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04 July 2023
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Serle Court—Thomas Fletcher

Prominent trusts and estates barrister joins Serle Court

Serle Court has welcomed Thomas Fletcher to chambers. Called to the Bar in 2009, Thomas has developed an exceptional practice focusing on high-value, complex trusts and estate matters with a cross-border dimension. He has been involved in some of the most legally significant cases in these areas across the common law world both in England and Wales and in the key offshore jurisdictions, including the recent Privy Council decision in Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd v Halabi / ITG Ltd v Fort Trustees.

Thomas is also the editor of the definitive texts on trusts and estates law, Lewin on Trusts and Theobald on Wills. He was also previously a contributor to Williams, Mortimer & Sunnucks: Executors, Administrators and Probate

Thomas’s practice extends beyond trusts and estates work to include heavy commercial disputes, insolvency and company work. He also has extensive experience in professional negligence disputes involving the administration of trusts and estates; taxation issues affecting those areas; and charities work, especially involving charitable trusts and similar structures.

Recommended as a Leading Junior in the latest Chambers UK Bar, Global and HNW directories for Chancery: Traditional, Trusts and Offshore, Thomas is described as 'literally indispensable. A complete workhorse, he is really one of the team and rolls up his sleeves. He is incredibly bright and very diplomatic.' Legal 500 2023 refers to Thomas as being 'incisive and analytical' in the field of Private Client: Trusts and Probate.

Serle Court’s chambers director Kathryn Purkis commented on the hire: 'We are absolutely delighted that Thomas Fletcher has joined Chambers, particularly coming as it does after the joinder of two others, Harry Martin and Sparsh Garg, whose practice areas are similar. 

'Tom’s reputation precedes him, and his practice fits at the core of our offering. Whilst he certainly is another bright star in our private client firmament, the range of his practice will mean that we are fortified much more widely. We feel sure that he will continue to flourish at Serle Court.'

Serle Court is a leading set of barristers’ chambers offering expertise across a broad range of both chancery and commercial disciplines. The set covers the whole range of Chancery and Commercial cases from offshore litigation about the world’s largest companies to domestic advice on probate matters, servicing a similarly disparate lay and professional client base at home and abroad.

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