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Junior counsel

Thomas Entwistle

Call to Bar:2001

An instructing solicitor

Tom is technical, thorough and does not shy away from providing a clear forthright assessment of the merits of any case. He is a formidable and erudite advocate, and will always fight your client’s corner.

Thomas Entwistle has a Chancery practice including all aspects of trusts and estates, both contentious and non-contentious. He focuses particularly on probate, the administration of estates, trusts, taxation and related professional negligence. He regularly appears in the High Court and county courts and in the Court of Protection. Notable cases include: Lomax v Lomax [2019] 1 WLR 6527, CA and [2020] 1 FLR 30 (court’s power to order ENE); Public Guardian v DA [2018] 3 WLR 2017 (validity of provisions in lasting powers of attorney); Cotton v Earl of Cardigan [2015] WTLR 39, CA (court’s blessing of proposed sale of trust land); Re Duffy [2013] EWHC 2395 (Ch) (charitable gifts and distribution of an estate in reliance on counsel’s opinion); Brudenell-Bruce v Moore and Cotton [2012] WTLR 931 (ownership of paintings and the self-dealing rule); Ketteringham v Hardy [2011] WTLR 1367 (beneficial ownership of land); Ashcroft v Barnsdale [2010] STC 2544 (rectification of deed of variation); Re S & S [2010] 1 WLR 1082 (appointment of a deputy for property and affairs and best interests). He has also appeared in numerous applications to have documents rectified or set aside and under the Variation of Trusts Act 1958.

About Thomas Entwistle

Notable Cases
  • Cotton v Earl of Cardigan [2014] EWCA Civ 1312 with Penelope Reed QC – acted for the trustees of the Savernake estate in their Public Trustee v Cooper application
  • Re Duffy (Deceased) [2013] EWHC 2395 (Ch) – acted for personal representatives in a will construction
  • Brudenell-Bruce v Moore and Cotton [2012] EWHC 1024 (Ch) with Penelope Reed QC – acted for the trustees of the Savernake estate in their dispute with the Earl of Cardigan concerning the ownership of paintings and the self-dealing rule
  • Ketteringham v Hardy [2011] WTLR 1367 – partnership and property dispute involving equitable accounting
  • Re S & S [2010] 1 WLR 1082 – appointment of a deputy for property and affairs
  • Ashcroft v Barnsdale [2010] EWHC 1948 – rectification of a deed of variation
Qualifications

Thomas read PPE at St Peter’s College, Oxford.

Professional Memberships

Thomas is a member of the Chancery Bar Association.

Publications and Lecturing

Thomas regularly gives talks to solicitors and professional bodies on the areas in which he practises.

Webinar Recordings

How to prepare an application to Variation of Trusts Act 1958 – 29th January 2021 – Webinar by Thomas Entwistle and Ruth Hughes. Please click here to view. 

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