Simon Ellis > Aaron & Partners LLP > Chester, England > Lawyer Profile
Aaron & Partners LLP Offices
5-7 GROSVENOR COURT
FOREGATE STREET
CHESTER
CH1 1HG
England
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Simon Ellis
Work Department
Real Estate Law
Position
Partner
Career
Simon’s main areas of expertise are commercial property and charity law, the latter of which he has been recommended for in both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners as a leading expert. He undertakes all aspects of non-contentious charity work, in particular charity property, including acquisitions and disposals as well as options and site assembly for development. He advises on the formation of charities and incorporation of existing and new charities.
He has extensive experience of ecclesiastical matters, acting in the past for diocesan boards of finance, incumbents and sequestrators in relation to benefice land. He also acts for parochial church councils, especially in property matters, including voluntary registrations of glebe and parsonage land and diocesan corporate property.
Education
Simon qualified as a solicitor following service in the Cheshire Regiment in Hong Kong, Cyprus, Canada, Germany, Northern Ireland and Bosnia.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Private client > Agriculture and estates
Aaron & Partners LLP has established experience in agricultural transactions and tenancies involving not only rural dwellings and farms, but also ecclesiastical property, caravan parks and fair ground land. The team also have broader expertise pertaining energy developments, utility projects, mineral leases, and sporting rights. Joseph Fletcher-Hunt fronts the department and primarily focuses on property transactions and land registration matters, including surrounding issues such as tenancies, easements and manorial rights. Co-head Simon Ellis provides trusted counsel to clients looking to pioneer diversification projects and has an extensive understanding of maximising land use, estate management and succession planning. Brent Williams, who joined from Knights in 2022, has niche expertise in legal issues concerning horseracing and breeding, while Ben Brassington leverages his legal experience in family work to provide clients with a comprehensive service.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: elsewhere in the North West
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the North West
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Transport
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Construction