Decisions in Gorbachev v Guriev

Niamh Herrett, with Joseph de Lacey and Jennifer Ridgway of Farrer & Co, have examined the recent High Court and Court of Appeal decisions in Gorbachev v Guriev in Private Client Business.

The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the High Court and held that it has jurisdiction to permit service of a third-party disclosure application on a trustee outside of the jurisdiction (when the documents in question are located within England and Wales) and that service could be effected by delivering the application to the trustee’s English solicitors.

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Niamh Herrett has a broad commercial and chancery practice, with particular interest in private client trusts and probate, commercial disputes, and intellectual property. She is identified as a ‘Rising Star’ in the Legal 500 and, since joining Chambers in October 2022, has appeared in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Niamh spent her first six months in practice on secondment to Farrer & Co’s contentious trusts team, where she worked on complex, high-profile private client trusts and probate matters. She enjoys advising clients in her sole capacity, as well as working as part of a larger counsel team.

Before joining Serle Court, Niamh studied law at Merton College, Oxford, graduating with a first-class undergraduate degree and a Distinction in the BCL, receiving numerous academic scholarships and prizes. During her BPC year, Niamh was a Guest Teacher at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she taught undergraduate seminars on the Property II course (Land and Trusts).