Wealth and succession disputes can be challenging, especially when family assets span multiple jurisdictions. Under Indian law, inheritance, wills, and trusts are governed by a mix of personal laws, the Indian Succession Act, 1925, and various other legislations, making expert legal guidance essential.
Our Private Client Practice provides comprehensive assistance in matters involving:
- Will Disputes – Contesting wills on grounds such as lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, fraud, or improper execution. • Trust Disputes – Challenging trustee misconduct, breach of fiduciary duties, and mismanagement of trust assets.
- Succession Planning – Advising families, business owners, and high-net-worth individuals on estate planning, family trusts, and inheritance tax strategies. • Estate Claims – Representing legal heirs, dependents, and claimants under Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and other personal laws.
- Asset Distribution – Resolving conflicts related to the distribution of ancestral and self-acquired properties.
Our lawyers are trusted partner for families, entrepreneurs, and business leaders in navigating complex inheritance and estate issues. We also collaborate with family offices, wealth managers, and trustees to ensure legally sound and tax-efficient estate planning solutions.
Our deep understanding of India’s legal and regulatory framework allows us to provide personalised, strategic
- applying for a grant of probate or letters of administration
- administering estates
- drawing up deeds of variation and appointments under discretionary wills
- preparation of wills including those for clients with international connections
- establishment, administration and taxation of trusts and other succession planning vehicles
- succession planning and related capital gains tax implications
- domicile and tax residence
- pre-arrival tax planning
- tax efficient structures for investing
- trusts used in commercial transactions
- high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals and their families
- entrepreneurs
- trustees and beneficiaries of Indian and foreign trusts
- family offices
- private banks