Andrew Kidd heads the private client practice within the firm, advising on all aspects of succession planning through the use of wills and trusts. His practice deals with the administration of estates on death and trusts for tax and asset protection purposes. Andrew advises on property co-ownership and the devolution of such property in the event of dispute or death.
He also advises on contentious matters in challenging or defending the validity of a will and advising executors, trustees and beneficiaries on a range of succession-related disputes.
Andrew's clients span all ages and sectors and he has a particular focus in acting for City professionals, often involving foreign jurisdiction issues such as matters of residence and domicile.
In his specialist discipline, Andrew is regularly quoted in the national press, most recently in The Sunday Telegraph, The Mail on Sunday, The Daily Mail and The Guardian. Andrew has also contributed to the Solicitors Journal and has broadcast on the BBC.
Andrew was promoted to the position of Partner in February 2011.
In September 2011, for the second year running, Andrew was included in a list of Top 35 Under 35 private client advisers compiled by Private Client Practitioner, a journal for leading private client professionals. The list was drawn up on the basis of readers' nominations and a variety of other sources including direct feedback from leading practitioners around the world.
One thing you may be interested to know about Andrew is that he is a persistent long distance runner often to be found pounding the London streets in training for his next marathon.
