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Druces LLP

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Druces LLP has a particular specialism in family offices. Under the direction of Robert Macro, the group covers all areas of wealth planning, international tax structuring and multi-generational advice for mobile and international families. Matthew Duncan is registered as a will draftsman in the Dubai International Financial Centre’s Wills and Probate Registry. Helen Freely does a broad range of private client work covering tax and trusts as well as advising charities. Paul Levy works with many UK and international families and entrepreneurs.

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  • ‘They take their time to have a pre call with our colleagues in advance of meeting our client for the first time. This gives an excellent first impression'.

  • ‘We know them from working with them for a number of years which allows us to decide which Lawyer would be best suited to our client in terms of age, sex, experience and how they deliver their work'.

  • ‘The team is incredibly knowledgeable, responsive and able to convey complex matters in clear, concise and commercial terms. It is an incredibly tightknit team and you get the benefit of this as a client as you are getting many minds (rather than just one or two) tackling your complex matters'.

  • ‘Robert Macro has an exceptional mind when it comes to complex matters and finding practical solutions (where perhaps others just would cite the challenges). This is coupled with an understated manner that clients really value and appreciate'.

Key clients

  • Directors UK (RXM)
  • Vistra UK (RXM)
  • Kleinwort Hambros (RXM)

Lawyers

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Paul Levy

Paul Levy

Druces LLP

Paul is a Partner in the Private Wealth department. His practice covers a broad range of work for UK and international families and entrepreneurs, encompassing everything from Wills and probate to the most complex tax planning. He has a particular focus on working with international clients, especially concerning trusts and other wealth structuring opportunities. Court of Protection work forms another part of Paul’s caseload.  He is experienced in advising elderly clients (Lasting Powers of Attorney, tax mitigation and the like) and in recent years has developed an expertise in handling trust and probate disputes, itself a specialist area.  Paul acted for the widow, in her claim regarding her late husband’s Will, in the case of Eade v Hogg [2021] EWHC 1057 (Ch).

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Robert Macro

Other key lawyers

Paul Levy, Matthew Duncan, Helen Freely