Payne Hicks Beach LLP

Dispute Resolution

Jessica is a private client partner specialising in risk and disputes in relation to trusts and estates.

As well as advising on all forms of trusts and estates disputes, Jessica draws on her wealth of litigation experience to inform asset protection and estate planning strategies designed to avoid disputes in the future. For this reason, Jessica is frequently asked to advise on the establishment of trusts, nuptial agreements and Wills where there are particular risks or asset protection concerns.

Jessica has also built up particular expertise in advising trustees on the impact of divorce - both in terms of pre-emptive measures and advising trustees in the course of financial remedy proceedings.

Having studied Classics at Cambridge University, Jessica trained at Herbert Smith and worked at Berwin Leighton Paisner before joining Payne Hicks Beach as a partner 2020.

Jessica is the trusts editor of the Private Client Business Journal.

Jessica is a member of ACTAPs and STEP, and a co-founder of ConTrA.