William Begley > Charles Russell Speechlys LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP focuses primarily on providing specialist tax and trust advice for intergenerational succession. The agile team deftly handles all aspects of strategic land purchases and sales for its ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as advising owners on their art collections and heritage properties. Bart Peerless advises many substantial UK land and estate owners, and Henry Fea is also a highly regarded team member. Robert Blower has particular strength in UK heritage tax work, and often advises clients on conditional exemptions and offers in lieu of tax, while William Begley frequently acts for UK and non-UK domiciled clients on a wide range of tax and estate planning matters.

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has ‘excellent strength in depth; quality partners’, and is ‘very client centric.‘ Under the collective leadership of Robert Blower, Piers Master, and William Begley, the large team provides a fully integrated service to very wealthy individuals, their families, family offices, and landed estates. Other significant clients include private banks, trustees, and wealth managers. It has considerable international capabilities, as well as family office expertise. Blower has an excellent international practice, with a particular focus on the Middle East. Master receives a steady flow of instructions from Middle Eastern families with global enterprises, and complex family shareholdings. Bart Peerless acts for some of the world’s wealthiest families. His work includes devising and implementing offshore holding structures. Dominic Lawrance is another key figure. Simon Weil often acts for families with heritage assets. Nicola Thorpe, Sangna Chauhan, and Alice Wilne  have also built up strong client bases. They are regularly the lead partners on various highly complex client matters.