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Charities - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Robert Pearce KC is widely regarded as a leading silk for charity disputes as well as advisory work. His recent work includes advising trustees, charities and religious orders on issues as varied as constitutional matters and gifts in wills. He regularly advises and acts for the Charity Commission on high-profile issues and is routinely instructed by the Attorney General. Solicitors consistently approach him for advice on particularly complex questions.
Strengths
Robert has a brilliant mind and clearly knows everything there is to know about charity law. Importantly, he is also extremely good at dealing with clients and understanding what makes them tick.
Robert Pearce is a first-class charities lawyer.
He is excellent.
Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Robert Pearce KC is a respected silk who has a substantial traditional chancery practice and is particularly noted for his handling of complex trust and charities cases. He is sought after by trustees, executors and private companies.
Strengths
Robert Pearce is extremely experienced and has unparalleled knowledge of charity law.
Robert Pearce's knowledge of trusts and traditional chancery work is peerless, with really deep expertise in charity law in particular. He also has a lot of litigation common sense.
Robert Pearce KC is very knowledgeable and technically excellent. He is someone you want to go to for a technical, difficult case.
Trusts - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Robert Pearce KC provides impressive advice on complex trust matters including those relating to variations and taxation issues. He is recognised for his involvement in high-profile litigation, and is also noted for his drafting and trusts planning work.
Strengths
Robert is a very reliable trusts lawyer.
Robert is a very technical lawyer. He's a genius essentially. He can come up with legal arguments that other people just can't see; that's his strength.
Robert is extremely clever, has got a huge amount of experience and is someone whose knowledge of the law is second to none. He's very responsive as well.