Mr Edward Birell > Charles Russell Speechlys LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Offices
ONE LONDON SQUARE, CROSS LANES
GUILDFORD
SURREY
GU1 1UN
England
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Mr Edward Birell
Work Department
Private Wealth
Position
Edward has significant and growing specialism in complex trust disputes particularly those with a corporate asset base or those with an international element, drawing on his previous experience with a leading Guernsey firm. He acts for trustees and beneficiaries alike advising on breach of trust claims and the financial aspects of claims and settlements. He is a core member of the pensions litigation team advising on construction and rectification issues as well as claims within pension schemes. He also has landed estate experience dealing with a range of contentious issues involving trust structures and partition. Edward is recommended in Legal 500 2018 for being ‘wise beyond his years’.
Edward is admitted to practise England and Wales.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
(Rising stars)Leveraging support from the firm’s London office, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
is led by Guildford-based Duncan Elson
, a reputed practitioner who frequently acts as an independent administrator, professional executor, and trustee in contentious estate matters. Oliver Auld splits his time between Guildford and London and is particularly proficient in challenging wills through the Inheritance Act. Rebecca Piper and Edward Birell are also based in Guildford, the former is a seasoned court of protection litigator, whereas the latter is knowledgeable of asset tracking and freezing injunctions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Contentious trusts and probate South East > Private client
- Rising stars South East > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Property litigation