Simon Goldring > Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP
15th Floor, Milton House
Milton Street
LONDON
EC2Y 9BH
England

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Simon is a partner and focuses on trust litigation, and wills and estates disputes, both onshore and offshore and commercial disputes including fraud, partnership and minority shareholder actions, tax litigation, IP and areas of marital law such as pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements.

Simon has considerable experience in advising on corporate transactions, wealth planning and trust matters for a wide range of clients, which include individuals, trustees, beneficiaries, protectors, charities and corporate entities. Simon acts as a trustee, as well as sitting a non-executive director for a number of companies. Simon also administered a UK trust corporation for a number of years and has acted as in-house counsel providing primarily commercial contracts advice.

Simon was ranked by Chambers 2020 as “Up and Coming” and by Legal 500 2019 as a “Next Generation Lawyer”. Simon has also been named as “One to Watch” in Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite for three years running, and was ranked a one of ePrivateClient’s Top 35 under 35 in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Career

Simon qualified in 2013 and joined Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP in January 2019 where he became a partner in 2020.

Memberships

STEP.

Co-founder and co-chair of ConTrA (the Contentious Trusts Association).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate

(Next Generation Partners)

Simon GoldringMaurice Turnor Gardner LLP

With Rupert Ticehurst at the helm, Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP ‘s team has ‘incredibly intelligent strategists who work ferociously to serve their clients’ interests’. It has a global client base of UNHW families. The ‘nimble and commercial’ group of ‘stand-out lawyers who are real thought leaders in this space’, focuses on onshore and offshore trust and estate disputes. Ticehurst is recognised for his expertise across a wide range of cases from advising on freezing orders, to advising on the removal of trustees, protectors and executors.  Another core area of focus is handling claims relating to breaches of fiduciary duties. Simon Goldring is a skilled practitioner who has continued to act in a number of prominent trust cases recently. The practice is also praised for its ability to ‘leave no stone unturned’. Senior associate, Rosalind Hetherington, primarily concentrates on trust litigation.