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Nicholas Le Poidevin KC 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 wealth and probate
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Nicholas Le Poidevin KC –New Square Chambers ‘Nicholas is thoughtful and bright and always available. He is flexible in his approach and delivers for the instructing solicitor. His written opinions are always thorough.’
New Square Chambers is ‘a first-rate and go-to set’, regularly assisting clients with a wide range of contentious and non-contentious trust matters. Nicholas Le Poidevin KC, whose ‘written advice in particular is first-rate’, has longstanding experience of handling cases involving breach of trust reorganisation and variation of trusts. ‘An exceptional advocate’, Alexander Learmonth KC successfully acted for Sandy Sangha in a second appeal before the Court of Appeal in Sangha v Sangha, a case involving the scope of a revocation clause and the requirements for the due execution of a will under section 9 of the Wills Act 1837. Aidan Briggs is currently representing a party in Marcus v Marcus, a trust dispute between brothers involving family business assets across various jurisdictions, and is known for his ‘exemplary advocacy’.
The English Bar Offshore > Trusts and private wealth
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Nicholas Le Poidevin KC – New Square Chambers ‘You couldn’t be in safer hands with Nicholas. He is a true expert in his field, thorough, clear and commercial, and he is willing to debate technical legal issues to reach a balanced opinion.’
New Square Chambers is sought after by ultra-high-net-worth individuals, as well as institutional and corporate clients, in cases involving complex trusts and high-value assets. The set is home to Nicholas Le Poidevin KC, who boasts a thriving contentious trusts, wills, and estates practice, with particular expertise in litigation surrounding breaches of trust and trustees’ exercises of power. Alexander Learmonth KC is another notable silk, with experience in the removal of trustees, breaches of trust, and disputed estates. Among its juniors, Lynton Tucker‘s offshore trust practices predominately focuses on the Channel Islands, the Cayman Islands, and the BVI, and Mark Hubbard is another active international trusts disputes barrister.