Led by Tamasin Perkins, the private wealth disputes team at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP represents clients in a broad range of disputes and private wealth matters, including trust, probate, Court of Protection, and family-related issues. Perkins has been active in high-value international trust, estate, succession, and family business disputes, with expertise in cross-border litigation. Graeme Kleiner advises trustees, executors, and beneficiaries on complex domestic and international trust, succession, and professional negligence disputes, while Ziva Robertson advises on complex trust, estate and fiduciary disputes, with extensive experience in cross-border and international litigation. Oliver Auld is experienced in Court of Protection disputes, including matters involving international estates and significant assets, and Robert Avis is adept in multijurisdictional matters. Hugh Gunson is key in tax matters, and Jennifer Ronz, Sarah Moore, Tom Denham-Smith, Thomas Watts, Jessie Davies, and Lydia Kember further support the team.
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- Graeme Kleiner - one of the best trust litigators. Fiercely bright and commercially pragmatic. Tamasin Perkins - quietly confident and super bright. Ziva Robertson - a wealth of offshore experience. Robert Avis - one to have on your side. Edward Birrell - a terrific operator.
- One of the best trust litigation firms there is.
- A really strong team doing high-quality work in this field. They justifiably have an excellent reputation and have real strength in depth. In recent times, they really seem to have grown in strength, both in terms of personnel and the quality of the cases they are involved in.
- Ziva Robertson - a tenacious litigator who always fights extremely hard for her clients and gets results. Sarah Moore - a really good lawyer who is a great team player and has excellent judgment. Ed Birrell - a relatively new partner who is growing into the role extremely well.
- CRS builds on its expertise in the private client sector with its excelling specialist litigation team. The associates are diligent and bright. The partners, in particular, Graeme Kleiner, Oliver Auld, and Tamasin Perkins, are all hugely well regarded, and rightly so. They combine toughness with commercial good sense.
- CRS is the best of the best for trust litigation.
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- The Public Trustee of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
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Practice head
Tamasin Perkins
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Graeme Kleiner; Ziva Robertson; Duncan Elson; Oliver Auld; Robert Avis; Hugh Gunson; Jennifer Ronz; Sarah Moore; Tom Denham-Smith; Thomas Watts; Jessie Davies; Lydia Kember