England - London • Private client
Gowling WLG
Catherine Naylor heads the offering at Gowling WLG in London. The team also draws on the firm’s other private wealth practitioners in Singapore and Canada, primarily. It focuses on all aspects of trust litigation which often necessitates managing and coordinating complex cross-border disputes. The practice remains busy advising on claims by and against professional trustees and fiduciaries. James Sidwell and Jason Freedman are other names to note.
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Testimonials
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‘A very tight ship - no weak links. Very capable of dealing with all different sizes and shapes of litigation.'
‘James Sidwell: a great team leader and strategist. Catherine Naylor: Very smart and able to make the big calls clearly and calmly - a real pleasure to work with. Emily Till: a star in the making - very committed and able.’
‘With their superb knowledge of commercial litigation, the overlap into this team is excellent. Very well regarded in the contentious trusts world.'
‘Catherine Naylor is loved by clients who trust her judgment totally.'
'A strong team with many years' experience. Always readily available and willing to go that extra mile for their clients.'
- 'James Sidwell is a shrewd litigator who is tenacious and determined, someone you want to have on your side when the going gets tough. Catherine Naylor is an excellent communicator and litigator. The quality of her written work is outstanding.'
Key clients
- TMF Group (Equity Trust (Jersey) Limited)
- Joanna Lemos
- Dan Finch
- Adam Smith
Work highlights
- Acting for Joanna Lemos and the trustees in bankruptcy on a dispute concerning valuable property held on the trusts of a Bermudian trust.
- Acting for Equity Trust (Jersey) Limited, a subsidiary of TMF Group, and one of its former employees, who was a director of English asset-holding companies that formed part of one of the Z Trusts, in proceedings brought by the asset-holding companies (acting by their liquidators).
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Catherine Naylor