Dispute resolution
Richard Manyon heads up the team at Payne Hicks Beach LLP, whose roots lie in traditional chancery work, where the firm advises on disputes affecting large landed estates and domestic trusts. Additionally, it regularly advises on significant trusts in the context of divorce proceedings while in recent years, the team’s reputation has grown in the international sphere, and it frequently handles challenging multi-jurisdictional and domestic trust and estates cases. Jessica Henson has a busy practice covering the full spectrum of private wealth disputes; Ane Vernon is an experienced litigator with a solid case load of contentious trust and probate matters; and Rosamond McDowell is currently advising on several substantial pieces of trusts and estates litigation. Clementine Dowley and Charlotte Henshall are both well-regarded members of the practice.
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Work Department
Dispute Resolution - Contentious trusts/estates / Commercial litigation
Position
Clementine is a partner at Payne Hicks Beach specialising in private wealth disputes. She acts for beneficiaries, trustees and other fiduciaries on a wide range of trust and estate litigation both onshore and offshore.
Clementine brings a corporate law background to domestic and international trust disputes and has particular experience of matters where trust and corporate issues intersect, including shareholder disputes in the trusts context and litigation involving complex trust/corporate structures. Clementine also has experience of matters involving insolvency, fraud and asset tracing claims, including advising on freezing injunctions and disclosure orders. In addition, Clementine regularly advises on succession disputes, including will challenges and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. She is also frequently involved in advising trustees and beneficiaries on trusts in the context of divorce.
Clementine regularly speaks at industry conferences and publishes articles on topics relevant to her practice.
Career
Clementine trained and practised at Weil Gotshal & Manges and Farrer & Co before joining Payne Hicks Beach in 2022. She qualified as a solicitor in 2014 and has Higher Rights of Audience.
Memberships
Clementine is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and the Contentious Trusts Association.
Education
Clementine read English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge before completing the GDL at City University and the LPC at the College of Law (both with Distinction). She obtained Higher Rights of Audience in 2020.
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‘PHB has a first-rate contentious trust and probate team: they are knowledgeable, fast to react and have very good litigation instincts. They also have excellent resources within the firm to call on when needed, where issues of tax, family law or company issues arise.’
‘Richard Manyon is superb - he is very clever but always has a practical solution in mind and works tirelessly to achieve it. Jessica Henson is equally determined, pragmatic and knowledgeable.'
'The team also has some excellent associates: Rosie Sells is fantastic: she has an amazing eye for the crucial detail and is bright and very responsive. Charlotte Henshall is also a stand-out member of the team; she manages complex dynamic situations with calm and expertise.’
‘Jessica Henson is a star in the making. She is just excellent. Richard Manyon is a slick operator.’
‘A very strong technical team, that are available and easy to work with. Richard Manyon - one of the top trust litigators, with an exceptional eye for detail and very commercial.’
‘Richard Manyon along with Dominic are consummate tactical masters in this field. Sean Knight is a rising young star.’
‘Jessica Henson is one of the best in the business. She is extremely bright and unflappable.'
'Rosie Sells is making a name for herself and is one to watch for the future. She is super bright and a pleasure to work with. Clementine Dowley is a partner in the making. She is charming and extremely clever.’