Richard Kershaw

Spear’s Review

Richard Kershaw is regularly instructed in the High Court to help clients solve contentious will and trust problems, acting for trustees, beneficiaries or executors, as well as in complex, high-value cases involving private equity and hedge funds, onshore and offshore trusts, and landed estates.

A mere glance at Kershaw’s track record reveals why he is an indispensable part of an operation that has inspired families to stick with Hunters, where he is a partner, for multiple generations, and that continues to attract new clients. According to the firm: ‘The number of clients who have chosen to instruct us for the first time in recent years also reflects our pre-eminent position in the field of private client law.’ He also acted for the wife in the widely reported case of B v B. 

Adviser Profile

Richard is a talented family law litigator, advising on a range of issues that arise on relationship breakdown, with a focus on complex financial claims on divorce. Richard is regularly instructed in HNW and UHNW divorces and is known for his expertise in the financial sector, overseas assets, trusts and complex ownership structures. He has a particular specialism in cases involving private equity interests. In addition to his family work, Richard has a complementary litigation practice focused on trust and Inheritance Act disputes arising on the breakdown of a relationship. Richard is known for his focused and strategic approach to cases, and his determination to achieve a good result for his clients.