Senior statesperson
Andrew is widely regarded as one of the top private client lawyers in the UK. He has specialised in capital tax planning and trust structuring for over 30 years. Clients describe him as a truly international advisor with excellent technical skills and an eminent status in the profession.
Andrew's practice involves all elements of private client work. He has particular experience in advising trustees, and acting as a trustee, for trusts of considerable value, and also advises clients in the areas of probate, succession and wills - especially those involving multi-jurisdictional assets and heritage tax issues. Andrew works with both resident and domiciled clients in the UK and overseas. He advises trustees in a wide variety of financial centres, including Jersey, Guernsey, Bermuda, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Liechtenstein.
Andrew has been described as one of the best lawyers in the world to advise on contentious trusts and estates, whether national or international. He has significant experience in acting for trustees (or classes of beneficiary) in multi-party trust applications to Court involving variations, agreed compromises or blessings of the exercise of trustee powers, and has acted as guardian ad litem or litigation friend in a number of such applications involving very substantial trust fortunes.
Senior statesperson
Private Wealth Law - Senior Statesperson: Andrew Hine is "very senior and an expert," says a market commentator. Hine is respected and well regarded for his experience across a broad range of private wealth matters.
Personal tax, trusts and probate (Hall of fame)
Contentious trusts and probate (Leading individual)
Leading individual - Private Wealth Law (band 2): Andrew Hine advises domestic and international clients on trusts and tax planning. His clients include wealthy individuals and families and trustees. A source says: "He has very good judgement. He is very knowledgeable and has excellent clients."
Leading individual - Private Wealth Disputes (band 4): Andrew Hine is well known for his broad range of experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters. "Andrew is an eminent practitioner in this area and a very well-respected senior private client lawyer," comments a legal expert, who continues: "He has fantastic judgement and I admire him enormously."
Leading individual - International private client - Global-wide (Band 3): Andrew Hine advises international clients on trusts and tax planning. A source notes Hine's ability to manage acrimonious situations, saying: "He brings a sense of calm to things - he wants to find a solution."
Leading individual - Private client: Personal tax, trusts and probate
Leading individual - Private client: Personal tax, trusts and probate: 'Andrew Hine is a hugely impressive private client lawyer with exceptional technical and client handling skills'.
Leading individual - Private client: Contentious trusts and probate
Leading individual - Private Wealth Disputes (Band 3)
Leading individual - Private Wealth Law (Band 2)
Leading individual - Private client: Personal tax, trusts and probate: The ‘hugely knowledgeable’ Andrew Hine heads the team at Taylor Wessing LLP and has a ‘particularly great knowledge of trusts’.
Leading individual - Private client: Contentious trusts and probate: The ‘very commercial’ Andrew Hine ‘finds solutions’.
Leading individual - Private Client: Contentious trusts and probate: Andrew Hine is experienced in matters of probate, succession and wills, and has acted in various substantial multi-jurisdictional cases involving conflict of law issues.
Private Client Lawyer of the Year
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In the matter of the G Trust [2019] JRC 056
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