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Offshore - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Elspeth Talbot Rice KC is a highly regarded and much sought-after expert who handles a full spectrum of commercial and traditional chancery work. She has experience acting in jurisdictions spanning the BVI, Bermuda and the UK Crown Dependencies, and acts for both claimants and defendants in significant trust and estates disputes. She has particular experience in cases concerning asset transfers and restructuring.
Strengths
Elspeth is the leading individual in her field for chancery and trusts. She really holds her own and when she speaks you really sit up and listen.
Elspeth has got to be one of the stars in offshore, a go-to individual. She is an absolute delight to work with, a real team player and an exceptional advocate.
A top barrister. She is extremely analytical, straightforward, strategic in her advocacy and a pleasure to work with.
Elspeth is a powerful and persuasive silk who is at the top of her game. Fair to say her name is a seal of the highest quality in the trusts world.
Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Elspeth Talbot Rice KC has an exceptional reputation at the Traditional Chancery Bar and is also noted for her skilful handling of large offshore matters. She is frequently sought after for the most complex, high-profile and high-value matters.
Strengths
A top barrister, who is extremely analytical, and both straightforward and strategic in her advocacy. She's just a pleasure to work with.
Elspeth is a real pleasure to deal with. Clients love her and she gives robust advice.
Elspeth is terrifyingly clever and a phenomenally hard worker. She's all over the detail in any case and is very client-friendly.
Trusts - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Elspeth Talbot Rice KC is a widely admired barrister with a very strong track record in trusts litigation. She is frequently instructed by many leading solicitors in this field and often acts in very significant and high-value disputes, both onshore and offshore. Peers recognise her as a leading silk who deals with the most high-profile cases in the trusts world.
Strengths
A fierce opponent, who approaches everything she does with great pragmatism.
Elspeth is a powerful, forceful and persuasive silk who is at the top of her game. It is fair to say that her name is a seal of the highest quality in the trusts world.
Extremely analytical, straightforward and strategic in her advocacy, she's a pleasure to work with.
The leading individual in the field, she is a highly respected figure of great authority who has huge gravitas. When she speaks, you really sit up and listen.
Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)
Strengths
Elspeth is exceptional. She is an extremely experienced barrister, who delivers news, good or bad, beautifully.
She is an exceptional barrister with a stellar reputation.
She is the leading individual in her field for chancery and trusts. Highly respected, she puts the fear of God into people and just has huge authority in the court.
Partnership - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Elspeth Talbot Rice KC is noted for combining a formidable courtroom presence with widely admired clarity of thought when dealing with especially complex and highly contentious partnership matters. Her experience covers the full range of partnership types, and she has particular familiarity with issues affecting commercial, financial services or family-owned structures.
Strengths
Elspeth Talbot Rice KC is truly excellent. She can carry a court with ease and is equally very good with clients. She is outstanding in terms of her advocacy and client handling.
Elspeth Talbot Rice KC is a very competitive silk who has incredibly good commercial judgement. She knows exactly which points to take and which to avoid.
Commercial Dispute Resolution - London (Bar)
Strengths
She is always wonderfully supportive of the team and client, and is also rigorous in her preparation.
Elspeth is just the silk you want if you've a difficult cross-border dispute. She is sensible and strategic in her approach.
Elspeth is a very competitive silk, who really has incredibly good commercial judgement. She knows exactly which points to take and which to avoid.
Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Elspeth Talbot Rice KC is effective at dealing with large, multimillion-pound fraud and asset-tracing claims. Her practice also encompasses general commercial dispute resolution and traditional chancery. Many of her instructions have an international aspect.
Strengths
She is just extremely clever and quick on her feet. She is a no-nonsense barrister who is a good advocate and goes straight to the point. She has the respect of everyone.
Elspeth is sensible and strategic. Her written advice is very clear.
She can carry a court with ease and equally is very good with clients. She's just outstanding in terms of advocacy and client handling.