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Druces LLP
SALISBURY HOUSE
LONDON WALL
LONDON
EC2M 5PS
England
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Work Department

Private Client

Position

Paul is a Partner in the Private Wealth department and is the lead partner for our contentious work in this field. His practice covers a broad range of work for UK and international families and entrepreneurs, encompassing everything from Wills and probate (and the disputes they sometimes trigger) to the most complex tax planning. He has a particular focus on working with international clients, especially concerning trusts and other wealth structuring opportunities.

Court of Protection work forms another part of Paul’s caseload. He is experienced in advising elderly clients (Lasting Powers of Attorney, tax mitigation and the like) and in recent years has developed an expertise in handling trust and probate disputes, itself a specialist area. Paul acted for the widow, in her claim regarding her late husband’s Will, in the case of Eade v Hogg [2021] EWHC 1057 (Ch) and he also acted for the applicant in F v R [2022] EWCOP 49 in a case concerning whether the variation of a Will amounted to a deliberate deprivation of capital under the relevant welfare legislation.

Paul is a member of STEP (the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) and a student member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists.

Paul Levy is named as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ by Legal 500.

  • “Paul Levy is very thoughtful, combining a great eye for detail with a firm gaze on the bigger picture. He is very good strategically.”
  • “I did not realise that preparing a will diligently was so detailed. Thankfully I was taken through everything patiently so I understood. It has left me with a lot of work but hopefully I will not leave problems for my family. Paul Levy has been most helpful to myself and my family.”
  • “[Paul Levy]…demonstrated an extremely wide knowledge showing a quite exceptional understanding of his field of law. He also possesses the ability to deliver his advice in a most sensible practical and understandable manner.”
  • “Paul has a strong international dimension to his work, comfortable in addressing the concerns of both UK resident and non-resident individuals.”

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London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate

Paul Levy is at the helm at Druces LLP. It continues to win new instructions on a range of inheritance and will disputes and Court of Protection matters, as well as breach of trust and proprietary estoppel claims. The multi-disciplinary team draws on the strength of its private wealth and dispute resolution colleagues to advise on a range of issues, such as contested applications for the removal of executors. It also regularly advises on other matters, including difficult estate claims over predatory marriages. Helen Freely is another important contact.

London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate

(Next Generation Partners)

Paul Levy – Druces LLP

Matthew Duncan leads the practice at Druces LLP, which has a particular specialism in family offices. It covers all areas of wealth planning, international tax structuring, and multi-generational succession planning for mobile international families. Other key members of the practice include Robert Macro and Paul Levy. Helen Freely works on a broad range of private client matters, including tax and trusts, as well as advising charities. Phillip Vallon joined the firm from Knights plc in April 2023.

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