The prestigious rankings recognise the leading young private client practitioners, including lawyers, accountants, trustees and other professionals across the UK, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey. We are proud to see Verity Sherwin receive this well-deserved accolade which is a reflection of her expertise in her specialist field of law advising high net worth individuals and families, coupled with her unstinting professionalism and commitment to her clients.
Verity is a Senior Associate in the Private Client department at Payne Hicks Beach. Specialising in personal tax, trust and estate planning issues, her clients include UK and international individuals, entrepreneurs, onshore and offshore trustees, family offices and charities. Her practice includes advising internationally mobile individuals on the UK tax and residence implications of relocation, long term structuring and tax efficient estate planning, including for entrepreneurial family businesses, estate planning in the context of complex divorce proceedings, the creation and management of trusts and associated tax planning, the preparation of wills for UK domiciled and non-domiciled (non-dom) individuals, and advising on capacity issues and planning, including the preparation and registration of Lasting Powers of Attorney. Verity works closely with the firm’s contentious trusts and estates, family, corporate, probate and property teams. She trained at Payne Hicks Beach, having joined the firm in 2019, and qualified as a solicitor in 2021.
This year eprivateclient received just under 500 nominations across the UK, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey and after a meticulous research process reviewing each individuals’ achievements over the past 12 months, career progression and quality, seniority and range of nominations, 88 individuals were selected.
Congratulations to the 88 individuals – selected from almost 500 nominations – who made the rankings this year.
Now in its third year since superseding the annual eprivateclient UK and UK Crown Dependencies Top 35 Under 35, which launched on eprivateclient in 2009, the rankings now better reflect changing trends in the modern workplace.
To read the article announcing the 2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders, first published on 8th September 2025, please visit eprivateclient: EPrivateClient – EXCLUSIVE: 2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders revealed
Click here to see who has made the 2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders in the rankings:
EPrivateClient – EXCLUSIVE: 2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders – A to L
EPrivateClient – EXCLUSIVE: 2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders – M to Z
