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Charles Russell Speechlys

Private Wealth Disputes

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Charles Russell Speechlys

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Private Wealth Disputes - London (Firms)

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Charles Russell Speechlys' private wealth disputes team provides litigation advice to trustees, protectors and beneficiaries across various jurisdictions. The partners are well placed to handle complex trusts and high-profile disputes.
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Strengths

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys has some of the best private wealth litigators in London, and some great associates.

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  • What really stands out about Charles Russell Speechlys is the experience of its team in dealing with complex international client issues involving trusts as well as the team's responsive, pragmatic advice and solutions.

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys's team are really good – great on strategy and they can handle complex matters. I recommend them regularly.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Graeme Kleiner
    Graeme Kleiner

    Graeme Kleiner

    Graeme Kleiner is well known in the London market for his work on high-profile domestic and international trust and succession disputes.

    • Graeme Kleiner rolls his shirt sleeves up and really works for the client. He is extremely commercially astute and utterly client-focused.

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    • Graeme Kleiner has years and years of experience and deep expertise. He litigates very well and is always looking for sensible solutions and ways out of conflict. He's a great all-rounder.

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    • Graeme Kleiner is a very established, senior and highly respected lawyer in this world.

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    • Graeme Kleiner is just very clever – cool, calm and collected. He is great and a safe pair of hands.

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  • Tamasin Perkins
    Tamasin Perkins

    Tamasin Perkins

    Tamasin Perkins focuses on handling international succession disputes. She also has expertise in Court of Protection work, as well as 1975 Act claims.

    • Tamasin Perkins is great. She gives clients good advice, and she's good at staying calm in difficult circumstances.

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    • Tamasin Perkins is sensible, clear, and helpful to her clients.

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    • Clients absolutely love Tamasin Perkins. She looks for sensible solutions. She is calm and doesn't get ruffled by anything.

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    • Tamasin Perkins is fantastic and really good on detail.

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  • Ziva Robertson
    Ziva Robertson

    Ziva Robertson

    Ziva Robertson is a notable contentious trusts and estates expert. She represents trustees, beneficiaries and protectors in fiduciary litigation across various jurisdictions.

    • Ziva is the outstanding litigator. She has exceptional strategic awareness and experience and is very personable.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Ziva is incredibly experienced; she's very creative in thinking of every possible way of winning a case. Clients love her for that. She won't give up until she's exhausted every angle.

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    • Ziva Robertson is a supremely calm and reassuring trust lawyer at a senior level. She's a good strategist.

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  • Oliver Auld
    Oliver Auld

    Oliver Auld

    Oliver Auld handles various private client matters, including Insolvency Act claims, representing beneficiaries in complex trust disputes and Inheritance Act work.

    • Oliver Auld is very effective and clients like his measured, sensible approach to things.

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    • Oliver Auld is a really, really good technical lawyer; he thinks very deeply. He has great work.

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  • Lydia Kember
    Lydia Kember

    Lydia Kember

    Lydia Kember is an associate in the private wealth disputes team at Charles Russell Speechlys. Her work includes will contests, trusts disputes and inheritance claims.

    • Lydia Kember is easy to deal with, responsive and clued-up on technical things, as well as on the general direction of what it is they are doing.

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    • Lydia is really smart and has great attention to detail.

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