Ranking tables
Private Wealth Disputes | High Net Worth
London (Firms)
Rankings overview for Departments
Boodle Hatfield LLP 8 Years Ranked
Charles Russell Speechlys 8 Years Ranked
Farrer & Co LLP 8 Years Ranked
Forsters 8 Years Ranked
Macfarlanes LLP 8 Years Ranked
Mishcon de Reya LLP 8 Years Ranked
Payne Hicks Beach LLP 8 Years Ranked
Stewarts 7 Years Ranked- Taylor Wessing LLP 8 Years Ranked
- Withers 8 Years Ranked
- Baker McKenzie
Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP 7 Years Ranked
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP 1 Years Ranked
Russell-Cooke 6 Years Ranked
Sinclair Gibson LLP 8 Years Ranked
Wedlake Bell LLP 4 Years Ranked- Clifford Chance LLP
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Alison Meek Forsters10 Years Ranked
Andrea Zavos Boodle Hatfield LLP10 Years Ranked
Charles Lloyd Harbottle & Lewis LLP10 Years Ranked
Charlotte Fraser Farrer & Co LLP8 Years Ranked
Elizabeth Doherty Macfarlanes LLP6 Years Ranked- Emma Jordan Taylor Wessing LLP10 Years Ranked
Graeme Kleiner Charles Russell Speechlys10 Years Ranked
James Price Stewarts10 Years Ranked
Jenny McKeown Stephenson Harwood LLP10 Years Ranked
Jeremy Gordon Farrer & Co LLP10 Years Ranked
Jessica Henson Payne Hicks Beach LLP10 Years Ranked
Jonathan Arr Macfarlanes LLP9 Years Ranked
Mark Keenan Mishcon de Reya LLP10 Years Ranked
Mark Lindley Boodle Hatfield LLP10 Years Ranked
Paul Hewitt Withers10 Years Ranked
Peter Steen Mishcon de Reya LLP9 Years Ranked
Richard Manyon Payne Hicks Beach LLP9 Years Ranked
Roberta Harvey Forsters10 Years Ranked
Rupert Ticehurst Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP10 Years Ranked
Ryan Mowat Kingsley Napley LLP10 Years Ranked
Stephen Richards Withers10 Years Ranked
Toby Graham Farrer & Co LLP10 Years Ranked- Anthony R PoultonBaker McKenzie
- Gemma WillinghamBaker McKenzie
- Jeremy KoskyClifford Chance LLP
Alison Regan Russell-Cooke9 Years Ranked
Geoff Kertesz Stewarts10 Years Ranked- Henry Hickman Sinclair Gibson LLP9 Years Ranked
Joanna Poole Farrer & Co LLP9 Years Ranked- Kirstie McGuigan Taylor Wessing LLP10 Years Ranked
Naomi O'Higgins Howard Kennedy LLP7 Years Ranked
Simon Goldring Fladgate LLP8 Years Ranked
Tamasin Perkins Charles Russell Speechlys10 Years Ranked
Ziva Robertson Charles Russell Speechlys10 Years Ranked- Richard NorridgeHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
- Caroline Tayler Taylor Wessing LLP3 Years Ranked
Claire-Marie Cornford Irwin Mitchell5 Years Ranked
Emily Mailer Howard Kennedy LLP8 Years Ranked
Emma Holland Stewarts7 Years Ranked
Hannah Mantle Forsters3 Years Ranked
Jan Atkinson Osbornes Law10 Years Ranked
Jessica Medus Mishcon de Reya LLP8 Years Ranked
Michael Cash Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP9 Years Ranked
Natasha Stourton Withers7 Years Ranked- Neil Long Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP10 Years Ranked
Nicola Bushby Boodle Hatfield LLP3 Years Ranked
Oliver Auld Charles Russell Speechlys8 Years Ranked- Ravinder Thukral Joseph Hage Aaronson & Bremen LLP3 Years Ranked
Simon Rylatt Boodle Hatfield LLP10 Years Ranked
Sofie Hoffman Harbottle & Lewis LLP10 Years Ranked
Steven Kempster Withers10 Years Ranked
Andrew O'Keeffe Wedlake Bell LLP8 Years Ranked
Candy Stockton JMW Solicitors6 Years Ranked
Caroline Miller Wedlake Bell LLP4 Years Ranked
David Wedgwood Anthony Gold6 Years Ranked
Elizabeth Sainsbury Farrer & Co LLP5 Years Ranked
Gareth Ledsham Russell-Cooke4 Years Ranked
Helena Berman Stephenson Harwood LLP6 Years Ranked
Katie de Swarte Osbornes Law3 Years Ranked
Lucinda Brown Mills & Reeve LLP8 Years Ranked
Marcus Parker Stewarts2 Years Ranked
Monika Byrska Howard Kennedy LLP4 Years Ranked
Sarah Lee Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP4 Years Ranked- Yindi GesindeBaker McKenzie
- Amy Williams Sinclair Gibson LLP2 Years Ranked
Ashleigh Carr Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP4 Years Ranked
Clementine Dowley Payne Hicks Beach LLP2 Years Ranked
Emilia Piskorz Mishcon de Reya LLP4 Years Ranked
Jacob Ward Macfarlanes LLP1 Years Ranked
Katherine Pymont Kingsley Napley LLP2 Years Ranked
Maryam Oghanna Forsters3 Years Ranked
Peter Gillis Stephenson Harwood LLP5 Years Ranked
Sarah Aughwane Withers1 Years Ranked
Lawrence Hiller-Wood Mishcon de Reya LLP3 Years Ranked
Rosalind Hetherington Fladgate LLP4 Years Ranked- Joseph De LaceyFieldfisher
- Luke RichardsonBaker McKenzie
Brendan Udokoro Howard Kennedy LLP1 Years Ranked
Charlotte Henshall Payne Hicks Beach LLP4 Years Ranked
Emilly Chalk Fladgate LLP1 Years Ranked
James Woods-Davison Boodle Hatfield LLP1 Years Ranked
Jemma Goddard Stewarts1 Years Ranked
Kate Salter Kingsley Napley LLP6 Years Ranked- Kate Silbermann Taylor Wessing LLP4 Years Ranked
Katherine Reed Boodle Hatfield LLP1 Years Ranked- Kimberley McGhie Anthony Gold1 Years Ranked
- Rosie Taylor Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP2 Years Ranked
Tom Deely Russell-Cooke5 Years Ranked
Tom McPhail Farrer & Co LLP1 Years Ranked- Gareth RobertsBaker McKenzie
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Boodle Hatfield LLPPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedBoodle Hatfield's private wealth litigators are regularly involved in international as well as domestic trust and estate matters.1 Charles Russell SpeechlysPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedCharles 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.1 Farrer & Co LLPPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedFarrer & 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.1 ForstersPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedForsters' 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.1 Macfarlanes LLPPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedMacfarlanes maintains its reputation for market-leading contentious trusts expertise, representing clients globally in significant high-value disputes.
1 Mishcon de Reya LLPPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedMishcon de Reya is a prominent market presence in private wealth. Partners handle will disputes, Court of Protection applications and succession disputes across multiple jurisdictions.1 Payne Hicks Beach LLPPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedThe 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.1 StewartsPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 1 | 7 Years RankedStewarts 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.1 Taylor Wessing LLPPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedTaylor 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.1 WithersPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedWithers remains a strong choice for clients involved in complex private wealth disputes. The firm's work also includes representing charities in legacy income cases.
Band 2
2 Fladgate LLPPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedFladgate'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 LLPPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedHoward 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.
2 Kingsley Napley LLPPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedKingsley Napley handles trust and probate litigation and global asset recovery matters.
2 Stephenson Harwood LLPPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedStephenson 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.
Band 3
3 Maurice Turnor Gardner LLPPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedMaurice 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.
3 Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedPenningtons Manches Cooper advises clients on complex contentious probate disputes, both domestic and cross-border. The team also assists clients on Inheritance Act claims and trust litigation.
3 Russell-CookePrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedRussell-Cooke is involved in significant contentious probate disputes spanning multiple jurisdictions and often advises clients on Inheritance Act claims.3 Sinclair Gibson LLPPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedSinclair Gibson's litigation lawyers handle various trust and probate disputes for clients. The team advises on disputes concerning capacity and variation of trusts applications.
3 Wedlake Bell LLPPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedWedlake 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.
Band 4
4 Anthony GoldPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedAnthony Gold is experienced in dealing with trust and estate disputes. The firm's practitioners often work on will validity challenges and inheritance disputes, particularly with testamentary capacity issues.
4 Irwin MitchellPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedIrwin Mitchell assists private clients with significant estate disputes, often involving international assets and complex family dynamics. The team is experienced with contested wills, probate and Inheritance Act claims.
4 Osbornes LawPrivate Wealth Disputes2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedOsbornes Law works on complex contentious probate matters, particularly with Court of Protection elements. The members are experienced in dealing with inheritance and succession disputes, as well as proprietary estoppel.