Suzanne Marriott > Charles Russell Speechlys LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Suzanne Marriott heads up the art and luxury practice at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP. The able team regularly advises several international contemporary and major government institutions. It is adept at advising on diverse matters, such as NFTs, and often advises on auction law both for and against auction houses in the UK and internationally. The group has been busy advising collectors and dealers on a variety of contentious and non-contentious matters. Robert Blower is particularly skilled at advising on acceptance in lieu and inheritance tax conditional exemption applications for estates with significant art collections. Stewart Hey is another notable member of the practice.

The ‘experienced’ team at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has ‘particular expertise in dealing with high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth cases’. The full-service Court of Protection team is an integral part of the firm’s wider private wealth practice. The group frequently acts on complex multi-jurisdictional disputes. Suzanne Marriott garners a lot of praise; she is a member of Solicitors for the Elderly, and the STEP special interest group on mental capacity, as is Sally Ashford. Marriott often acts as trustee, executor, deputy, attorney, and charitable trustee for many well-known clients, and is often appointed by the Court in these roles where there are disputes. Ashford frequently advises on deputyship matters, statutory will applications, and other complex capacity issues.