Henrietta Mason

Senior Counsel at Farrer & Co

Speaker

Henrietta specialises in disputes about trusts and wills and has been consistently praised in the directories for her technical and strategic excellence.

Henrietta joined Farrer & Co in 2021 to lead on the Contentious Trust and Estate team’s internal and external technical knowledge and development needs in line with its strategic vision for the future.

Henrietta has been assisting clients with disputes relating to trusts and wills since qualifying in 2003. Her work spans the full gamut of claims in this area, from domestic succession disputes and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, to complex multijurisdictional trust issues, negligence issues, trustee/executor removal applications, capacity questions, construction issues, and burial disputes, to name a few.

Henrietta has a particular interest in navigating cross border conflicts of laws and is a qualified notary. She is a specialist in all disputes relating to probate and estates, and is a co-author of key textbook ‘Probate Disputes and Remedies’.