Andrew is a leading barrister in the field of global proprietary relief, specialising in trusts, whether they be formal or implied by law. For many clients the sharpest relief available is achieved through bringing a proprietary claim. The trust is therefore a weapon of considerable importance. Proprietary claims allow parties to claim assets as their own, bypassing being an unsecured creditor, and entitled in principle to Court injunctions to protect and recognise those claims.

He has been in practice for 25 years and has represented trustees, executors, fiduciaries and beneficiaries in large scale trust and estate litigation both domestically and internationally.  

Ranked for many years by the directories as a Band 1 barrister he has variously been described as “a terrific barrister with a very compelling manner”, “forceful and clear in his advice”, “exceptional” and “a force in the field”.  “Known for giving well thought-out and clear advice, he is incisive and analytical in his approach to complex matters”.  

“His is a name you see on all the biggest cases”. "Andrew’s knowledge of trust law is immense and he has been very supportive. He is very good with clients and explains complex matters in a straightforward and digestible manner." 

Cases include : 

 Billion dollar Volpi Bahamian arbitration and associated appeals to the Bahamian Court concerning a beneficiary’s proprietary attempts to challenge distributions from a trust to the Settlor, his father, claimed to be worth several billion;

Acting for the largest cohort of some 7000 Chinese applicants in the Bluesky proceedings asserting proprietary relief to Bitcoin worth billions off the back of a failed ponzi/pyramid scheme; 

Hong Kong trust case involving a family dispute over trust interests in a USD3.55 billion company; Guernsey trusts dispute acting for beneficiary seeking a partition of her interests from high value settlements; cross border case concerning the validity and proper construction of a Jersey Trust; second round of litigation in Bermuda concerning the administration of an extremely high value trust; trial in the Cayman Islands concerning the proper distribution of trust property between the competing beneficiaries; very high value claim between two Russian businessmen; attempts by prominent Qatari family to recover the highly valuable contents of a safety deposit box held by a bank in London; Bermuda proceedings concerning a civil law Foundation; Longleat Estate litigation instructed by Lord Bath in proceedings concerning the administration of the Longleat Estate; Re Jack Dellal deceased concerning the proper distribution of Black Jack Dellal’s estate and Re Wizard Settlement advising the son of rock star Mark Bolan on how to ensure proper financial provision was made for him out of the offshore trust structures set up by his father before his untimely death. 

Email: achild@candey.com