Ceris Gardner > Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Leveraging the firm’s private wealth department, Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP has a ‘technically adept and approachable team‘ that handles both personal and business immigration for a broad range of HNW clients. The group has particular expertise migrating businesses and family offices to the UK, as well with obtaining visas for business associates and family members. Practice head Colin Senez, whose ‘knowledge of Home Office practice is second to none‘, specialises in all types of immigration work for HNW clients. Ceris Gardner and Emma-Jane Weider are also key figures for a broad range of immigration advice.

Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP’s primary focus is on high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth private clients’ needs, including philanthropy and charitable giving. In addition, under the direction of Jennifer Emms, the practice works with a number of large household name charities. Its charity practice is broad, covering the establishment and registration of operational and grant-making charities, through to advising on governance and conflicts of interest. It is also recommended for its work on mergers and serious incident reporting. Much of its work has an international dimension. Emma-Jane Weider is highly regarded and Ceris Gardner has been praised as a ‘giant of the charity world’.

The ‘extremely personable’ team at Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP has the ‘perfect combination of the output and expertise of a ‘Magic Circle’ law firm, but with the personality of a small boutique offering a friendly service’, say clients. Under the leadership of Fiona Poole, it has a specialist focus on complex international and cross-border estate planning and succession structuring for ultra-high-net-worth clients. The practice helps clients to protect and preserve their wealth for future generations by way of family charters and constitutions, trusts, and other international asset holding structures. Ceris Gardner and Clare Maurice are among the key contacts for clients of the firm, who include foreign royalty and English aristocracy. Other significant clients are entrepreneurs, traditionally wealthy families, trustees, and private banks. Managing partner Emma-Jane Weider and Eesha Arora are highly regarded; Arora frequently works with trustees, beneficiaries, and philanthropists on a variety of complex matters. Paul Whitehead is also vastly experienced in advising international and UK-based high-net-worth clients. Claire Weeks is another notable member of the practice.

Led by Colin Senez, who specialises in HNW immigration issues, Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP is a boutique private client firm advising on all aspects of UK immigration and nationality work. Focusing on providing immigration services to a HNW and UHNW client base, the group can also draw on expertise in tax, wills and estate planning and contentious trusts. Ceris Gardner and Emma-Jane Weider are also key figures.