Withers Worldwide

Our international team has a wealth of experience in advising both trustees and beneficiaries in all kinds of trust disputes.

Typically, the claims center on issues of breach of trust or fiduciary duty. We act in ‘friendly' disputes, where the court simply gives guidance on how best to resolve a particular trust or estate problem; if the matter cannot be sorted out this way or the parties are ‘hostile', we prosecute or defend on behalf of our client as necessary.

We have also co-ordinated or advise on litigation in various jurisdictions where a trust's validity is under attack, for example from divorcing spouses, creditors or tax authorities.

Many of our clients are professional trustees located in offshore trust centres, including the Channel Islands, Cayman Islands and Bermuda, but we also act for trustees in the UK. We represent beneficiaries of both domestic and offshore trusts.