B P Collins LLP

Senior Partner: Simon Deans

Number of partners: 16

Number of lawyers: 57

Languages: English, French, Greek, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi

Firm Overview:

B P Collins LLP is a multi award-winning law firm based in the City of London, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire and Thame, Oxfordshire. Its teams of legal experts provide advice and support to high net worth individuals and families for employment, real estate, dispute resolution, family law plus wills, trusts and probate and private wealth dispute matters. Celebrating 57 years, the firm has built its strong reputation by helping people achieve their goals. The firm's lawyers are dedicated to delivering the best legal advice through solving problems, managing risk and adding value. Lexcel accredited, it is the firm’s lawyers’ personal commitment and enduring relationships with clients, whether a business or private individual, that lead to an outstanding service.

Main Areas of Practice:

Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth:

A skilled and highly respected team comprising members of Resolution, committed to resolving family matters and supporting the wellbeing of their clients. The breadth of experience includes advising high net worth clients on foreign assets, pensions and pre-nuptial agreements as well as high profile, complex divorce cases.

Private Wealth:

In-depth knowledge of estate planning, probate and trusts, which increasingly encompasses international tax work to include offshore trusts. The practice enhances its commitment to clients with a trust administration service and advice on issues affecting the elderly. Clients include high profile individuals and those with large and complex estates.

Private Wealth Disputes:

A strong reputation for handling contentious probate and inheritance matters. Successfully achieved settlement of a variety of court actions including substantial High Court litigation regarding the validity of wills, claims under the Inheritance Act and applications to remove personal representatives from their roles as executors and administrators. The team are tenacious and thorough.

Real Estate: High Value Residential:

Extensive expertise in residential property matters including high value conveyancing, joint ownership, property development, mortgages, lettings advice and trust-related work. The team also advises on the impact of environmental law on property ownership and transactions and has dedicated property litigation support. Clients often have large portfolios which the team work across.

High Net Worth Contacts:

■ Family/Matrimonial: Sue Andrews

■ Private Wealth: Lucy Wood

■ Real Estate: High Value Residential: Martina Razaq

■ Private Wealth Disputes: Craig Williams