Mark Lindley

Mark is a private client partner specialising in litigation regarding trusts, estates, gifts and matters relating to mental capacity both on and off shore. He also works with individuals, families and trustees in relation to long-term planning needs, drawing on his experience as both a private client and litigation lawyer. Many of Mark's cases are resolved discretely and confidentially out of court, by way of mediation, negotiation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Mark's recent onshore trust litigation experience includes advising the trustees of a valuable landed estate (worth in excess of £100m) in relation to ongoing proceedings in the High Court, including contending successfully for the trustees' preferred construction of the terms of a trust created by a statutory codicil made by the Court of Protection (Wesley v Chantler & Ors [2018] EWHC 21 (Ch)). In the off shore world, he has been involved in cases concerning trusts valued from £500m, to several billions. Mark is a frequent contributor to guidance works, including Tolley's Estate Planning, and a speaker at conferences on shore and offshore, dealing with contentious and non-contentious private client matters. He is recognised in the main directories, including Legal 500 and Chambers HNW, in the field of private wealth disputes.