Alfred Ip and Caroline McNally, who joined from Gall with Kajal Aswani in November 2023, jointly lead Hugill & Ip‘s practice. The team’s broad offering spans contentious and non-contentious trust and estate matters. Its family practice is regularly instructed on divorce, guardianship, adoption, and nuptial agreements. Ip has a wealth of experience handling trusts and estate planning, and McNally is highly recommended for financial disputes as well as children matters including relocation cases.

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Key clients

  • Pamela Aldred/Elysium Ltd
  • Cornwall Agency Company Limited
  • Alvarez & Marshall
  • WLK
  • SN
  • KPMG - Estate of Chan Chung Han

Work highlights

  • Complex Trust litigation involving several companies and family assets based in multiple jurisdictions.
  • Handled an estate dispute worth about HK$100M related to mental capacity issues.
  • Handled a family dispute involving assets over HK$1 billion which were partially misappropriated after divorce

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alfred Ip, Caroline McNally

Other key lawyers

Raphael Wong, Jacqueline Cheng, Geraint Ho.