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  • Overview

    Leigh Sagar is a barrister of England and Wales whose practice includes:

    • trusts and estates and commercial advice and litigation
    • the administration of digital information, created and used by deceased persons and persons who lack capacity in relation to their property and affairs and related litigation
    • the administration and taxation of bitcoin and other cryptoassets and tokens, including DeFi protocols and NFT assets, and related litigation

    He is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS).

    Leigh is one of the editors of Williams Mortimer & Sunnucks, writing on the administration of digital information. He has written a book, called The Digital Estate and describing the administration of digital assets, including cryptoassets, with Jack Borroughs. It was published in November 2022.

  • Trusts, Wills & Estates

    Succession, probate and administration advice and litigation

    Leigh can advise on the preparation of wills.

    Leigh can advise and appear on behalf of executors, administrators and beneficiaries in probate disputes and on the activities of personal representatives in their administration of estates.

    He can advise personal representatives on planning and administration in relation to digital information created and used by the deceased persons whose estates they are administering.

    He can advise on associated taxation and professional negligence issues.

    Trusts and trustees advice and litigation

    Leigh can advise and appear on behalf of trustees and beneficiaries in trust disputes and on the activities of trustees in their administration of trust estates.

    He can advise trustees on the administration of digital information, created and used by them.

    He can advise on associated taxation and professional negligence issues.

  • Memberships

    • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
    • STEP Digital Assets Working Group
    • Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)
    • Chancery Bar Association
  • What the directories say

    “Leigh is one of few counsel with a reputation for crypto advice.”

    Legal 500 UK Bar 2024 – Crypto and blockchain assets: Tier 2

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