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Sangna Chauhan
Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys

Sangna Chauhan
Sangna Chauhan Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys
Joe Donohoe
Director
ARC (Jersey)

Joe has over 30 years’ experience in the finance industry, most of it as a professional trustee. Joe represents ARC to the broad community of lawyers and other trusted advisers, having taken a law degree himself.

Joe is proud of the diverse career backgrounds represented at ARC, ranging from investment professionals to accountants, economists, and engineers. His own experience as a professional trustee has given him unique insight into the workings of trust companies and their clients. 

Joe has demonstrated his commitment to ARC by joining not once, but twice having first worked at ARC while studying for his law degree.


Joe Donohoe
Joe Donohoe Director
ARC (Jersey)
Abby Buckland
Partner
Kingsley Napley

Abby is a Partner in the Family and Divorce team who specialises in matters involving all aspects of private family law and in particular complex financial issues and private children cases.

Abby is recognised in Chambers UK, Chambers High Net Worth Guide, Legal 500 UK and Spear’s Family Law Index. She was shortlisted as Woman of the Year - Rising Star in the Powerwomen Awards.

Abby is a member of the Founding Committee for Thought Leaders4 HNW Divorce Next Generation committee and has spoken at and chaired numerous ThoughtLeaders4 events. 

After reading English Literature at The University of Manchester, Abby went on to complete the Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice Course in Bloomsbury. Abby was a paralegal at a magic circle firm in their Mergers and Acquisitions team before commencing her training contract with a Lincoln’s Inn firm in 2008 and qualifying into their Family Team in 2010. Abby joined Kingsley Napley in 2012 and was made partner in 2020. 


Abby Buckland
Abby Buckland Partner
Kingsley Napley
Matthew Braithwaite
Partner
Wedlake Bell

Matthew Braithwaite
Matthew Braithwaite Partner
Wedlake Bell
Monika Byrska
Partner
Howard Kennedy

Monika Byrska is a bilingual solicitor specialising in trust, will and estate disputes. 

Monika advises in all types of private client disputes. This includes: will challenges, Inheritance Act claims, disputes relating to the administration of estates, actions against trustees and personal representatives, promissory estoppel claims, trust disputes between co-owners of a property, and application for directions in administration of trusts and estates. 

As a STEP-qualified practitioner, she is uniquely qualified to assist with both contentious and non-contentious aspects of trust and estate administration. She therefore also represents personal representatives and trustees advising on the administration of trusts and estates, which are complex or entangled in disputes. 

As Monika often meets clients when they are going through their most difficult times, she aims to put them at ease with her straightforward and compassionate approach. She has passion and years of experience in resolving what may seem to be the most impossible disputes over wealth.  

She is bilingual and able to service clients in Polish. With a background in linguistics and interpretation, Monika also has a working knowledge of a couple other European languages. 


Monika Byrska
Monika Byrska Partner
Howard Kennedy
James Lister
Partner
Stevens & Bolton

James joined Stevens & Bolton in 2017, having trained and qualified at a Top 50 firm. He became a partner in 2019.

James acts predominately for private clients or for those who advise private clients, such as corporate trustees, private banks and other law firms.

James advises on claims by or involving estates and trusts, most commonly involving high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. He acts for executors, trustees and beneficiaries, and also specialises in advising on claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.

James also has a substantial practice advising on claims overlapping the trusts and family court jurisdictions, dealing with trustees and beneficiaries who have become involved in divorce proceedings and on issues arising from the enforcement and implantation of ancillary relief orders made in divorce proceedings.


James Lister
James Lister Partner
Stevens & Bolton
Caroline Tayler
Partner
Taylor Wessing

Caroline is a partner in the Private Client team and specialises in resolving trust and succession disputes both onshore and offshore.

She advises on all manner of contentious issues relating to the formation and administration of trusts, contested probate, professional negligence in respect of tax and trust planning and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. She also has significant experience advising trustees and beneficiaries in relation to complex trust applications involving variations, agreed compromises or blessings of the exercise of trustee powers. Recent cases have included proceedings in England, The Bahamas, Bermuda, BVI, France and Jersey.

Caroline’s expertise also includes advising trustees and beneficiaries on issues of trust law arising in the context of divorce proceedings and proceedings in the Court of Protection in relation to the appointment of a deputy, applications for a statutory will or codicil and Deprivation of Liberty matters.


Caroline Tayler
Caroline Tayler Partner
Taylor Wessing
Nick Wood
Business Partner
Sarasin & Partners

Nick is responsible for the management of UK and international private client portfolios, on behalf of both Sarasin & Partners, as well as Sarasin Asset Management, a subsidiary of Sarasin & Partners, which solely manages portfolios for US investors.


Nick Wood
Nick Wood Business Partner
Sarasin & Partners
Beatrice Puoti
Partner
Stephenson Harwood

Beatrice is a Partner in the Private Wealth team at Stephenson Harwood.

Beatrice's primary focus is on international tax, trusts, tax and estate planning for UK and non-UK resident and UK and non UK domiciled HNW and UHNW clients and their families.

Beatrice has a particular expertise on European issues in general and Italian issues in particular, as she has qualified in Italy and in England and Wales.  Beatrice also has significant experience in advising financial institutions and trustees on international trust and tax matters and structuring and on the ownership, structuring and acquisition of UK and non-UK real estate. Beatrice also specialises in cross-border estate planning issues with a particular focus on all issues arising from Roman Law and Common Law application to clients and their assets.


Beatrice Puoti
Beatrice Puoti Partner
Stephenson Harwood
Dylan Samuel
Executive Vice President
Lombard Odier

Dylan Samuel joined Lombard Odier in December 2016 as an Executive Vice President. Prior to joining Lombard Odier, Dylan spent 13 years at J.P.Morgan Private Bank. Dylan worked in both the Geneva and London offices for J.P.Morgan and in his last role headed a team of five relationship managers focusing on Entrepreneurs, UK financial professionals and family offices. Dylan holds a Masters in Mechanical Engineering (MEng) from the University of Bath. He also holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC). Dylan is a Chartered Fellow of the Securities and Investment Institute (CISI). Dylan is a real proponent of responsible capital and sustainable investment. Outside the office Dylan enjoys spending time with his young family and sports (rowing, cycling and triathlon).


Dylan Samuel
Dylan Samuel Executive Vice President
Lombard Odier
Suzanne Marriott
Head of Art & Luxury
Charles Russell Speechlys

Suzanne specialises in cross border and UK tax planning, wills, trusts, contentious trusts and probates, Inheritance Act claims, estate and succession planning, international wills and trusts, non domiciliaries, mental incapacity and Court of Protection work, heritage property, art, landed estates and charitable trusts. She acts as Trustee, Executor, Deputy, Attorney, Protector and Charitable Trustee for many well-known clients and is often appointed by the Court in these roles where there are disputes and as a Litigation Friend for a minor. Suzanne is also a Notary Public practising in the City of London.

Suzanne is listed as a leading trusts and estates practitioner in the UK in Euromoney's Women in Business Law Expert Guide 2021.


Suzanne Marriott
Suzanne Marriott Head of Art & Luxury
Charles Russell Speechlys
Judith Swinhoe-Standen
Associate
Stewarts

Judith Swinhoe-Standen
Judith Swinhoe-Standen Associate
Stewarts
Charlotte Fraser
Partner
Farrer & Co

Charlotte Fraser

Charlotte is a partner in Farrer & Co’s Contentious Trusts and Estates team. She acts for executors, settlors, beneficiaries and trustees on a wide range of trust and estate disputes, both onshore and offshore.

Charlotte has extensive experience of complex domestic and multijurisdictional trust disputes involving breach of trust, beneficiary rights of information and jurisdictional issues. Charlotte has particular experience of claims involving fraud and asset tracing and has represented both claimants and defendants in connection with freezing injunctions and disclosure orders. Charlotte frequently advises on succession issues including validity claims, capacity and construction issues as well as claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975.

Charlotte is ranked Band 2 for Private Wealth Disputes in the Chambers High Net Worth directory and as a Next Generation Partner for Contentious Trusts and Probate in the Legal 500 directory. She is also recognised for her Civil Fraud expertise.


Charlotte Fraser
Charlotte Fraser Partner
Farrer & Co
Kate Selway KC
Barrister
Radcliffe Chambers

Kate Selway KC
Kate Selway KC Barrister
Radcliffe Chambers
Catherine Grum
Founder
Catherine Grum Consultancy

Catherine Grum
Catherine Grum Founder
Catherine Grum Consultancy
Sam Sturrock
Group Partner
Collas Crill

Sam is an experienced funds, corporate and regulatory lawyer who heads the Collas Crill Jersey funds team.  His practice has a particular focus on advising high net worth private clients, family offices and those managing and advising private wealth. Sam also specialises on assisting early stage fund and wealth managers seeking to establish new fund or holding structures.

Sam's experience includes the establishment and whole life cycle of funds and other holding structures (including on a deal by deal basis) for a variety of asset classes including:

  • Sustainable finance/ESG assets
  • Private equity/venture capital
  • Property/Real estate (including REITs and JPUTs)
  • Equities/Bonds
  • Debt
  • Infrastructure

Sam also advises on Jersey debt issuance vehicles (such as structured products) as well as regulatory issues such as financial services business licensing.  The Jersey funds team offer an independent, cost effective and helpful partner, particularly to intermediaries and smaller/first time fund managers, who are seeking to navigate the Jersey funds regime.

Having qualified as a Scottish solicitor (currently non-practising), Sam went on to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales (currently non-practising) and as a Jersey advocate in 2010.   Sam joined Collas Crill in 2020 following over 10 years in top tier Jersey law firms, two years as a director at a multinational administration business and a year assisting Jersey Finance on legal and technical matters.  Sam has previously been recognised by both Legal 500 and IFLR 1000 in respect of his funds expertise. He is listed in Legal 500 2023 as a Next Generation Partner and as 'up and coming' in Chambers UK 2022 Guide.


Sam Sturrock
Sam Sturrock Group Partner
Collas Crill
Maria Cronin
Partner
Peters & Peters

Maria has extensive experience of advising corporate and individual clients on all aspects of business crime, including corruption and money laundering. Her practice focuses on white-collar cases with a truly international dimension.

Maria regularly represents high-profile individuals and companies subject to complex corruption, money laundering, insider dealing and tax investigations. Maria provides strategic advice, including where there is underlying political motivation and potential abuse of a state's criminal justice system.
 

Maria advises on all aspects of extradition and has also successfully acted for a number of prominent individuals who were the subject of red notices and / or diffusions on INTERPOL's information systems.
 

She has extensive experience of advising on, and carrying out, complex and often sensitive internal investigations both here and overseas. Both as part of an internal investigation and also separately, she is asked to advise companies on their compliance with the UK Bribery Act, the money laundering regulations, sanctions and export controls.
 

Given the international nature of her cases, Maria works closely with teams of professional advisors both here and overseas.

Chambers UK 2023 rates Maria as fast becoming a go-to lawyer for POCA matters, including those arising out of corruption, conspiracy and money laundering investigations, with clients saying that she "is an exceptional lawyer" and that she "knows her stuff".

 

Maria is former President of the Criminal Commission of the UIA (Union Internationale des Avocats); and, in 2018, was appointed as the UK National President of the UIA. Maria also sits on the Advisory Committee of the Fraud Advisory Panel. She regularly speaks and chairs panels on issues of corruption, money laundering, corporate liability and general financial crime.
 

Prior to joining Peters & Peters, she worked at the European Commission. She is a native French speaker, who also reads Russian and German.


Maria Cronin
Maria Cronin Partner
Peters & Peters
Waqar Shah
Partner
Kingsley Napley

Waqar is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution department, focusing on the resolution of complex tax matters. He acts for high net worth individuals and corporate clients across all sectors in respect of HMRC disputes and investigations across the full range of taxes. This typically includes VAT disputes, employment tax matters (including 'IR35'/off-payroll working), customs/excise duty issues, tax fraud investigations, and more recently, National Minimum Wage enquiries.

Waqar is known for his commercial approach to matters involving HMRC and has a strong track record of helping clients settle without the need for a court or tribunal hearing, particularly through the effective use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (i.e. mediation) with HMRC. He also has considerable experience in judicial reviews and group litigation orders and has led high profile matters at all levels from the Tax Tribunal through to the Supreme Court (including referrals to the Court of Justice of the European Union).

Waqar has been regularly recognised in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as 'one to watch' and a 'rising star'. He was listed in AccountancyAge's '35 under 35' in 2019 and regularly contributes to Tax Journal, Taxation, and other similar publications. Waqar is also the annual webinar presenter of the key tax cases of the year for Lexis and an active member of the VAT Practitioners Group. Waqar is a qualified member of the Association of Tax Technicians (ATT).


Waqar Shah
Waqar Shah Partner
Kingsley Napley
Alasdair Wilson
Managing Associate
Harbottle & Lewis

Alasdair Wilson advises UK and international clients on their private wealth, which includes cross-border tax matters, structuring assets held across different jurisdictions, global succession planning and wealth protection. His clients include individuals, families and professional fiduciaries.

Alasdair regularly deals with the implementation of international trust structures for the purposes of asset protection, tax efficiency or the devolution of family wealth.

He is an associate member of the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP)


Alasdair Wilson
Alasdair Wilson Managing Associate
Harbottle & Lewis
Nicholas Holland
Partner
McDermott, Will & Emery

Nick Holland focuses his practice on international contentious trusts and estates and acts primarily for wealthy families, individuals, institutional trustees, protectors and enforcers in disputes involving offshore trusts. Nick is also often involved in non-contentious international private wealth matters where he brings his extensive knowledge of offshore trusts and jurisdictions as well as potentially litigious outcomes to bear on the difficulties faced by international wealthy families.

Nick is qualified as a lawyer in England and Wales, the Cayman Islands, British Columbia and Ontario; and has played a key role in litigation in the Cayman Islands, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, British Virgin Islands, Singapore, Switzerland, Canada and the United States. A Canadian expatriate in London, Nick often advises Canadian individuals and institutions on matters of UK law either himself or where appropriate in conjunction with other members of McDermott’s prestigious private wealth or tax teams.

Nick is co-Chair of the annual highly respected ALM/LegalWeek Global Elite International Trusts and Estates Forum. He chaired the International Trust & Private Client: Isle of Man conferences in 2017 and 2018. He was chair of the Private Client Summer School program held at Cambridge University in 2018 and 2019. He is often asked to speak on International trusts disputes and has done so in amongst other places New York, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Toronto, Chicago, New York, Jersey, Guernsey, Provence, the Isle of Man, Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates. He sits on the Consulting Editorial Board for LexisPrivateClient PSL. He is a co-author of “Contentious Trust Matters in the United Kingdom and Offshore Jurisdictions” in International Estate Planning. (New York: LexisNexis, 2019)

Nick is recognised as leading lawyer in the world’s most eminent legal guides and directories including Chambers High Net Worth, Chambers UK, and Legal 500. CityWealth ranked him as one of the top 100 trust litigators internationally in 2020.


Nicholas Holland
Nicholas Holland Partner
McDermott, Will & Emery
Kinga Weiss
Partner
Walder Wyss

Kinga M. Weiss is a partner and co-chair of the Private Clients team of Walder Wyss. She primarily devotes her time to domestic and foreign private clients, banks and family offices. Her areas of expertise are centered around both pri‐ vate clients and entrepreneurs in mat‐ ters of inheritance law, including marital property law, relating to estate plan‐ ning, business succession and execution of wills. Cross-border cases account for the bulk of her field of action. Besides, she also supports clients with relocati‐ on, asset structuring, trust and endow‐ ment matters and tax affairs. She regu‐ larly holds speeches and publishes arti‐ cles in and outside of Switzerland. Kinga M. Weiss was a member of the Expert Commission on the revision of the Swiss Private International Law Act on inheritance law. She chairs the Schult‐ hess Forum conference and also pres‐ ents regularly the case law on successi‐ ons ("Schulthess Forum Erbrecht Aktu‐ ell"). She is a member of the Zurich Bar As‐ sociation, Swiss Bar Association, Inter‐ national Bar Association (IBA), the So‐ ciety of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law as well as a fellow of the American College of Trust and Es‐ tate Counsel (ACTEC).


Kinga Weiss
Kinga Weiss Partner
Walder Wyss
Niklas Schmidt
Partner
Wolf Theiss, Austria

Dr. Niklas J.R.M. Schmidt is a partner at the Vienna office of Wolf Theiss, one of the leading law firms in the CEE/SEE region. He has been admitted both as a lawyer and as a tax adviser. He has particular expertise regarding tax law, foundations, private clients and crypto assets. Before joining the firm in 2000, Niklas worked for several years at a “Big Four” accounting firm and as a research assistant in the tax law department at the University of Vienna.

Niklas is frequently engaged as a speaker at international tax conferences and has been a visiting lecturer at various universities in Austria and abroad. He has written several books and many articles in international tax journals. Niklas sits on the editorial board of the Austrian “SteuerExpress” magazine. Furthermore, he is a member of several international organizations (often in leadership positions), including the International Bar Association (IBA), the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (IAETL), the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and the International Fiscal Association (IFA). Niklas is a past chair of the IBA’s Private Client Tax Committee and in this capacity has been instrumental in organizing several private wealth related conferences in London.

 

Apart from his private client related work, Niklas is well known for his crypto know-how. He has been involved in the crypto space since 2013 – as a researcher, as an investor and as a lawyer. Niklas has been advising family offices, foundations, trustees, wealthy individuals and banks on various topics related to crypto assets. He is the founder of the WT Crypto Academy, an educational initiative for non-crypto natives over 20 hours ("from zero to hero"), where he has trained more than a thousand lawyers in the last few years. His vast expertise in the area of crypto has been recognized by his inclusion in Citywealth's worldwide list of top 100 crypto advisors. Niklas is a member of the advisory board of the Digital Asset Association Austria (DAAA), and is frequently interviewed by newspapers on crypto topics, in particular due to his deep technical knowledge and good market overview. He is the author of a German language FAQ-style book on crypto and a co-editor of the leading English language book covering crypto taxation in more than 40 countries.


Niklas Schmidt
Niklas Schmidt Partner
Wolf Theiss, Austria
Richard Giangrande
Partner
Macfarlanes

Richard advises on all aspects of estate planning and personal taxation and focuses on cross-border tax advice. Many of his clients are individuals with a presence in multiple jurisdictions, and who originate from jurisdictions in Europe, North America and the Middle East.

Richard also advises on the establishment and management of international asset-holding structures, focusing both on international taxation and asset protection. He has extensive experience in planning for international families, entrepreneurs, finance professionals, and regularly advises clients in relation to complex HMRC enquiries and disputes relating to tax or succession matters.

Richard advises individuals, trustees, family offices and investment managers in relation to the tax treatment of complex structures and investment products, and has advised a number of banks and investment managers on the structuring of their investment platforms and the selection of appropriate investments for non-UK domiciled clients.

He spent six months in New York on secondment to a leading New York law firm, where he worked alongside US lawyers, gaining an understanding of US tax, trust and estate planning that assists him in advising US clients who are resident in the UK or own UK assets.

Richard is a regular speaker at wealth planning seminars and events and has written for Trusts & Trustees.


Richard Giangrande
Richard Giangrande Partner
Macfarlanes
Laura Knight
International & Crypto Tax Director
Andersen

Laura has over 20 years’ tax adviser experience with nearly 10 years in a top tier UK/US firm gaining extensive experience over a broad range of UK private client advisory and compliance requirements with an international angle. After taking on a consultancy role carrying out international private client work, Laura took an avid interest in the world of cryptoassets both from a tax perspective and through personal interest. Laura has worked on a number of projects for clients transacting in cryptoassets.


Laura Knight
Laura Knight International & Crypto Tax Director
Andersen
Nick White
Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys

Nick is an intellectual property (IP), commercial and digital specialist. He uses creative and long term thinking to help businesses identify, protect and maximise the value of their IP and data. 

Nick’s experience spans many areas including brand protection, e-commerce, broadcasting, esports, gaming, data protection, AI and blockchain, crypto assets and NFTs. Alongside his expertise in sports, as one of the firm’s key lifestyle lawyers, Nick works extensively across the entertainment, leisure, fashion and food and beverage industries.

Nick advises governing bodies like FIFA and the ATP and businesses such as Rapha and Honest Burgers. He also has a strong practice advising high profile individuals and has advised Sir Mo Farah, Timo Werner and Sir Clive Woodward.

Nick co-wrote the UK chapter of the book "Sports Image Rights in Europe" and the chapter on social tokens in the Law Society’s Blockchain: Legal & Regulatory Guidance (Second Edition). He is a former director of the British Association for Sport and the Law. Nick has been recommended by the Chambers and Partners, Legal500, World Trademark Review, IP Stars and Who's Who directories.

Nick is admitted to practise in England and Wales. 


Nick White
Nick White Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys
Jennifer Ridgway
Partner
Farrer & Co

Jennifer acts for a wide range of international and UK-based families, individuals and trustees, advising on estate planning, wealth structuring and trust issues. She is committed to working with families, and those that advise them and their often complex structures, to achieve successful succession between generations.

A significant part of Jennifer's practice is advising UK and offshore trustees on their duties and decision-making, and providing UK tax advice in connection with complex trust structures.  She helps trustees and families with the creation, management and reorganisation of structures with a focus on ensuring successful transfer of wealth between generations.  She is frequently involved in providing succession advice in a broad sense, including working with families in relation to good governance and philanthropic concerns.    

A large number of the families she looks after are multi-national and typically own properties, businesses and hold investment across a number of countries.  Jennifer assists families and individuals who are non-UK domiciled in relation to pre-arrival planning and pre-deemed domicile planning.  She also has experience of acting for individuals involved in the literary and entertainment worlds, and the particular issues that arise in connection with their estates, both in terms of lifetime planning and after their death.

Jennifer has extensive experience in acting for large landed estates.  She works with estate owning families and trustees, with a key focus on managing succession.  She works collaboratively with property and other colleagues to provide forward-looking commercial advice, and regularly assists with complex inheritance tax issues, trust restructuring, and helping resolve trustee-beneficiary issues for large estates.  She particularly enjoys working as a team with other professionals involved with landed estates, working together to find proactive solutions for families who want to see their inherited wealth prosper for future generations.

Her experience of trust matters and advice to trustees and families means she is frequently involved in aspects of UK and offshore trust litigation and non-contentious applications to court, and works closely with the firm's contentious trusts and estates team.  She has particular experience in acting as independent administrator or trustee following a probate or trust dispute.

Clients look to Jennifer as a trusted adviser and appreciate her sensitive and thoughtful approach to complex family matters, including difficult issues such as capacity, family breakdown and reputation concerns, as well as her technical expertise.


Jennifer Ridgway
Jennifer Ridgway Partner
Farrer & Co
Tom Cornell
Associate
Debevoise & Plimpton

Tom Cornell is an associate (barrister) in the firm’s International Dispute Resolution Group, resident in London. His practice focuses on international arbitration and complex multijurisdictional litigation. He previously clerked for the Master of the Rolls and practised from a Magic Circle firm.

Mr. Cornell represents corporate clients, sovereigns and international organisations on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters, particularly in investor-state arbitration, public international law disputes, commercial arbitrations and litigation in the English courts. He also has experience of anti-corruption, extradition and related criminal investigations, including parallel litigation in the civil courts.

As a barrister, Mr. Cornell has full rights of audience before all courts and tribunals in England & Wales. Prior to joining Debevoise, Mr. Cornell practised at one of London’s leading barristers’ chambers and was Judicial Assistant to the Rt. Hon. Lord Dyson MR at the Court of Appeal for Easter and Trinity terms 2015. He also worked as a Visiting Professional at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Mr. Cornell graduated from Oxford University with a BA (First Class Honours) and holds an LL.M. (with Distinction) in public international law from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences, where he was awarded the Blackstone Chambers Prize. In addition, Mr. Cornell previously served as a research assistant at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, where he worked on a number of national and international projects. He is fluent in English, Spanish, French and Italian.

Mr. Cornell has a particular interest in international sanctions law and since 2015 has been a guest lecturer in the subject at Lund University in Sweden. He is the author of a chapter focusing on the impact of sanctions on English-law governed contracts and English-seated arbitrations in International Arbitration in England - Perspectives in Times of Change, published by Wolters Kluwer (August, 2022) and a co-author of Sanctions Law, published by Hart Publishing (January, 2019). Other publications include “Court of Appeal Confirms Sanctions Provision Operates to Bar Recovery of Interest on Arbitral Award (Ministry of Defence & Support for Armed Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran v International Military Services Ltd),” LexisNexis Corporate Crime News (February, 2020); “The EU Blocking Regulation: compliance programmes for US and EU companies,” WorldECR (December, 2018) and “UK High Court rules on sanctions clauses in insurance contracts and considers application of the EU Blocking Regulation,” World ECR (November, 2018).


Tom Cornell
Tom Cornell Associate
Debevoise & Plimpton
Hermione Williams
Barrister
New Square Chambers

Hermione has a multi-faceted chancery commercial practice. Her areas of practice comprise commercial litigation, trusts and estates, company, insolvency and property law. As few cases fall neatly under one category, clients find her experience across this spectrum of areas invaluable from a practical as well as strategic perspective.

Hermione’s domestic practice has been enhanced by her international experience. She has worked in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Hong Kong and Guernsey, doing cross-border litigation. In the BVI and Hong Kong, the cases she worked on typically involved shareholder disputes, claims against directors, cross-border fraud and asset-tracing claims; whereas in Guernsey the matters were trust focused.

Such experience at the “coal face” and moreover working in-house as part of a team, ensures that Hermione is a well-rounded litigator who genuinely adds value.

Hermione has an excellent eye for detail and has a strategic, meticulous and sensitive approach to the detail of a case. She is described as an articulate and effective advocate who is able to present her arguments cogently and think on her feet. As a natural problem solver, Hermione systematically identifies solutions for the benefit and for the protection of her client’s best interests in order to secure their objectives. Though able to work alone, she thoroughly enjoys working hard as part of a team to do this.

Hermione’s six years at the commercial and chancery Bar in England, combined with her time offshore, equips her to offer clients a high level of technical expertise. This experience, in conjunction with her instinctive commercial acumen, commitment and tenacity, enables Hermione to deliver legal advice that instils confidence in and loyalty from her clients.


Hermione Williams
Hermione Williams Barrister
New Square Chambers
Clementine Dowley
Senior Associate
Payne Hicks Beach

Clementine is a senior associate at specialising in trusts/estates litigation and commercial disputes.

She advises individuals and companies on a wide range of domestic and international matters, including claims for breach of fiduciary duty, trustee removal applications, challenges to trustee decision-making, beneficiary information rights, trusts law in the context of divorce proceedings and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. She also advises on shareholder disputes, fraud and asset tracing, contractual and negligence claims, disclosure orders and freezing injunctions.

Clementine is particularly experienced in matters involving complex corporate/trust structures, cross-border issues and questions of company law and cross-border issues, given her previous experience as a corporate solicitor at a leading international law firm and as in-house counsel at a major private equity fund.

Clementine trained and qualified at Weil Gotshal & Manges, practising there and subsequently at Farrer & Co before joining Payne Hicks Beach in 2022. She has Higher Rights of Audience and has also spent time as in-house counsel at Oaktree Capital and Hambro Perks.


Clementine Dowley
Clementine Dowley Senior Associate
Payne Hicks Beach

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