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Nicholas Le Poidevin KC
Position
Barrister specialising in litigation: trusts, wills and estates, all forms of property, associated professional negligence, conflict of laws and offshore work. Appearances and advice in England, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Caribbean. Recent cases include Marley v Rawlings [2015] AC 129, [2015] AC 157 (SC); Crociani v Crociani [2014] UKPC 40 (PC).
Career
Called 1975; Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn. Publications: editor, ‘Lewin on Trusts’ (2015, 19th ed); contributor, ‘Sham Transactions (2013); contributor, STEP, ‘A Practical Guide to the Transfer of Trusteeships’ (2011, 2nd ed); contributor, ‘Sham Transactions’ (2013).
Languages
Basic French.
Memberships
International Academy of Estate and Trust Law; STEP; ACTAPS; Chancery Bar Association.
Education
MA, LLB (Cantab).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Nicholas Le Poidevin KC –New Square Chambers ‘Nicholas is an outstanding Chancery silk. His technical expertise is of the highest order, and his written advice is utterly lucid and on point. He has a very nice persuasive advocacy style.’
New Square Chambers is ‘an excellent set’ for the full range of contentious and non-contentious trust work. Nicholas Le Poidevin KC is ‘always able to explain difficult issues simply and clearly’ and specialises in breach of trust disputes, reorganisation of trusts, and litigation, while Lynton Tucker is experienced in matters related to offshore trusts. Mark Hubbard is working with Manx advocates in the Re Montpelier (Trusts and Corporate) Sevices Limited (in liquidation) case in Douglas concerning the liquidation of a trusts services provider, having been granted a temporary advocates licence, while closer to home Aidan Briggs represented (through a litigation friend) the severely disabled daughter of Cecil Parkinson and his mistress in an Inheritance Act claim against the former home secretary’s estate after maintenance payments stopped after his death.
The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1New Square Chambers is highly-respected in the offshore arena for its work representing institutional and corporate clients, alongside ultra-high net worth individuals, on a vast range of instructions covering commercial, company and property law. Head of Chambers Nicholas Le Poidevin KC maintains his strong offshore practice centred on contentious trusts, wills and estates. Simon Adamyk is instructed in a high value unfair prejudice claim, a breach of warranty claim and a fraudulent misrepresentation claim relating to a BVI joint venture company seeking to enforce an arbitration award worth nearly $11bn. Senior junior and respected offshore practitioner Lynton Tucker is known for his extensive offshore trusts experience, principally in the Channel Islands, the Cayman Islands, and the BVI.