Burness Paull LLP handles a broad range of private wealth disputes, including contentious wills, taxation and trust administrations, and counts private individuals, executors and beneficiaries among its key roster of clients. Claire Macpherson, who has ‘superior technical expertise’ in private client and personal tax issues, jointly leads the team alongside accredited litigator Ashley Jones, who handles private wealth disputes. Other key contacts in the group include Amanda Armstrong and Meriel Miller, who assist with tax matters and succession planning.
Testimonials
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‘The firm brings a commercial sensitivity to private client and trust disputes.'
‘BP have the go-to expertise in the market regarding contentious trusts and probate.’
‘Claire Macpherson has superior technical expertise. Great client service.'
- 'Ashley Jones has robust and strategic litigation expertise.’
Work highlights
- Acting in a cross-border trust dispute involving Scottish trusts with assets in England and minor beneficiaries domiciled in England.
- Advising on a disputed legal rights claim made by an estranged sibling many years after the death of the parent.
- Advising on the Scots law aspects of a cross-border dispute, where the applicable law in relation to a handwritten will is disputed, and where the laws of three different countries are potentially relevant in determining how an estate should be distributed.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Claire Macpherson, Ashley Jones