Wildcat Law

Wildcat Law is a boutique SRA-regulated law firm providing global legal services to high net worth individuals, families, trusts, and businesses, including clients in sports, entertainment, and other high-profile public roles. The firm distinguishes itself by combining barristers and solicitors within one practice, offering a modern alternative to traditional legal models. Services include direct-to-counsel advice and litigation, advocacy, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution.

The practice is led by Barrister Tahina Akther, with over 20 years of experience, and estate specialist David Robinson, a former director at Coutts. Their combined expertise, alongside a team with over 50 years of collective experience, supports family offices, high and ultra-high net worth clients, and private wealth institutions. The firm’s lawyers are regularly consulted by national media and specialist legal and financial publications.

Wildcat Law advises on complex business structures, family investment companies, trusts, contracts, and cross-border matters, including cases before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. The firm has recognised expertise in divorce, separation, and family law, covering financial disputes, trusts, property, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, cohabitation disputes, pensions on divorce, international cases, civil partnerships, Islamic marriage issues, and children-related matters such as contact, child arrangements, and maintenance.

In the area of inheritance, wills, and probate, the firm has extensive experience in estate planning, administration, and wealth protection. Its team includes specialists with memberships in STEP, ACTAPs, CII, IIBI, and CISI, offering expertise in will, trust, and estate disputes, removal of trustees and executors, Inheritance Act claims, proprietary estoppel, constructive trust claims, contested probate, Court of Protection matters, and international estate planning.

The firm also advises on commercial and contract law, including shareholder and director disputes, partnership disputes, contract drafting, enforcement of claims, and cross-border work involving jurisdictions such as France, Italy, Iran, Monaco, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, UAE, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, and Russia. Property matters form a further area of focus, covering non-contentious and contentious issues such as building, land, title, boundary, and landlord and tenant disputes.

Wildcat Law’s immigration practice assists clients who are non-UK resident or domiciled, particularly in cases involving tax status or business interests. The firm has additional expertise in financial services law, advising on regulated products such as SIPPs, SSAS, investment-backed lending, and mortgages, as well as handling financial mis-selling disputes and defending claims in the financial sector. Employment law services are provided for both employers and employees, covering contracts, dismissal, redundancy, settlement agreements, management buyouts, share issues, and workplace disputes.

In sports and entertainment law, the firm advises on legal matters involving clubs, including football and golf, ownership structures, community interest companies, and representation of players, actors, personalities, and agents.

Languages
French, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Bangla, Igbo, Punjabi, Urdu, Polish, Russian