Company
Position
Partner
Index
Contentious Trust Lawyers
Legal
Location
London
Advice type
Contentious
Estate and succession planning
Legal - Tax, wills & trusts
Non-contentious
Sector Focus
Legal Advisory Services
Kirstie McGuigan
Spear’s Review
Kirstie McGuigan, a private client partner at Taylor Wessing, specialises in contentious and non-contentious trust and estate matters.
On the contentious side, she acts on disputes relating to the formation or administration of trusts and estates – which are often large and complex – in the UK and internationally. These disputes often involve claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, or capacity issues.
As part of her non-contentious work, McGuigan advises HNW and UHNW individuals and families on estate, succession and tax planning; clients also include trustees of high-value trusts. She has experience in the areas of probate, succession and wills, particularly those involving cross-border assets, landed estates and heritage tax issues.
McGuigan trained at Thomson Snell & Passmore before joining Taylor Wessing in 2007. She was made partner at the firm in 2013.
Adviser Profile
Kirstie McGuigan advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families and trustees on complex private client and intergenerational planning matters as well as on high-value trust and estate disputes. She is renowned for her strengths – and uniqueness – in family private wealth advisory and private client litigation, offering clients expert guidance on fairness, entitlement, control and tax issues within intricate legal structures. With an outstanding reputation for handling large trusts, contested estates and Court of Protection matters, Kirstie brings a holistic and commercial perspective to each engagement, delivering market-leading support to both UHNW domestic and international clients.
Rank: Recommended

Recommended 2024, Contentious Trust Lawyers
Address
Hill House, 1 Little New St, London, EC4A 3TR, United Kingdom
Network Connections
Top Flight

Elaine Dobson
Taylor Wessing
Property Lawyers
London

Top Flight 2025
Property Lawyers
Top Flight

Niri Shan
Taylor Wessing
Reputation & Privacy Lawyers
London

Top Flight 2025
Reputation & Privacy Lawyers
Top Flight

Nick Warr
Taylor Wessing
Tax Lawyers
London

Top Flight 2024
Tax Lawyers
Top Recommended

Damian Bloom
Taylor Wessing
Tax Lawyers
London

Top Recommended 2024
Tax Lawyers
Top Recommended

Ronald Graham
Taylor Wessing
Classic Car Lawyers
Dubai

Top Recommended 2025
Classic Car Lawyers
Top Recommended

Emma Jordan
Taylor Wessing
Contentious Trust Lawyers
London

Top Recommended 2024
Contentious Trust Lawyers
Top Recommended

David de Ferrars
Taylor Wessing
Classic Car Lawyers
London

Top Recommended 2025
Classic Car Lawyers
Top Recommended

Michael Baumhauer
Taylor Wessing
Aviation & Yachts Lawyers
Hamburg

Top Recommended 2025
Aviation & Yachts Lawyers
Recommended

Benjamin Lister
Taylor Wessing
Tax Lawyers
London

Recommended 2024
Tax Lawyers
Recommended

Timothy Pinto
Taylor Wessing
Reputation & Privacy Lawyers
London

Recommended 2025
Reputation & Privacy Lawyers
Recommended

Mark Buzzoni
Taylor Wessing
Tax Lawyers
London

Recommended 2024
Tax Lawyers
Recommended

Luke Callaghan
Taylor Wessing
Property Lawyers
London

Recommended 2025
Country/Rural Specialists
Recommended

Jerry Parks
Taylor Wessing
Property Lawyers
Dubai

Recommended 2025
Property Lawyers