Russell Simpson > Cripps > Tunbridge Wells, England > Lawyer Profile
Cripps Offices
NUMBER 22
MOUNT EPHRAIM
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Kent
TN4 8AS
England
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Russell Simpson
Work Department
Private client.
Position
Russell leads the Specialist Disputes team at Cripps. The team’s principal areas of practice are professional negligence, trust and estate disputes and regulatory disputes.
Russell has significant experience in dealing with all forms of professional negligence claims for private clients and is a well-known and respected figure in the market.
Russell is a member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS) and combines his expertise in professional negligence and contentious trusts in many of the cases that he handles. He takes a pragmatic and commercial approach to cases, guiding clients on strategy and steering them towards the most effective course.
Over the past 12 months Russell has been engaged in a number of complex professional negligence disputes, some multi-party and high value; acting for Trustee beneficiaries in a multi-million pound Inheritance Act claim; and dealing with several Probate claims for both Claimants and Defendants.
Career
Trained Cripps LLP; qualified 1986; partner 1990.
Languages
French.
Memberships
Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists.
Education
The Skinners’ School, Tunbridge Wells; University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (1982 LLB).
Leisure
Outdoor pursuits.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Insurance > Professional negligence
With a strong team based in Tunbridge Wells, Cripps advises on negligence claims against a range of professionals such as solicitors, financial advisers, accountants, and surveyors. Pradeep Oliver is highly recommended for cases concerning unlawful investment schemes. Described as ‘a levelheaded and pragmatic adviser’, Tristam Razzell is a further standout member of the team who routinely advises clients on negligence within the financial sector. Sophie Walsh is also noted for her experience assisting with claims relating to conveyancing solicitors. The team is headed up by Russell Simpson, who has decades of experience in the field.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Public sector > Public sector