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    Private Client Legal Services

Individuals have very different needs to businesses, both emotionally and practically.

This differentiation has shaped the legal industry and how we do business, to ensure we have specialist private client lawyers responding to your personal plans across multiple areas in the UK and globally, such as tax planning, family and relationship decisions, property and philanthropy.

Our private client lawyers

We have detailed below the specific technical areas we can support you with as an individual, according to the legal framework in which we operate. These may involve succession, tax, family disputes, divorce, or buying and selling properties.

If you relate to any of the following areas, you may also be interested in our broader expertise supporting your businesses, business interests, business property, employees, contractual disputes, amongst others things, which can be found in the links below.

 

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The remittance basis: how did we get here?

The remittance basis is a special tax treatment for UK residents who are not domiciled in the UK and have foreign income and gains. Here we outline how it has changed over time.

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Meet our private client lawyers

Technical leaders in their field of expertise. Technically proficient advice delivered in a highly personable manner."

Legal 500 UK, 2024, Private Client Law

Our private client services

Family lawyers

Family

We help you plan for the future, for your relationship and your children. Our approach is humane, sophisticated and pragmatic.

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Family Office Legal Services

Family Offices

For wealthy families looking to set up a family office.

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Immigration Legal Services

Immigration

Whether you require UK immigration assistance as an individual or as an organisation, our specialist lawyers can help you.

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International Wealth Structuring Legal Services

International Wealth Structuring

We advise international individuals, and their trustees and advisers, on the establishment and administration of asset holding structures.

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Mental Capacity & Court of Protection Legal Services

Mental Capacity & Court of Protection

For those preparing documents to help protect finances and welfare when you no longer have the capacity to act.

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Philanthropy Legal Services

Philanthropy

For philanthropists and sustainable investors.

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Private Property Legal Services

Private Property

For those with personal property assets or those looking to purchase them.

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Reputation Management Lawyers

Reputation Management

Our team of experienced media dispute specialists is highly attuned to advising private individuals on ‘reputation management’ issues.

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Private Wealth Disputes

Private Wealth Disputes

We provide tailored solutions for all varieties of domestic and international disputes for families and private wealth professionals. 

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Tax Disputes & Investigation Lawyers

Tax Disputes & Investigations

Handling disputes and investigations for you across all areas of tax.

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UK Trust Establishment, Administration & Taxation Lawyers

UK Trust Establishment, Administration & Taxation

For those wishing to utilise trust structures and the administration of this.

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UK Wealth Structuring Legal Services

Wealth Structuring

For those wishing to draft a Will to distribute their assets through efficient structures.

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Our awards

I am very impressed with Charles Russell Speechlys' ability to tackle complex and challenging technical tax matters. The team demonstrated significant knowledge of the industry sector."

Chambers High Net Worth 2023, Private Client
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  • Overview of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill: What are the key provisions?

    Laura Bushaway

    Insights

  • Home buyers and sellers hit by cyber-attack

    William Marriott

    Quick Reads

  • International Relocation: The Parent Trap 25 years on ...

    Joshua Green

    Quick Reads

  • Autumn Statement provides little comfort for farmers and landowners

    Hannah Connors

    Quick Reads

  • Spears quotes Piers Master on the Harrington Review of Foreign Direct Investment

    Piers Master

    In the Press

  • Top Tips to Building your Brand - Women in Chancery

    Katelyn Silver

    Quick Reads

  • What next for residential property? Autumn Statement Update

    William Marriott

    Quick Reads

  • Property118 schemes for landlords – a mistake worth fixing?

    Hugh Gunson

    Insights

  • The statutory residence test

    Dominic Lawrance

    Insights

  • Split year treatment

    Dominic Lawrance

    Insights

  • World renowned theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh unveiled as latest guest on ‘Client Conversations’ podcast from Charles Russell Speechlys

    Simon Ridpath

    News

  • Client Conversations Podcast: Sir Cameron Mackintosh

    Simon Ridpath

    Podcasts

  • Sarah Wray writes for International Adviser on what might be in store for personal taxation under a potential Labour government

    Sarah Wray

    In the Press

  • Professional Adviser quotes Julia Cox on possible IHT reform if the Labour Party win the next general election

    Julia Cox

    In the Press

  • Labour government - potential change to cohabitation laws?

    Sarah Anticoni

    Quick Reads

  • The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: 6 Key Changes to Trust Reporting under the Register of Overseas Entities

    Dominic Lawrance

    Insights

  • Removal from EU tax blacklist: what this means for British Virgin Islands

    Oliver Cooper

    Quick Reads

  • Tax Concessions for Family Offices in Hong Kong

    Jeffrey Lee

    Insights

  • Hong Kong Halves Stamp Duty for Non-Permanent Residents and Stamp Duty Suspension for Overseas Talents

    Jovanne Zee

    Insights

  • Succession planning considerations for the 21st century

    Oliver Little

    Insights

  • Balfour structuring for rural Estates: what might be next?

    Sarah Wray

    Insights

  • Presale Planning: The Protection of Private Wealth in the Event of a Business Sale, Flotation or Liquidity Event

    Mike Barrington

    Insights

  • Bloomberg quotes Piers Master on the impact a potential labour government could have on UHNWs across the UK

    Piers Master

    In the Press

  • Visiting the UK over the next 2 years? You may need a pre-arrival Electronic Travel Authorisation

    Paul McCarthy

    Quick Reads

  • Will increasing taxes for foreign buyers fix the UK housing crisis?

    Rebecca Day

    Quick Reads

  • Game of Homes: Transatlantic Disputes

    Cara Fung

    Quick Reads

  • A Labour government: what might be in store for personal taxation?

    Sarah Wray

    Quick Reads

  • Spears quotes Piers Master on the potential exodus of UHNW non-doms from the UK ahead of a potential Labour government

    Piers Master

    In the Press

  • Investment Week quotes Julia Cox on the proposed scrapping of inheritance tax

    Julia Cox

    In the Press

  • Heritage property and conditional exemption

    Sarah Wray

    Insights

  • Sarah Higgins and David Wells-Cole write for Wealth Briefing on the pitfalls of using unregulated legal services

    Sarah Higgins

    In the Press

  • 5 top tips to make estate administration easier for your executor

    Jessica Dawkins

    Quick Reads

  • The Family Fund: Bank of Mum & Dad 2.0

    Vanessa Duff

    Quick Reads

  • Inside Britney and Sam’s $10m prenup

    Shivi Rajput

    Quick Reads

  • Oops!....I did it again - Britney's third divorce

    Charlotte Posnansky

    Quick Reads

  • NSPCC urges Government to protect children from domestic abuse during holidays

    Shivi Rajput

    Quick Reads

  • A brief look at HMRC v A Taxpayer [2023] UKUT 00182 (TCC)

    Dominic Lawrance

    Quick Reads

  • ATED and the farmhouse

    Sarah Wray

    Quick Reads

  • Recognising financial abuse in a relationship

    Vanessa Duff

    Quick Reads

  • Atonement and post separation endeavour: wife keeps £1m gift from husband after his affair and will receive a share of his business’ future profits

    Sophia Leeder

    Quick Reads

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