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Druces LLP Offices

Druces LLP
SALISBURY HOUSE
LONDON WALL
LONDON
EC2M 5PS
England
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Matthew Duncan

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Work Department

Private Client 

Position

Matthew is a Partner and Head of Private Wealth.

He has an extensive private client practice and has specialist expertise in a number of areas. His particular expertise includes dealing with complex tax planning, trust and estate issues for both UK and international high net worth individuals and trustees. Matthew deals with complex high level estate and succession planning with particular emphasis on entrepreneurial clients and family businesses. Furthermore he has developed a strong contentious probate, trust and disputed wills practice.

Worthy of particular note, Matthew is registered as a will draftsman in the Dubai International Financial Centre’s (DIFC) Wills and Probate Registry where he is authorised to draft and advise on the production of DIFC compliant wills.  Matthew was the first non Dubai based solicitor to be awarded this title. Furthermore he is a professional deputy for the Court of Protection and has a number of complex professional deputyships, Executorships and Trustee appointments.

Matthew offers pragmatic, practical and personable advice. He is consistently praised by clients and intermediaries for his care and attention and excellent advice.

Career

Qualified as a Solicitor in 1998.

Assistant Solicitor Thompson & Leatherdale 1998-2000 Associate Solicitor Charles Russell 2000-2008 Partner Dawsons 2008 – 2010 Partner and Head of Private Client Kingsley Napley 2010 – 2017 Consultant Druces 2017 – 2019 Partner Druces 2019 – Present

Memberships

Matthew is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Trustee of Christchurch PCC

Registered will draftsman in the Dubai International Financial Centre’s (DIFC) Wills and Probate Registry where he is authorised to draft and advise on the production of DIFC compliant wills.

Education

University of Reading (1995 BA Hons); College of Law Guildford (1996)

Leisure

Parkrun, live music, cycling.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate

Paul Levy now heads the department at Druces LLP, which has seen a significant increase in disputes over the mental capacity of testators when making wills or lifetime gifts. Both Helen Freely and Matthew Duncan act as professional deputies. This multi-disciplinary team draws on the strength of its private wealth and dispute resolution colleagues to help clients such as entrepreneurial families/individuals and City professionals. Various team members have also been appointed to act as independent executors/administrators for a number of contested estates.

London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate

Druces LLP has a particular specialism in family offices. Under the direction of Robert Macro, the group covers all areas of wealth planning, international tax structuring and multi-generational advice for mobile and international families. Matthew Duncan is registered as a will draftsman in the Dubai International Financial Centre’s Wills and Probate Registry. Helen Freely does a broad range of private client work covering tax and trusts as well as advising charities. Paul Levy works with many UK and international families and entrepreneurs.

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