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Jessica Henson
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Jessica is a private client partner specialising in risk and disputes in relation to trusts and estates.
As well as advising on all forms of trusts and estates disputes, Jessica draws on her wealth of litigation experience to inform asset protection and estate planning strategies designed to avoid disputes in the future. For this reason, Jessica is frequently asked to advise on the establishment of trusts, nuptial agreements and Wills where there are particular risks or asset protection concerns.
Jessica has also built up particular expertise in advising trustees on the impact of divorce – both in terms of pre-emptive measures and advising trustees in the course of financial remedy proceedings.
Career
Having studied Classics at Cambridge University, Jessica trained at Herbert Smith and worked at Berwin Leighton Paisner before joining Payne Hicks Beach as a partner 2020.
Jessica is the trusts editor of the Private Client Business Journal.
Memberships
Jessica is a member of ACTAPs and STEP, and a co-founder of ConTrA.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
(Next Generation Partners)Payne Hicks Beach LLP fields an ‘uniformly excellent team with some of the best talent’. The ‘super smart’ Richard Manyon heads the department, which has its roots in traditional chancery work, advising on disputes affecting some of the oldest and largest landed estates. Its reputation has now grown in the international sphere, and it regularly handles the most challenging multi-jurisdictional and domestic trust and estate disputes. The group is skilled at advising on issues involving complex structures, family governance, and allegations of breach of trust or duty in relation to tax. Another core area of focus is working with its family department to advise on an array of trust matters in the context of divorce proceedings. The ‘tactically astute’ Jessica Henson also has a very busy practice advising on the full spectrum of high-value wealth disputes. Ane Vernon is another experienced litigator, and Charlotte Henshall is also highly regarded. Clementine Dowley has particular expertise in matters involving complex corporate structures, company law issues, and cross-border elements.
Lawyer Rankings
- Contentious trusts and probate London > Private client
- Next Generation Partners London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Real estate > Residential property
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Employment > Senior executives
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Employment > Employers