Stephen Richards
Partner | London
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As one of the few global law firms with a team dedicated solely to trust and estate disputes, our standing in this area is unrivalled.
We are renowned as tactical thinkers who see several steps ahead, even in the most complex cases. Our combined experience acting for trustees, beneficiaries, settlors, heirs, creditors, divorcing spouses and others, means that we understand the whole range of issues you may be facing.From conflicts between trustees and beneficiaries or other power holders in a structure, for example protectors or protector committees, to attacks from third parties looking to have the trust declared invalid we have seen it all.
Our lawyers are highly experienced in attacking and defending high-value trust structures and foundations, whether onshore or offshore. We handle both ‘internal’ and ‘external’ claims challenging the validity of a trust and have helped trustees to recover losses caused by negligent advice they received.
Concerns for family privacy and commercial confidentiality will often be paramount in the context of family wealth disputes. We are familiar with the strategies that can be employed in a number of jurisdictions to restrict publicity over the dispute.
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