Areas of Practice
Track Record
Advising on the incorporation of an urban estate owned in a complex trust structure
Advice concerning wealth restructuring and succession planning for a wealthy family based overseas, but with some members who are resident and/or domiciled in the UK
Advising trustee owners of a landed estate on a refinancing via a private placement
Advice on tax and other matters in connection with the sale of a valuable work of art by trustees
Advice on tax and succession planning in relation to a historic house and grounds against a complicated family background
Awards & Rankings
Legal 500, Leading Partner, 2025
Chambers HNW, Top Ranked Individual, 2020 – 2024
Chambers UK, Top Ranked Individual, 2017 – 2020, 2022 – 2024
Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2017 – 2018, 2020 – 2024
Chambers HNW, Ranked Individual, 2019
Euromoney Women in Business Law Award, Best in Trust and Estates – Shortlisted, 2018
Chambers HNW, Top Ranked Individual, 2017 – 2018
Memberships
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Trust Law Committee
Education & Qualification
University of Oxford
Qualified as a solicitor in 1995
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Read more 3 min read 01 Apr 2025 Boodle Hatfield announces promotions of Sophie Henwood and Fred Clark to PartnerLeading private wealth and real estate law firm, Boodle Hatfield, is delighted to announce the promotion of Sophie Henwood and Fred Clark to Partner, effective from 1 April 2025. Both Sophie and Fred trained and qualified at the firm through our graduate recruitment programme and have since built strong relationships and reputations in their respective Real Estate and Corporate & Arts markets.
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