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Andrew Holden is a chancery and commercial specialist, whose highly-regarded practice encompasses trusts, fraud and asset tracing, probate and estate administration, and commercial litigation and arbitration.
Chambers & Partners recommends Andrew as top-ranked (band 1) practitioner in his fields of expertise, with recent editions praising him as “one of the best of his generation“: a “great strategic thinker“, “incredibly tenacious and creative”, an “accomplished advocate”, and “a master of highly technical areas of law.”
Andrew is lauded both as “a clear draftsman who produces well-reasoned opinions” and as a highly effective courtroom advocate, with clients praising him as a “wonderful junior who is very good on his feet.” His focus on the client’s commercial outcomes is also the subject of consistent praise in the directories: he is “very responsive”; “a hit with clients”; “really user-friendly”; “very approachable, accessible and practical“… a “very commercial” barrister who “puts his legal knowledge into practice in a fantastic way.” Andrew is similarly recommended in the latest editions of Chambers Global, Chambers High Net Worth, Legal 500, Citywealth, and Who’s Who Legal.
In the United Kingdom, Andrew enjoys a busy and broad-based commercial and chancery practice. He is well known for his trusts, probate and estates work, with Chambers and Partners praising him as “a sought-after junior for his broader traditional chancery expertise“. Andrew is also a sought-after practitioner in relation to complex fraud, asset-tracing and commercial and company/shareholder disputes, particularly where they engage principles of equity.
Andrew also has an extensive international practice. He has deep international trusts expertise, including acting for the settlors, trustees, beneficiaries and protectors of private trusts, as well as for the institutional custodians, directors and professional advisers of trusts, funds and companies. Client feedback in Chambers and Partners is that he is an “outstanding trusts specialist“, with one client saying that “there is nothing in the trusts world that he is not familiar with.” Andrew also enjoys a highly-regarded practice in the field of international commercial litigation and arbitration, including international fraud and asset-tracing and connected matters engaging principles of international jurisdiction and enforcement. His briefs in this area demonstrate that he is well equipped to navigate clients through the legal and factual complexities inherent in high value international litigation and arbitration.
Andrew is the author of Trust Protectors, the first specialist practitioners’ text on the subject of protectors, and writes and publishes regularly in his fields of expertise. He is an Academician of The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL), a full member of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), and the draughtsman of several pieces of international trust legislation, including the Trustee Amendment Act 2014 and the Trusts (Special Provisions) Amendment Act 2020 of Bermuda.
The following is a selection of Andrew’s recent reported cases:
A further selection of cases of note can be viewed by clicking on the link to each practice area.
Chancery: Traditional
Chambers and Partners
‘Andrew Holden is noted for his skilful handling of a wide variety of matters, including complex trusts, disputed wills and estates work. He attracts instructions in both UK-based and offshore cases, and is particularly well known for his handling of matters concerning protectors.’ ‘An exceedingly clever man, who is very effective and very commercially sensible!’ ‘He’s so intelligent and just so good at explaining things to clients. His written work is incredible.’ (2025)
‘Andrew is very knowledgeable and is easy to work with He delivers.” “A fine advocate with strong legal and advocacy skills.” “He turns work around very quickly and has a great work product.” “He does a good and very sensible job for his clients.’ (2023)
Legal 500
‘Andrew is an absolute go-to counsel for trust matters. He has encyclopedic trust knowledge in several jurisdictions and provides his counsel and advice pragmatically and commercially. He is very responsive and a great person to have on your side.’ ‘Andrew is absolutely brilliant. A wonderful mix of being super intelligent, commercial and a great strategist. He is great to have on your team and solicitors trust his judgement on matters. His written work is first-rate.’ (2023)
Trusts
Chambers and Partners
“Andrew Holden appears in a wide variety of both domestic and international trusts matters, acting both as a litigator and in an advisory capacity. He is an expert in trust structuring and trust protectors. Holden is particularly adept at handling large offshore disputes and often acts in high profile, multibillion-dollar disputes in key jurisdictions.’ ‘A go-to for complex trusts disputes, who gives concise advice and is very commercial. He is someone who is so modest at the same time.’ ‘Andrew is a tremendous resource and someone who is very knowledgeable and thoughtful.’ (2025)
Offshore – All circuits
Chambers and Partners
‘At his level he is without question the go-to on complex trust and probate disputes whether onshore of offshore. He gives concise advice and is very commercial ad so modest.’ ‘Andrew is out go-to trust counsel and supplies practical, academically sound yet often out-of-the-box advice which is always appreciated.’ ‘Andrew is very knowledgeable and thoughtful. I always fin him to be a tremendous resource.’ ‘He is a very experienced offshore practitioner. He gets things done. He has so much experience it’s reassuring to clients. He predicts what is going to happen and is easy to get on with.’ (2025)
Chancery: Commercial
Chambers and partners
‘He’s a real fighter, who is always bubbling with enthusiasm. He really pursues the objective of the client and understands what points to take and what not to take.’ ‘He is very clever and encyclopaedic in his knowledge of trusts.” “Andrew is so thorough and on the ball. He provides great insights into the case and really brings a breath of fresh air in terms of enthusiasm.’ (2025)
