Nigel Roots
Consultant | London | Oxford | Bristol | Birmingham | Milton Keynes
"Nigel Roots is extremely experienced and knowledgeable in trust matters. He has a relaxed and easy style which I am sure inspires confidence in clients who can feel (rightly) that their affairs are being handled well."
The Legal 500, 2022
Call: 0345 128 6962 Mobile: 0797 275 3074
About Nigel
Nigel has been a specialist trust and estate practitioner for over 30 years. He has experience of estate administrations of all sizes and complexities, both domestic and international. This covers tax and trust planning, trust management and modification both onshore and offshore, complex estate administrations, literary estates, heritage property, charity issues and court of protection issues. These include disputed, high value and multi asset estates.
He acts as a Court appointed independent administrator and Judicial Trustee in disputed trust and probate matters. He also lectures widely on tax and trust matters
Nigel is recognised as a Leading Partner in The Legal 500 (2025 edition) in Charities & not-for-profit,
Nigel is also listed as an Eminent Practitioner in Chambers & Partners (2025 edition).
A barrister says: "Nigel is great. He's knowledgeable, personable and really technical. I would thoroughly recommend him."
Nigel is also a recognised lawyer for Trusts & Personal Tax Law in the 2025 edition of 'The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom'.
Memberships
- Institute of Legacy Management & Charity Law Association
- Land Trusts Association
- Law Society
- Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners
Contact Nigel
Call: 0345 128 6962
Mobile: 0797 275 3074
Notable work & expertise
- Advising families on the management and structure of their financial assets, particularly in the context of complex business asset structures and complex family dynamics.
- Assisting clients with estate planning, very often in an international context.
- Supporting inter-generational family trusts, acting as a trustee and also advising trustees of their responsibilities.
- Acting as a court-appointed independent administrator/judicial trustee in complex contested estate administrations.
- Advising authors, artists and scientists in the management of their intellectual property estates.
- Acting as an attorney or a court-appointed deputy for people who lack the capacity to administer their own affairs.
Testimonials
“Nigel Roots advises on a full range of private client matters, often with cross-border elements. His expertise lies in complex trusts, where he is...
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“Nigel Roots maintains a varied private client practice and commands respect from both clients and competitors. He routinely advises business owner...
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