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.
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‘Charles Russell Speechlys has an exceptionally strong art and cultural property practice. The team is well aware of the tax incentives available for heritage property and how they apply.'
'Clients are in excellent hands with the CRS team.’
‘In London, I strongly recommend the brilliant heritage advice provided by Terence Bennett and Robert Blower.’
‘The CRS team are, in my experience, excellent in producing pragmatic solutions to clients.'
'Each member of the practice is highly qualified, technically excellent, well-grounded and diligent. The firm's stand-out quality is their strength in depth in this area.’
‘Robert Blower has huge experience, is technically expert, and has a very sure and steady hand, as does Suzanne Marriott.'
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Practice head
Suzanne Marriott
Other key lawyers
Robert Blower; Terence Bennett; Stewart Hey