Farrer & Co

About Farrer & Co

Lincoln's Inn Fields firm established 1701, with a historic private client practice advising UK aristocracy, landed estates, and international families.

Known For

• Private client, trusts, tax and estate practice tracing its origins to 1701, based at Lincoln's Inn Fields
• Long-standing solicitors to the British Royal Household and to many aristocratic families, landed estates and charities
• Ranked in the top tiers for private wealth, agriculture and estates, family law, charities and art and cultural property in UK legal directories
• Advises on UK residential property, heritage assets, philanthropy and reputation management for domestic and international families

Typical Mandate

A UK or international family engaging the firm for succession planning across a landed estate, a family trust or a business holding, often with a heritage property, an art collection or a London house in the mix. Typical work includes structuring wealth transfer, advising on UK residence and domicile, negotiating pre-nuptial agreements and managing contentious estate matters. Instructions on a single super-prime London purchase are common, as is standing counsel to family offices over decades.

How to Engage

Farrer & Co is typically approached on referral from a private bank, family office, accountant or existing client, or through a direct inquiry to the relevant practice group listed on the firm's website. New clients undergo anti-money-laundering onboarding, so identification and source-of-wealth evidence should be ready. A scoping conversation with a partner precedes a formal engagement letter setting out fees, usually charged by the hour.

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