Charlotte Henshall > Payne Hicks Beach LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Payne Hicks Beach LLP Offices
10 NEW SQUARE
LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3QG
England
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Charlotte Henshall
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Charlotte is an legal director in the Dispute Resolution department with particular focus on contentious trusts and probate disputes.
Charlotte has experience in a broad range of contentious trust matters, with particular expertise in multi-jurisdictional disputes. Her cases have included trustee and executor removal applications, breach of trust claims, and trustee blessing applications.
Charlotte also frequently advises on probate and estate disputes, including claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, capacity issues and will validity issues.
Career
Charlotte completed her training contract with Ogier in Guernsey and qualified into their Dispute Resolution department before joining Payne Hicks Beach in 2018.
Memberships
Charlotte is a member of STEP, ConTrA and LSLA.
Education
Charlotte graduated from the University of Hull with a First Class LLB (Hons) in Law in 2012 and obtained a Distinction in her LPC from the University of Law, Bristol in 2013.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
(Leading associates)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
- Leading associates 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