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Elizabeth Doherty

Elizabeth specialises in international contentious trust, probate and succession disputes and related regulatory investigations, high-value family disputes and proceedings in the Court of Protection. Elizabeth acts for a wide range of UK and international clients including multinational corporations, trust companies, private companies and a diverse spectrum of high-net-worth individuals. She has substantial experience as a litigator in the UK courts and in foreign courts, including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands and has particular expertise in resolving complex and multi-jurisdictional disputes involving the trustees, beneficiaries and protectors of English and offshore family trusts, including through alternative dispute resolution. Elizabeth has acted for numerous clients in sensitive and highly confidential disputes in the Court of Protection and has advised fiduciaries who become involved in cross-jurisdictional regulatory investigations (including criminal investigations). · Macfarlanes LLP

EnglandContentious Trusts & Probate, Trusts & Estates

About

Elizabeth is a Partner at Macfarlanes LLP who specialises in international contentious trust, probate and succession disputes, related regulatory investigations, high-value family disputes and Court of Protection proceedings. She acts for UK and international clients including multinational corporations, trust companies, private companies and high-net-worth individuals, and has litigated in the UK and in foreign courts (Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands) on complex, multi-jurisdictional trust matters.

Practice areas

Contentious Trusts & ProbateTrusts & EstatesPrivate ClientCourt of ProtectionRegulatory InvestigationsCross-Border LitigationFamily Law

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Expertise

High-net-worth individualsTrust companiesMultinational corporationsOffshore trusts (Bermuda, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands)Cross-jurisdictional regulatory and criminal investigationsCourt of Protection disputes