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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Offices

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
5 FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7RD
England
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Graeme Kleiner

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Work Department

Contentious Trusts & Estates, Charities & Not-for-Profit, Private Wealth

Position

Graeme heads the firm’s Contentious Trusts & Estates team. He advises trustees, executors and beneficiaries in relation to a broad range of disputes. Graeme is recognised in the legal directories as a leader in contentious trust and estates matters. He practises in both domestic and international trust and succession disputes – recent cases have involved parties located in multiple onshore and offshore jurisdictions around the world. Graeme regularly works alongside his colleagues in the family and private client teams on complex multi-jurisdictional issues. He also has a growing practice in IFA disputes and handles fraud and professional negligence cases relating to trust, tax and succession matters.

Graeme is admitted to practise in England and Wales.

Experience highlights:

  • Advising beneficiaries in an offshore trust dispute involving assets in excess of $2bn
  • Advising trustees on a multi-jurisdictional trust dispute involving funds in excess of $100m where there were allegations of fraud against a protector
  • Advising trustees in English divorce proceedings involving assets in a number of jurisdictions
  • Acting for clients in complex Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act disputes

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London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate

(Hall of Fame)

Graeme Kleiner – Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

The ‘superb team’ at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP is ‘absolutely at the top of the tree’. It is praised by clients for its ‘enormous expertise and experience, and there are few big, high-profile cases it is not involved with’. Graeme Kleiner sits at the helm of the group and has been described as an ‘excellent litigator’ who is ‘great on the big-ticket cases’. The group has a stellar reputation in the UK and internationally. The team also works in tandem on some of the largest international divorce cases involving attacks on trusts, asset tracing, and fraud matters. There is a particular focus on attracting high-value cross-border disputes work, often involving multiple jurisdictions. Ziva Robertson is a solicitor-advocate who advises clients on cross-jurisdictional litigation, while Tamasin Perkins is a known name for her work with elderly clients, international Court of Protection cases, and capacity work. Oliver Auld, Duncan Elson, and Tom Watts are all highly regarded. Edward Birell was promoted to the partnership in May 2024.

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