Collyer Bristow LLP

Senior Partner: Daniel Simon

Chief Executive: Phillip Palmer

Partners: 34

Associates/Senior Associates: 36

Other fee-earners: 19

CONTACTS

Banking & Financial Disputes: Robin Henry

Construction: Ian Chappell

Corporate & Commercial: Sharon Fryer

Data Protection: Patrick Wheeler

Dispute Resolution: Robin Henry

Employment: Tania Goodman

Family: Toby Yerburgh

Financial Services: Nigel Brahams

Fintech & Crypto: Nigel Brahams

Immigration: Charles Avens

Insolvency: Robin Henry

Intellectual Property: Patrick Wheeler

International: Stephen Rosen

Media, Arts & Culture: Mette Marie Kennedy

Private Equity: Ragavan Arunachalam

Real Estate: Michael Grace

Real Estate Litigation: Michael Grace

Tax & Estate Planning: Peter Daniel

Tax Disputes: James Austen

Trusts & Inheritance Disputes: Samara Dutton

THE FIRM

Collyer Bristow is a long-established London law firm with a distinguished heritage dating back to 1760. Renowned for its expertise in private wealth, business law, real estate, and dispute resolution, the firm delivers high-quality, individually tailored legal advice that reflects its traditionally modern approach - where enduring professional values meet creative, contemporary thinking.

Serving a broad portfolio of international and domestic clients - including ambitious entrepreneurs, successful businesses, and high-net-worth individuals and families - Collyer Bristow stands out for its bespoke service. Clients trust the firm’s ability to combine the reliability and integrity of tradition with the agility and innovation needed in today’s legal landscape.

PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK

Private Wealth:

• Tax & Estate Planning: The private client services department includes a strong tax and estate planning team which advises on wills, tax planning and structuring, tax disputes, trusts and charities. It has particular expertise in residence, non-domicile and offshore matters, powers of attorney and Court of Protection work, and trust and probate litigation.
• Family: The firm’s leading family team handles the full range of issues including divorce, separation, civil partnership and cohabitation, the preparation of pre and post nuptial agreements and complex disputes involving financial issues or those concerning children.
• Residential Conveyancing: The residential conveyancing team guides buyers and sellers through the entire conveyancing process ensuring as smooth and tax efficient a transaction as possible. The team advises on new-build, off-plan purchases, buy-to-let investments, leasehold enfranchisement and lease extension, and the full range of landlord and tenant issues.

Mid-Sized Businesses:

• Commercial Dispute Resolution: The commercial dispute resolutions team has substantial experience advising organisations on issues regarding breach of contract, partnership and shareholder disputes, professional negligence claims, civil fraud and trade disputes. It is known for its strategic and tactical excellence. Clients include Manolete Partners plc and Greensphere Capital LLP.
• Banking & Financial Disputes: The banking and financial disputes team deals with all aspects of financial mis-selling, with FOREX and LIBOR manipulation and claims arising from the mis-selling of derivatives, including interest rate swaps, as recent areas of focus. Its clients include UK and offshore companies, financial institutions, hedge funds, finance industry professionals, and high net worth individuals. Secure Capital SA is a key client.
• Real Estate: The real estate team acts for property owners, investors, developers, funders, landlords, and tenants dealing with all real estate transactions, from multi-million pound portfolio acquisitions to individual sales, commercial lettings, property management and real estate disputes. Clients include GMS Estates Ltd and The Deltic Group.
• Construction: The construction team advises on building contracts, funding transactions, and development projects and property. It also has extensive experience in court proceedings, arbitration, adjudication, and all forms of alternative dispute resolution.
• Intellectual Property & Data Protection: The firm has a strong reputation for intellectual property and has acted in high profile cases which have gone to trial or interlocutory hearings. Its work covers protection of brands, negotiating commercial agreements, resolving disputes concerning patent, design rights, trade mark and copyright infringement. The team is also experienced in advising businesses on data protection, GDPR compliance and data breach response. Clients include Sanrio UK Ltd and Wirth Research.
• Employment: The employment team provides commercial advice to companies in managing their everyday HR issues and dealing with disputes, which can involve employment tribunal and High Court litigation. The team deals with matters involving unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE, breach of contract, whistleblowing, flexible working, equal pay, and business immigration.
• Corporate & Commercial: The corporate and commercial team acts for UK and international organisations across a wide range of industry sectors. It has expertise in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and shareholder agreements, company reconstructions, insolvency and corporate recovery. Clients include Better Capital Group and Aldo UK.