Areas of Practice
Track Record
Public Trustee v Cooper applications in the Bermudan and Bahamian courts concerning the restructuring of trusts holding dynastic trading businesses, acting for trustees, beneficiaries and guardian ad litem (asset value +$1bn)
Sharia succession disputes in connection with several high profile Middle Eastern estates including diversified assets across +10 jurisdictions
Unfair prejudice proceedings brought by trustees in the English High Court in relation to a privately held business
A high-value commercial negotiations and trust restructuring concerning a private family business trading in Africa, India and the Middle East; and
Privy Council agency work for offshore trust litigation.
Awards & Rankings
Legal 500, Rising Star, 2020 – 2021
Eprivateclient, Top 35 under 35, 2020
Education & Qualification
Royal Academy of Music and University of London
Qualified as a solicitor in 2016
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In a recent STEP article Private Wealth Partner, Mark Lindley outlines what can be done when a trustee or personal representative makes a mistake and the possible legal remedies.
Read more 8 min read 23 Sep 2020 Remote witnessing of Wills—pros and cons from a disputes’ perspectivePrivate Client analysis: Mark Lindley, partner at Boodle Hatfield, discusses the new rules in the Wills Act 1837
Read more 5 min read 19 Mar 2020 Law Firm Disclosure Ruling On Trustee Docs Has LimitsA recent Court of Appeal ruling that a trustee can’t use privilege to withhold documents requested by a beneficiary will have a limited impact due to a 2018 update to the U.K.’s data protection law.
Read more 4 min read 21 Oct 2019 Inheritance dispute: Oldest died firstA recent case, Scarle v Scarle [2019] EWHC 2224 (Ch), had to address the operation of the rarely used ‘commorientes’ rule.
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