Georgia Bedworth has a thriving traditional chancery practice with particular focus on trusts and estates matters, both contentious and non-contentious. Georgia’s strong real property background gives her an edge when dealing with landed estates, as well as when advising on any trust or probate matter with a property element. As well as having considerable experience and expertise in contentious chancery matters, such as probate disputes, 1975 Act claims and removal applications, Georgia also undertakes a considerable amount of non-contentious work, including capital taxes planning. Georgia is frequently instructed in cases concerning multi-million pound trusts and estates. She has acted in a number of applications under the Variation of Trusts Act 1958 to vary high value settlements including those with a foreign element.
In addition, Georgia’s practice includes advising and litigating on pure property matters. Georgia also has considerable expertise in Court of Protection (Property and Affairs) matters.
Property
Described in the Property Litigation section of the Legal 500 as “calm, collected and good on her feet when dealing with technical issues”, Georgia is frequently instructed for her technical expertise in real property and landlord and tenant matters. Georgia has significant experience in dealing with the full range of commercial and residential landlord and tenant issues. In addition, Georgia’s practice includes advising on and litigation in relation to real property matters such as easements, restrictive covenants, land registration and cohabitation disputes. The Legal 500 2014 noted that she is “a particularly good barrister with strong experience in landlord and tenant” who is “extremely bright and tenacious”. Georgia deploys her real property expertise to good effect in her trusts and probate work.
As well as pure property matters, Georgia’s work frequently combines property and trusts or probate issues, and cohabitation disputes in particular require such dual expertise. Whilst recognising the importance of being able to deal with the technicalities of the law, Georgia also recognises the need to be able to explain matters clearly to clients. Legal 500 2015 reports that within the Property practice area “she has a very keen legal intellect and an enviable ability to demystify very complex legal issues”.
Recommendations
Qualifications
- Diplock Scholar, Middle Temple
- BCL (Distinction), St Hugh’s College, Oxford
- BA Hons (First Class), St Hugh’s College, Oxford
Associations & Memberships
- Chancery Bar Association
Publications
Speaking Engagements
Georgia speaks frequently at both in house seminars, MBL seminars and LexisNexis Webinars.
Awards
- Lawyer Monthly – Estate and Trusts Barrister of the Year 2016
Georgia Bedworth is a self-employed, independent barrister whose practice is governed by the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales. She is regulated by The Bar Standards Board [Bar Ref 42904] and is fully insured with the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund [BMIF Ref 2360/055] to provide legal services, please refer to the BMIF website for full details of the world-wide cover provided. She is registered for VAT under the reference 799330581.
