Mills & Reeve LLP fields a ‘high-quality, national team with a well-established and well-deserved reputation’. Its London private client group has a partly international focus, working on complex and valuable estates, which often involve beneficiaries and other parties who are resident outside the UK. The group works with a number of charities on cases involving contested legacies. David Catchpole, Simon Pedley, and Lucy Howard are at the helm, along with Lucinda Brown who joined the firm from BDB Pitmans in September 2023.
Testimonials
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‘I am a great fan of Mills & Reeve across their various offices nationwide in both contentious and non-contentious private client work. Very capable of handling any contentious trust or probate matter out of any office, including London.’
‘Spread around regional offices but highly integrated as a single team so that they can offer excellence throughout all levels of seniority. They are all extremely dedicated.’
‘Lucy Howard is beyond dedicated; she is so committed to each client, really fights their corner, and is a very savvy operator. Clients love her.'
- 'David Catchpole is highly experienced and a thoroughly decent litigator and person.'
- 'Kieran Leahy is still relatively junior but demonstrates perception and knowledge of the law and litigation strategy well beyond his years.'
- 'Simon Pedley is a seasoned trusts litigator who is experienced and calm.'
‘Mills & Reeve have gone on a recruiting spree recently and picked up some top-class talent, particularly Lucinda Brown from BDB. They now have an offering which happily competes with the big players in London.'
‘Lucinda Brown is a leader in this field. She is widely respected and acknowledged and is able to bring in serious quality work and manage it. She is liked by her team and opponents alike.’
Key clients
- Administrator of the Estate of Mrs Cadogan
- Zedra UK
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Catchpole, Simon Pedley, Lucy Howard, Lucinda Brown