    2025 | Band 3