Private Wealth

Clients who have built a significant assets base may face a complex legal and tax landscape. Our experts, who cover a range of legal disciplines, are on hand to provide specialist legal guidance and support to help individuals, their families, trustees and family offices.

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Key contact

Katherine Hague

Katherine Hague

  • Head of Private Wealth Sector

I take the time to understand my clients’ particular circumstances, their families, their concerns and create tailored and practical solutions to meet their aims. My clients know if they need assistance, they can contact me and even if not within my area of expertise, I will liaise with my colleagues and other professionals to ensure they are well looked after.

Meet the team

Working with you

We understand that our clients have individual goals and priorities when it comes to their private wealth. Our specialists take the time to understand the intricacies of your situation and wealth, offering bespoke solutions to meet your objectives.

Our team holds memberships with industry organisations, such as STEP – for lawyers who specialise in family inheritance and succession planning – and Resolution, for lawyers committed to non-confrontational divorce.

Our Private Wealth lawyers collaborate to provide expert and holistic advice to our clients, drawing on the firm’s cross-sector expertise in areas including private client, family law, agriculture and estates, corporate and charities. We aim to build trusted, long lasting relationships with our clients to assist with often difficult decisions, both from a technical but also personal perspective.

When advising on cross border matters, we liaise with advisors in other jurisdictions to find comprehensive solutions for our clients. We are also a founder member of LawExchange International,  a network of independent law firms around the world.

Who we support

Our private wealth lawyers work with anyone who is looking to protect and manage the succession of their personal wealth – from families and high-net-worth individuals to trustees, business owners, landowners, or senior professionals.

To ensure that the most appropriate structures and processes are being put in place for you, we will work collaboratively with your existing advisors, such as Independent Financial Advisors, wealth managers, accountants, tax advisors, family offices and property agents.

We also regularly work with advisors in different jurisdictions. This collaborative approach ensures for clients with assets in multiple jurisdictions, or who are non-UK residents or domiciled, the differing rules regarding property ownership, succession, matrimonial property and tax regimes are factored in, allowing for coherent and workable plans to be put in place to achieve our client’s objectives.

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What we do

Our services and areas of expertise include wills, estate planning, administration of estates, powers of attorney, trust advice and administration and Grant of Probate applications, contentious trusts and probate and succession planning for businesses owners and related shareholder and partnership issues.

We also deal with Family Investment Companies and complex landed estates and property advice, including private homes. The team have sector-specific expertise in agriculture, renewable energies and agritech and help with management of family reputation and relationships, including mediation services and criminal defence and investigations.

The team will work with you during divorce or protection measures, including for those who have pre-nuptial, post-nuptial and cohabitation agreements. Our assistance also covers immigration and cross border matters and protection of vulnerable family members, including applications for Court of Protection orders.

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Hear what our clients say about us

HCR has an eye for detail and undertakes thorough analysis to ensure that nothing is missed or overlooked. The team has good communication skills and ensures that we are kept updated, whilst also managing our time expectations. They also negotiate well on behalf of their client.

Client testimonial Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2026

HCR Law demonstrates a high level of technical expertise, commercial awareness and attention to detail, particularly on high-value and complex estate planning cases. They are adept at navigating nuanced issues and providing clear, practical advice to both advisers and clients.

Client testimonial Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2026

HCR Law provides expertise, flexibility and local knowledge. They have an excellent track record and take the time to understand complex situations.

Client testimonial Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2026

HCR Law cares. They provide exceptional services while maintaining respect and dignity and they generally want to understand your requirements and give you the best advice. All of the team members have time for you and communicate effectively in the correct manner and timescales.

Client testimonial Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2026

This department is distinguished by its efficient and highly responsive team, who consistently deal with matters in a prompt and professional manner. Communication is clear and timely, which helps ensure that transactions and client matters progress smoothly and without unnecessary delay. A further strength is the breadth of expertise available within the firm. They have well-established departments across a range of disciplines, meaning they are able to deal with whatever matter is presented.

Client testimonial Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2026

The team at HCR Law are very approachable, responsive, highly technical, and empathetic when dealing with vulnerable clients. They are excellent in their field.

Client testimonial Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2026

Technical expertise, ability to explain to clients, commercial awareness, proactive, able to work to tight deadlines.

Client testimonial Legal 500 2026

Katherine Hague and Bernadette O’Reilly are both outstanding. collaborative, high technical expertise and practical knowledge and experience aids implementation.

Client testimonial Legal 500 2026

Harrison Clark Rickerbys provide clear advice and are happy to answer our many questions. The responses are always very timely, and the language used in correspondence is accurate and understandable.

Client Testimonial Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2024

The Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2024 said “HCR are professional and focused on clear and pragmatic explanations without resorting to legalese. They offer clarity, timeliness, efficiency and professionalism.” and “They are experts, flexible, easily contactable and very responsive. They give fast replies and accurately too – it is a specialist service.”

Client Testimonial Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2024

The HCR team that I have worked with have always been professional and thoughtful and went the extra mile.

Client Testimonial Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2024

They are highly professional and highly personable, providing appropriate input and advice.

Client Testimonial Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2024

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