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 is a partner in our Private Client group. Her particular strength lies in the rather unique fact that she specialises in both contentious and non-contentious private client matters, and consequently is able to provide holistic and commercial advice. 

Kirstie acts as a trusted advisor to a number of UHNW individuals and families as well as specialising in the resolution of disputes relating to trusts and estates both in a UK and international context. Described as having ‘great instinctive legal judgement’, she has developed a strong reputation in the market for her involvement in large complex trusts and contested estates matters, and also advises on Court of Protection matters.