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Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Henry Legge KC is a renowned silk who has an extremely strong reputation at the chancery Bar for his handling of a wide variety of work, including complex estate disputes.
Strengths
Henry continues to be superb. He is always very creative with his arguments, but he is also very user-friendly.
He is a very respected team leader. He really knows his trust law and draws on his other areas of expertise like pensions and art. He has the respect of other senior KCs.
Everyone regards him a superlative barrister. Henry is an absolute all-rounder in everything he is involved in.
Henry has very good judgement and a phenomenal brain. I've seen him on his feet. He's very impressive. He's a smooth, clear, crisp advocate and just a real joy to work with.
Art and Cultural Property Law - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Strengths
Henry is the go-to in the world of art and culture. He is very respected and formidable and he always delivers.
Henry is very strategic. He is able to handle very complex cases whilst being very polite and a joy to watch.
Henry Legge is absolutely excellent. He is a real art lawyer, a fantastic advocate. He is brilliant on his feet, fast and gets to the point.
Trusts - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Henry Legge KC is instructed in large trust disputes, both onshore and offshore. He has also advised extensively on non-contentious matters, including those concerning the interpretation and variation of trust structures. Legge is an expert in commercial trusts, securitisation structures and private trusts. His expertise also encompasses complex tax issues which arise in trust matters.
Strengths
Everyone regards Henry as a superlative barrister. He's an absolute all-rounder, who's a fierce advocate and a superb client handler.
A smooth, clear and crisp advocate, who's just a real joy to work with.
Henry is always very creative with his arguments, and very user-friendly. He gets on with juniors, as well as partners and all kinds of clients, and is just superb.
Henry is incredibly smart. He has a quite brilliant brain and is very creative.
Henry is a fantastic person to deal with. He's very approachable, responsive and good when it comes to availability.