Jonathan Burt’s practice has ‘somewhat expanded’ at Harbottle & Lewis since the arrival of contentious trusts expert and joint litigation head Sofie Hoffman from Edmonds Marshall McMahon in February. ‘I’ve seen the expansion of the ambit of what I can do over trust disputes and 1975 [Inheritance] Act claims,’ he says.

Ashley Crossley’s UHNW business clients are normally worth at least $400 million and often have a Middle Eastern connection. He advises them on extracting and investing funds, and occasionally on personal matters such as yachts.

‘It’s all about succession planning, estate planning, preparing families for change,’ Catherine Hill tells Spear’s of the work that’s been keeping her busy over lockdown.

Alice Killingbeck’s career was straight out of the gate after qualifying. She started at Barclays Wealth, where she became interested in the Middle Eastern market. ‘The idea is to provide integrated multidisciplinary advice to HNW and UHNW clients,’ she says.

The straight-talking Sue Laing provides succession and tax planning advice to HNW families, particularly in private businesses and UK landed estates.