Private Client Disputes
Our private client disputes group combines our pre-eminent private client and litigation practices.
We maintain long-standing, trusted relationships with our clients, as much to avoid litigation as to help guide them through it. Our lawyers are more than litigators: they are trusted advisers. They work closely with our market-leading private client team to provide a seamless service and to ensure that tax issues are fully integrated into the strategy for resolving a dispute.
We act for a wide range of clients, national and international, including trust companies, banks and financial institutions, investors and high-net-worth individuals from many different backgrounds.
This wide-ranging experience means we understand the causes of disputes and the culture and dynamics unique to each business, family and individual. It ensures we are best placed to offer clear, practical and comprehensive advice to guide our clients smoothly through the intricacies of avoiding and resolving disputes.
The practice advises on:
- trust disputes;
- will and estate disputes;
- disputes involving mental incapacity;
- tax disputes, from initial enquiries to full litigation;
- international commercial disputes involving trustees;
- crisis and reputation management;
- philanthropy and charitable trusts;
- art-related disputes, including fraud and restitution;
- luxury assets;
- personal contractual disputes;
- high-value property and construction disputes; and
- litigation funding.
