Bryony Cove > Farrer & Co > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Farrer & Co
66 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
LONDON
WC2A 3LH
England

Living Wage

Work Department

Private client onshore.

Position

Bryony specialises in mainly onshore work including complex inheritance tax and capital gains tax advice, succession and estate planning, administration of estates (including international probate), asset protection work, trusts and some contentious probate and trust matters. She has particular experience advising on matters involving vulnerable people, where the issue of mental capacity is central. This includes people suffering from dementia, the after-effects of stroke or Alzheimer’s, depression or other mental illness, or addiction. She works closely with individuals and family members to guide them through what are often challenging circumstances. Bryony has contributed articles to a range of titles and websites including eprivateclient, Family Business United and Kleinwort Benson’s magazine, most recently writing pieces on issues of mental capacity and digital assets.

Career

Qualified as a solicitor in 1996, becoming a partner in 2010.

Memberships

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Contributing editor to ePrivateclient.

Education

Kingston University and College of Law Guildford. Also qualified as a solicitor in Scotland since 2003.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate

(Leading partners)

Bryony Cove Farrer & Co

The ‘premier league private client practice’ at Farrer & Co ‘includes top practitioners with an in-depth understanding of cross-border situations’. Sarah von Schmidt heads the department, which advises some of the world’s wealthiest families. As well as ultra-high-net-worth individuals themselves and their families, it also advises family offices, entrepreneurs, trustees, property investors, and developers. Other major clients include family businesses, landed estates, wealth managers, and art collectors. Russell Cohen has a substantial practice advising international families on a broad array of high-value matters. Bryony Cove advises numerous UK and international clients who have their own businesses, or those with self-generated wealth. Jennifer Ridgway and Georgina James are among the other key figures in the department. Oliver Piper is known for his strategic tax and succession planning advice to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, their families, and trustees. Alexandra Hollingshead plays a pivotal role in the department, and specialises in providing complicated trusts, tax, and structuring advice to wealthy clients. In another recent highlight, Nicola Pomfret was promoted to the partnership  in May 2024.