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Sacha Somerston

Sacha Somerston

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Leading associate in the contentious trusts and probate category.

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Sacha is a senior associate within the Private Client group specialising in contentious trusts.

She advises on contentious trust and estate matters with a focus on advising and representing trustees and high net worth individuals on a range of trust issues in litigation both in England & Wales and in offshore jurisdictions. Sacha also has civil fraud, asset tracing and recovery expertise and advises on disputes involving challenges to wills, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975, proprietary estoppel and other equitable claims.

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Since 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2018 - 2023 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2016 Trainee, Taylor Wessing
2018 Admitted as a lawyer, England and Wales
2017 MA Business Finance and Strategy, BPP Law School
2016 Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School
2015 Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP Law School
2012 Philosophy and Politics BA Hons, University of York

Career

Since 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2018 - 2023 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2016 Trainee, Taylor Wessing

Education

2018 Admitted as a lawyer, England and Wales
2017 MA Business Finance and Strategy, BPP Law School
2016 Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School
2015 Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP Law School
2012 Philosophy and Politics BA Hons, University of York

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Legal 500 UK 2026

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Leading associate in the contentious trusts and probate category.

Experience

Advising Grampian Trust Company Ltd

We have, once again, successfully defended Grampian Trust Company Ltd (Grampian) with the Privy Council having unanimously dismissed the appeal of Mrs Dawson-Damer in respect of what is undoubtedly one of the largest trust cases to have been pursued in the Bahamas and appealed up to the Privy Council.

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Privy Council upholds Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of The Bahamas decisions in high-profile trust litigation

7 July 2025

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Liechtenstein proposed treatment of mixed funds

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