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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Offices
5 FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7RD
England
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Christopher Page
Work Department
Senior partner; charities and not-for-profit, private wealth; private client.
Position
Senior Partner
Career
Christopher is a private client lawyer who specialises in tax and estate succession planning and management, particularly for owners of landed estates, large farms and other rural businesses. His team acts for over 50 substantial landed estates throughout England and Wales. The team’s land-owning clients include individuals, charities, companies and trustees. Complex tax and trust matters arising from many different and sophisticated ownership and occupation structures form the backbone of his practice. Christopher is well known for his ‘quietly spoken but authoritative demeanour’ and ‘plain speaking, effective’ approach. After leading the Cheltenham office and private client team for many years, Christopher was elected as senior partner in 2013, and is now senior partner of Charles Russell Speechlys and chairs its partnership council.
Memberships
Country Landowners and Business Association; Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners; Agricultural law Association; Historic Houses Association.
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Private client > Agriculture and estates
(Hall of Fame)Drawing praise for its ‘technical excellence‘ Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has a highly regarded agricultural practice, comprising a team who are capable of providing expert advice on a range of services, including property law and estate planning. The broad agriculture practice is noted for its work with large landed estates and high-net-worth individuals, as well as its work on cross-border matters. The practice is led by Henry Fea and Tristam Van Lawick. Other notable individuals include Christopher Page and Kate Eckley. The ‘excellent’ Katie Talbot is also recommended.
South West > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
(Hall of Fame)‘Professional, approachable, dependable, and knowledgeable’, the team at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP works with a deep roster of clients on a wide spectrum of tax, trusts and succession matters, underpinned by a cross-disciplinary approach. Advising clients on both a national and international scale, the practice has been described as having ‘London quality with Cheltenham value for money’. Practice head Christopher Page – who has 35 years’ experience advising the owners of landed estates and agricultural businesses – is an expert in complex strategic and succession planning. Julia Cox continues to draw high praise for her ‘outstanding technical advice‘, while Henry Fea is noted for his cross-border expertise.
South West > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
A strong choice for various schools, educational charities, military charities, and religious organisations, the team at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP draws on the expertise of multiple departments within the firm – including the property, construction, employment, corporate and banking teams – to bolster its wide-ranging charity law practice. The team is jointly led by Christopher Page, Julia Cox and Ian Brothwood. The ‘organised, diligent, and extremely bright’ Penelope Byatt is noted for her experience of handling constitutional and governance matters for charities and not-for-profit organisations.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Real estate > Planning
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Senior executives
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Real estate > Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Employment > Employee share schemes