Based in Cheltenham, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP regularly advises landed estates, high-net-worth families and heritage property owners, offering ‘top level technical capability’. Property, tax and trusts matters comprise a core aspect of the firm’s expertise. The team is led by Henry Fea, seen as ’particularly good at expressing complex legal principles’, and Tristram van Lawick, who is experienced in business structuring, land use, farming tenancies and landed estate transactions. Katie Talbot advises on property transactions, tax and succession planning. Kate Eckley focuses on rural property transaction support, particularly in the bloodstock sector.
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Practice head
Henry Fea; Tristram van Lawick
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Katie Talbot; Kate Eckley