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Sinclair Gibson LLP Offices
3 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
LONDON
WC2A 3AA
England
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Lucy Gibson
Work Department
Trusts and tax.
Position
Lucy Gibson is a private client trust and tax lawyer. She primarily advises wealthy private clients and trustees on the establishment and restructuring of family and charitable trusts for devolution purposes and tax mitigation.
Lucy’s practice is a broad one, advising private clients and trustees, often internationally-based, on a variety of litigious and non-contentious matters including trust variations and compromise proceedings (both contested and consensual), trustee removal proceedings and contested wills.
Lucy has been consistently recognised as a leading individual in her field in Chambers & Partners which described her as “widely acclaimed for international trust and estate law expertise,” and “extremely able, highly intelligent”.
Lucy is also often asked to advise trustees in the context of claims against them or when trustees become involved, possibly unwillingly, in proceedings ancillary to divorce in London. She is frequently instructed by other solicitors and accountancy firms to give independent advice to particular family members or a specific beneficial class in complex trust and probate cases. She also provides bespoke trust drafting services to a number of trust companies, often international, and financial institutions.
Career
Lucy qualified at a mid-sized commercial London firm in 1997 and is a founding partner of Sinclair Gibson.
Memberships
The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists
Education
1991-1994 St Hilda’s College, Oxford – BA (Hons) Jurisprudence
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Sinclair Gibson LLP has a ‘strong private client litigation team’ which ‘works closely with the private client department’. Henry Hickman leads the offering, which acts for clients ranging from successful professionals and landed estates, to entrepreneurs and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. It is best known for its work on onshore and offshore trust and probate disputes for private clients and professional trustees. It covers a myriad of other complicated matters spanning professional negligence claims to Court of Protection proceedings. Lucy Gibson
is another key figure, along with Amy Williams who was promoted to the partnership in July 2023.
London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
(Hall of Fame)Clients of Sinclair Gibson LLP include both high and ultra-high-net-worth international individuals, as well as successive generations of UK-domiciled families. Under the joint leadership of Keith Bruce-Smith and Lucy Gibson, it is well-placed to handle many complex issues, such as lifetime tax and succession planning. It is also vastly experienced in advising on the establishment and management of onshore, offshore, and charitable trusts. In addition, the team has been busy providing family office services to its clients, as well as probate and estate administration. Another key area of focus is providing UK tax planning advice for non-residents and domiciliaries, which includes providing pre-immigration planning advice. The versatile team also deftly handles the tax efficient restructuring of estates post-death.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Personal tax, trusts and probate London > Private client
- Contentious trusts and probate London > Private client