The rankings reflect the firm’s longstanding commitment to legal excellence and bespoke client service when navigating complex, sensitive matters for private clients.
We congratulate all of our tax and trust experts on their well-earned recognition. Their inclusion in this year’s Spear’s Indices underlines the depth of talent and experience within our firm. The list of rankings are:
Accountants and Tax Advisers Index
Benedict Jennings – Recommended
Melissa Solly – Recommended
Contentious Trusts Lawyers Index
Richard Manyon – Top Recommended
Jessica Henson – Top Recommended
Clementine Dowley – Recommended
Charlotte Henshall – Rising Star
Tax Lawyers Index
Robert Brodrick – Top Flight
Rosamond McDowell – Top Recommended
Frederick Bjørn – Top Recommended
Sam Carver – Top Recommended
Basil Dixon – Top Recommended
Emma Harris – Top Recommended
James Bacon – Recommended
Neasa Coen – Recommended
Phineas Hirsch – Recommended
Clare Hetherington – Rising Star
Dean Ryan – Rising Star
The Tax Lawyers Index showcases the UK’s top tax advisers, selected for their ability to counsel on everything from inheritance tax and capital gains tax to international structuring and estate planning. These advisers are trusted by some of the wealthiest families across the globe who have complex financial portfolios, cross-border assets and live in jurisdictions with evolving legislation.
The Contentious Trust Lawyers Index highlights the industry’s top advisers who navigate disputes arising from trustees and beneficiaries of a trust with expert precision and emotional intelligence.
The Accountants and Tax Advises Index recognises the best tax advisers in the industry who are incredibly well-placed to offer detailed, confident advice while remaining cognisant of the needs and requirements of the UHNW community, having advised billionaires, multigenerational families and even some royalty,
The Tax and Trust Advisers Indices are part of Spear’s annual rankings of the top private client advisers and service providers to HNWs. These are drawn up on the basis of peer nominations, client feedback, telephone and face-to-face interviews, data supplied by firms, as well as information gathered by the Spear’s editorial and research teams. The Index includes practitioners who operate in jurisdictions around the world and forms the core of the Spear’s 500, the bible of HNW advisers which showcases the best private client advisors, wealth managers, lawyers and service providers to the high-net-worth sphere.
Click here to read the full indices, first published online at Spear’s on 8 October 2025:
The best accountants and tax advisers in 2025: https://spearswms.com/wealth/tax/best-accountants-and-tax-advisers-in-2025/
The best contentious trust lawyers in 2025: https://spearswms.com/law/the-best-contentious-trust-lawyers-for-high-net-worth-individuals/
The best tax lawyers in 2025: https://spearswms.com/law/best-tax-lawyers-in-2025/
