Private Wealth Disputes
High Net Worth Guide 2024 : London (Firms)
Band 2
Email address
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(020) 7814 1200About
Provided by Kingsley Napley LLP
Our specialist Private Wealth Disputes lawyers have extensive experience acting in disputes for HNW and UHNW clients.
We act for trustees, executors, personal representatives, protectors, beneficiaries, charities and for individuals in a wide range of disputes involving estates, trusts and land.
We often advise on complex and cross-jurisdictional issues, and regularly work alongside other intermediaries based offshore. We have specialist expertise in fraud cases involving trusts and estates, and we work with our top ranked criminal team on cases which involve criminal allegations, and with our media and reputation team on cases which where our clients have a public profile or in cases which might involve a wider public interest. We also work closely alongside our leading family team in divorce cases involving trust property.
We are regularly instructed in relation to contentious matters arising in the Court of Protection and are experienced in advising charities in relation to their potential fraud exposure as well as defending charitable legacies and other such related disputes. We also act often in disputes arising in relation to family farms and landed estates.
Chambers Review
Kingsley Napley handles trust and probate litigation and global asset recovery matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The partners have been knowledgeable, practical, approachable and understanding in all aspects of the law where advice has been sought. The team are quick to respond and react and good to deal with."
"The whole team is so dedicated, quick to respond and very supportive."
"The partners have been knowledgeable, practical, approachable and understanding in all aspects of the law where advice has been sought. The team are quick to respond and react and good to deal with."
"The whole team is so dedicated, quick to respond and very supportive."
Notable Practitioners
Ryan Mowat leads the firm's private wealth disputes practice and is regularly involved in trust litigation, Court of Protection cases and asset recovery issues.
"Ryan leads the Kingsley Napley team handling the case and he is smart, dependable and sees through the minutiae, keeping the final goal in mind."
"He is very collaborative, sensible, reasonable and commercially aware. He is very committed."
"He's very strategic but in a very calm way and is one of the most thorough solicitors I've come across. He's very wise, he's got great wisdom and judgement, and he is an absolute delight to work with."
Katherine Pymont has recently been made partner in the private wealth disputes team at Kingsley Napley. She is experienced in acting for high net worth clients in a variety of multi-jurisdictional trust and estate disputes.
"Katherine is absolutely brilliant. Clients love her and her work is excellent."
"Katherine has been an excellent person to work with. Her level of client service has been brilliant. She clearly has extensive experience in this area."
"Katherine has been our key point of contact and is always there when we need her. She is responsive and articulate."
Kate Salter is a senior associate in the contentious trusts and probate team at the firm, often assisting on sizeable litigation surrounding assets disputes and will forgery claims. Salter also has experience in contentious Court of Protection work.
"She's really organised and really on top of the detail. Clients seem to love her."
"She's got really good judgment."
Ranked Individuals at
Kingsley Napley LLP
London (Firms)
Members
Provided by Kingsley Napley LLP
Anna Metadjer
Katherine Pymont
Laura Phillips
Head of Department
Sophie Mass