There are five key pillars to the good governance of trusts: the law, accounting, taxation, administration and good stewardship of assets, including investment management; I have dealt with all these over more than thirty years, working closely with settlors, trustees, beneficiaries and their other professional advisers. I also serve as a trustee of two grant-making charities, so understand the position of both trustees and advisers.The Legal 500 rankings for 2022 report that Withers LLP retained its Tier 1 Ranking in Personal tax, Trusts and Probate."The strength and depth of the Withers team is particularly impressive. Other firms often have one or two stand out lawyers but when they are not available, the cracks start to appear. At Withers the whole team has very good operators."; "Excellent resource across a number of areas. Clear aims and very responsive."; and "Best in class private client legal advice.".