2 PUTNEY HILL, LONDON, SW15 6AB, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 020 8789 9111
- Fax:
- Fax 020 8788 1656
- DX:
- 59456 PUTNEY
- Web:
- www.russell-cooke.co.uk
- Email:
Richard M Frimston
- Tel:
- Work +44 20 8394 6210
- Email:
Work Department
Private client department.
Position
Head of private client department; responsible for managing a substantial staff dealing with wills, probate, Court of Protection and trust matters non-contentious and contentious; particular expertise in multi-jurisdictional estates specifically with France, other EU states and India; Law Society representative to the European Committee of the Union Internationale du Notariat (UIN-CAE); member of the EU Commission group of experts PRM-III/IV and PRM III considering proposed regulations on succession and wills (SEC (2005) 270) and matrimonial property regimes (SEC (2006) 952).
Career
Trained Russell-Cooke; qualified 1979; partner 1982.
Languages
German.
Member
STEP; ACTAPS; BIICL; TIAETL; chair STEP EU committee and co-chair STEP public policy committee; Law Society International Issues Committee; EU Commission Experts Group: PRM – III/IV and PRM III.
Education
Calday Grange Grammar School, Wirral; Imperial College, London (1975 BSc, ARCS).
Leisure
Opera, piano, member Hurlingham club, Chelsea FC.
Practice Areas
Contentious trusts and probate; Private client; Tax - international