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About
Provided by Nicholas Le Poidevin KC
Practice Areas
Nicholas Le Poidevin KC specialises in trusts and estates work, both contentious and advisory. He has appeared in significant cases in England at the highest level in both areas of practice, Crociani v Crociani (2014: trust jurisdiction clauses) in the Privy Council and Marley v Rawlings (2014: switched wills) in the Supreme Court. Over half of his work comes from overseas, especially Jersey and Guernsey, and he also appears in courts abroad. He is familiar with the trust laws of most of the offshore jurisdictions. A particular interest is the conflict of laws and the problems it causes in both trust and estate administration.
He is an editor of the leading practitioners’ textbook, Lewin on Trusts, and is a frequent speaker at conferences.
His practice extends also to property law, company law and insolvency, either in their own right or in connection with trusts and estates.
Career
Called to the Bar: 1975; Silk: 2010.
Professional Appointments:
Head of New Square Chambers (2014 - 2015, 2020 to date)
Bencher of Lincoln's Inn
Commons Commissioner
Professional Memberships
The International Academy of Estate & Trust Law
Deputy Chair, STEP Contentious Trusts & Estates Special Interest Group
The Chancery Bar Association
Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Association
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Professional Negligence Bar association
Publications
For many years he has been an editor of Lewin on Trusts (20th ed., 2020) and has written in detail elsewhere about sham trusts; writing and practice inform each other. He is often asked for contributions at conferences, for example speaking on trust investment at the first STEP Global Congress in Miami in November 2014.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Nicholas Le Poidevin KC is a distinguished silk who enjoys a commanding reputation at the Chancery Bar, and is regularly sought after for cases concerning contentious trusts and disputed wills. His experience in offshore disputes is well established, and he is particularly noted for his expertise in Jersey and Guernsey matters.
Nicholas Le Poidevin KC is a much-trusted silk known for his expertise in Channel Islands matters. His trusts work is a strong element of his wider traditional chancery practice, and he is frequently instructed in both contentious and non-contentious work.
Nicholas Le Poidevin KC is considered one of the standout names at the offshore Bar. He has outstanding capabilities in contentious trust, estate and probate work. Cases with a financial services element are a particular strength. He has been active in the Channel Islands and throughout the Caribbean, and has experience handling trust disputes in Bermuda.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A true expert in his field, who is thorough, clear and commercial in his advice."
"A very thoughtful barrister, whose drafting and written opinions are very good. He is a very bright and articulate barrister, who is well respected in the trusts world."
"Nicholas is extremely pragmatic, thorough and technically excellent. He is also prompt and efficient in all his dealings."
"You couldn’t be in safer hands with Nicholas. He is a true expert in his field. He is thorough, clear and commercial."
"Nicholas Le Poidevin excelled in all areas of complex and significant trust proceedings. He is unparalleled in his experience and intellectual prowess ,and is also a pleasure to work with."
"You couldn’t be in safer hands with Nicholas. He is a true expert in his field, who is thorough, clear and commercial. I really enjoy the fact that he is willing to debate technical legal issues."
"A very thoughtful barrister, who is well respected in the trusts world. He's very bright, highly articulate, super approachable and always available. Added to this he is very detail-oriented."
"Nicholas is a giant at the set. He is someone who can make extremely complex ideas easy to understand, both for the client and the court."
"He is a true expert in his field. He is thorough, clear and commercial."
"Nicholas Le Poidevin excelled in all areas of complex and significant trust proceedings. He is unparalleled in his experience and intellectual prowess, and is also a pleasure to work with."
"A true expert in his field, who is thorough, clear and commercial in his advice."
"A very thoughtful barrister, whose drafting and written opinions are very good. He is a very bright and articulate barrister, who is well respected in the trusts world."
"Nicholas is extremely pragmatic, thorough and technically excellent. He is also prompt and efficient in all his dealings."
"You couldn’t be in safer hands with Nicholas. He is a true expert in his field. He is thorough, clear and commercial."
"Nicholas Le Poidevin excelled in all areas of complex and significant trust proceedings. He is unparalleled in his experience and intellectual prowess ,and is also a pleasure to work with."
"You couldn’t be in safer hands with Nicholas. He is a true expert in his field, who is thorough, clear and commercial. I really enjoy the fact that he is willing to debate technical legal issues."
"A very thoughtful barrister, who is well respected in the trusts world. He's very bright, highly articulate, super approachable and always available. Added to this he is very detail-oriented."
"Nicholas is a giant at the set. He is someone who can make extremely complex ideas easy to understand, both for the client and the court."
"He is a true expert in his field. He is thorough, clear and commercial."
"Nicholas Le Poidevin excelled in all areas of complex and significant trust proceedings. He is unparalleled in his experience and intellectual prowess, and is also a pleasure to work with."
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