Private client lawyers
At Cripps, we make life’s complexities easier. Our private client lawyers listen, ask questions and grasp the bigger picture – protecting your wealth, your future and the people closest to you.
We know that business and personal life often go hand in hand. Our experienced private client solicitors are on hand to support you and your family, here or abroad, in your personal and professional lives. Taking a holistic view to understand and support your ambitions and challenges, we connect the dots, deliver seamless advice – and put your best interests first.
Helping you to protect, grow, share and enjoy your wealth, we provide advice from wealth and tax planning, to disputes, succession planning and more. Trusted for our expertise in high value and complex cases, we’re noted for our discretion and integrity. Building a better future, now and for generations to come.
How our private client lawyers can help
Providing advice on private client law, covering all matters of life for families, individuals, trustees and family offices.
Our private client law firm key contacts
Our private client law experience
Acting for a high net worth individual with multiple companies involving complex business assets and properties in the UK and US. The case is being dealt with by way of collaborative practice.
Instructed by an unmarried cohabitee to advise on potential claims for financial provision for children under Schedule 1 of the Children’s Act 1989.
Representing a party in a heavily contested and complex Children Act proceedings requiring a challenge of expert evidence and reports.
Acting for a party in respect of complex financial remedy proceedings after a long marriage where there were high value personal and company assets requiring expert valuation; and where two interveners (an individual and a company) were required to be joined.
Acting for an intervener to financial remedy proceedings on a novel point of law regarding their rights of pre-emption.
Instructed on behalf of a business man in respect of injunction proceedings with the family and criminal court, financial provision claim, child maintenance tribunal and possession proceedings. All applications arose from a relationship with former partner.
Acting on behalf of a mid 30 year old to prepare a pre-nuptial agreement to protect a substantial inheritance held in various trust structures – valued in excess of £20m.
Acting for an international businessman to defend an application for avoidance of disposition order in a case with assets of approximately £20m.
Successfully defended an Inheritance Act claim which was ultimately dismissed by the Court of Appeal (Miles & Another v Shearer [2021] EWHC 1000 (Ch)).
Representing a beneficiary charity defending a claim that assets belonged to the Claimant not the estate. Compromise reached with the claim being withdrawn on confidential terms.
Our client successes
A mediation success story
How mediation can help you resolve your family finances and arrangements for your children
Defending a high profile Inheritance Act claim against a £7m estate.
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Anthony Shearer left a £7m estate to his surviving spouse. His two daughters, dissatisfied with the will, initiated a claim for financial provision, with help from Cripps, our legal team defended the estate.
Wealth planning on marriage
How a nuptial agreement can help protect family company assets in the event of divorce.
Keeping divorce negotiations out of court
Achieving a fair outcome for a family following divorce and setting them up for the future
How we made a difference
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