London Nuptial Solicitors
Expert nuptial agreement solicitors in London - protecting high net worth wealth. Secure your future with bespoke pre and post nuptial agreements crafted by London specialists for high net worth individuals.
Expert nuptial agreement solicitors in London for high net worth clients
Our specialist pre nuptial and post nuptial solicitors in London advise high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals on bespoke agreements designed to protect wealth and secure your future. These agreements are more than legal documents - they are strategic instruments for wealth preservation, succession planning, and peace of mind.
Why consider a nuptial agreement in London?
If you have significant assets such as family businesses, international property portfolios, trusts or inherited wealth - financial uncertainty during divorce can be devastating. A nuptial agreement drafted by an experienced London solicitor helps you:
- Ring-fence personal and family wealth
- Protect business interests and investments
- Safeguard children’s inheritance
- Reduce litigation risk and legal costs
- Manage respective contributions to your shared lives with certainty
Think of it as part of your wider wealth planning strategy - just as you would create a will to protect your estate.
Pre nuptial vs post nuptial agreements
- Pre nuptial agreement: Signed before marriage or civil partnership. Ideal for those entering marriage with substantial pre-marital wealth or complex financial structures. Our pre nuptial solicitors in London ensure these agreements are tailored to your needs.
- Post nuptial agreement: Signed after marriage, often following major liquidity events such as inheritance, sale of a business, or restructuring of family investments. Our post nuptial solicitors in London provide expert guidance for these scenarios.
Both agreements can address trusts, international assets, and succession planning - critical for high net worth families with global interests.
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Are nuptial agreements enforceable in London?
Yes - when properly drafted, courts give significant weight to nuptial agreements. The landmark case Radmacher v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42 confirmed that such agreements should be upheld where they are freely entered into, fully understood, and fair.
Legal checklist for enforceability
To ensure your agreement stands up in court, these safeguards are essential:
- Independent legal advice: Both parties must have their own specialist solicitor for full understanding of implications
- Free consent: No duress, pressure, or undue influence
- Full financial disclosure: Transparency on assets, including property, investments, trusts, and business interests
- Timing: Signed well before the wedding (ideally 28 days or more)
- Fairness: Terms must meet both parties’ needs and protect any children
- Future-proofing: Include review clauses for major life events (children, business sale, inheritance, relocation)
- International considerations: Worldwide asset protection may require advice on enforceability in other jurisdictions.
When these conditions are met, your nuptial agreement becomes a powerful tool for wealth protection and peace of mind.
Can you keep what you bring into the marriage?
This is one of the main reasons high net worth individuals choose nuptial agreements. Our London pre nuptial solicitors can help you ring-fence pre marital wealth, family businesses and inherited assets - while clearly defining what will be shared going forward.
Courts generally uphold agreements that meet both parties’ needs and protect children’s interests. At Freeths, we craft bespoke agreements that balance protection with fairness, ensuring they stand up to scrutiny and align with your long-term wealth strategy.
Recent case law confirms that courts will respect nuptial agreements, limiting claims on relationship breakdown where such an agreement exists. While the court considers all relevant circumstances to ensure fairness, it will usually uphold an agreement freely entered into with full understanding—unless doing so would be unfair at the time of enforcement.
Our London team specialises in creating agreements that strike the right balance between security and fairness, giving you confidence that your wealth is protected for the future.
What kind of assets can nuptial agreements protect?
Our London nuptial agreement solicitors craft bespoke agreements that balance protection and fairness, ensuring they withstand scrutiny and align with your long-term wealth strategy. Common assets include:
- Family businesses: Ownership stakes, shares, or voting rights in privately held companies
- Trust interests: Discretionary or fixed interests in family trusts, including offshore structures
- Inherited wealth: Property, investments, or cash received through inheritance or family succession
- Pre marital property: Real estate, investment portfolios, or luxury assets acquired before marriage
- International assets: Overseas property, foreign investments, and multi-jurisdictional holdings
- Business sale proceeds: Liquidity events from selling a company or significant business interest
- Family heirlooms & collectibles: Art collections, jewellery, gold, antiques, and other high-value items
- Private equity & venture capital interests: Stakes in funds or private investment vehicles
- Intellectual property: Patents, trademarks, and royalties linked to personal or family enterprises
Our London nuptial agreement solicitors have extensive experience in protecting these assets for high net worth clients.
Will my nuptial agreement still be enforceable in ten years?
Your financial landscape will change and your nuptial agreement should change with it. Our London family law team recommends including review clauses linked to key life events, such as the birth of children, business sales or major inheritances. This ensures your agreement remains relevant and enforceable as circumstances evolve.
At Freeths, we design agreements that are future-proofed, practical, and aligned with your long-term wealth strategy, giving you confidence that your protection lasts well beyond today.
Client success story
Protecting inherited family wealth
We were instructed by a couple ahead of their wedding to draft a pre-nuptial agreement protecting the wife’s inherited family wealth. She owned a substantial property funded by inheritance and received income from a family trust. As we can only act for one party, we referred the husband to a trusted firm for independent legal advice. We guided our client through the financial disclosure process and drafted an agreement that ringfenced her family assets while ensuring both parties’ future needs were met. Negotiations were handled sensitively and efficiently, and the agreement was signed six weeks before the wedding, giving our client peace of mind and allowing her to focus on her preparations.
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