Clementine Dowley
Partner
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Overview
Clementine is a partner in the Dispute Resolution team specialising in contentious trusts and estates and commercial litigation.
Clementine acts for trustees, protectors, settlors, executors, administrators and beneficiaries on the full range of private wealth disputes, both domestic and international.
She brings a corporate law background to her practice and is particularly experienced in matters featuring corporate elements, including shareholder disputes, unfair prejudice petitions and cases involving complex business holding structures.
Clementine also regularly advises on inheritance litigation, art and cultural property disputes and trusts in the context of divorce, as well as fraud and asset tracing claims and related ancillary relief.
Expertise
Clementine advises on the full range of private wealth disputes, both domestic and international, including:
- Breach of trust claims
- Trustee and executor removal claims
- Negligence claims against fiduciaries and advisers
- Blessing applications
- Shareholder and business disputes, including unfair prejudice petitions
- Fraud and asset tracing claims, including freezing injunctions and disclosure orders
- Will validity challenges on grounds of undue influence, fraud, forgery and lack of capacity
- Claims for financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
- Court of Protection matters, including claims relating to attorneys and deputies
- Trusts in the context of divorce
- Art and cultural property litigation
Reported Cases
- AB v B and others [2025] EWHC 1891 (Fam)
- Langmead v Andrew and others [2026] EWHC 72 (Ch)
- Assari v Brodrick and others [2026] EWHC 496 (Ch)
Qualifications & Accreditations
Clementine read English at the University of Cambridge and holds a Graduate Diploma in Law from City University, London.
She qualified as a solicitor in 2014 and practised at Weil Gotshal & Manges and Farrer & Co. before joining Payne Hicks Beach in 2022. She is also a solicitor-advocate.
Clementine is a member of STEP, ConTrA and the Art Lawyers Association.
Awards & Accolades
- Rising Star Award in 2026
- Chambers HNW 2026 ranks Clementine Dowley as ‘Up and Coming’ in Private Wealth Disputes (London (Firms)).
- Spears 500 2026 ranks Clementine Dowley as ‘Recommended’ for Contentious Trust Lawyers with a focus on Trust and commercial disputes.
- The Legal 500 UK 2026 ranks Clementine Dowley as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ for ‘Contentious Trusts and Probate’ and as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ for ‘Commercial Litigation: Mid-Market’, and highlights Clementine Dowley as a ‘Recommended Key Lawyer’ for both categories.
- Chambers HNW 2025 ranks Clementine Dowley as ‘Up and Coming’ for ‘Private Wealth Disputes (London Firms)’.
