Trust disputes
We can act for you in your capacity as a trustee, beneficiary, settlor, or protector; as well as for related parties such as divorcing spouses and company directors. Our team assist with a broad spectrum of issues relating to trust disputes, whether in England and Wales, or in offshore and international trust jurisdictions. Issues that we can help with include:
- Claims relating to the validity of trusts, including issues of mistake, lack of capacity or sham, or the construction and rectification of a trust
- Advising trustees, protectors or beneficiaries on challenges to the administration of a trust, distributions, and investment decisions
- Assisting with blessing applications and other applications to court, when required for the proper administration of a trust
- Variation of trusts where court approval is required, including applications under the Variation of Trusts Act 1958, or where there is a risk of future claims
- Advising on the removal and replacement of trustees
- Applications for disclosure and advising on confidentiality
- Advising trust companies and lay clients in the UK and offshore on complex cross border issues relating to succession and tax planning involving trusts
- Advising where the individuals or structure is insolvent or at risk of insolvency, and where issues of asset tracing arise
- Advising on fraud in the context of trusts or within trust structures
- Advising on indemnities and costs protection
