Six disciplines. One standard of work.

Acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, and group reorganisations for UK and cross-border principals.

We advise founders, owner-managers, family-controlled groups, and private investment vehicles on the full transactional lifecycle. Our work is characterised by directness with counterparties and a refusal to over-paper transactions of clear commercial substance.

• Private acquisitions and disposals
• Shareholder arrangements and exits
• Joint ventures and consortium structures
• Group reorganisations and demergers

Representation before the Commercial Court, High Court, and Court of Appeal in matters of consequence.

We act for claimants and defendants in disputes where the commercial, reputational, or relational stakes are material. Where settlement serves the client's interest, we pursue it early; where it does not, we prepare cases to be tried.

• Contractual and shareholder disputes
• Professional negligence
• Fraud and asset tracing
• Injunctive relief and emergency applications

Trusts, succession, and family-office structuring for individuals and families of international heritage.

We advise on the legal architecture surrounding inherited and earned wealth: governance of family enterprises, intergenerational transfer, marital and pre-marital arrangements, and the conduct of sensitive personal matters with appropriate care.

• Trust formation and review
• Will-drafting and probate
• Family governance
• Pre- and post-nuptial arrangements

Prime residential and commercial property advice across Mayfair, Belgravia, Knightsbridge, and the City.

We handle the acquisition, disposal, leasing, and development of significant London property, including off-market transactions and matters requiring co-ordination with overseas counsel and structuring advisers.

• Prime residential acquisitions
• Commercial leasing and headleases
• Development and planning
• Estate management and disputes

FCA and SRA enquiries, internal investigations, and reputation-sensitive matters handled with discretion.

We advise individuals and firms responding to investigations and enforcement action. Our work is conducted privately and is informed by long experience of how such matters resolve in practice.

• FCA enforcement and supervisory matters
• Internal and independent investigations
• Whistleblowing and protected disclosures
• Reputation and pre-publication advice

Senior executive engagements, partnership admissions and exits, and confidential disputes.

We advise principals, partners, and senior executives — and the businesses that employ or partner with them — on the full life-cycle of the engagement, including its end.

• Service agreements and equity terms
• Partnership admissions and retirements
• Restrictive covenants
• Confidential exits and settlement