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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
5 FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7RD
England
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Work Department

Private wealth, sport; private client.

Position

Alice advises a wide range of UK domiciled and non-UK domiciled individuals and their families, as well as trustees.

Alice has expertise in advising on:

  • Wills and succession planning arrangements;
  • tax and estate planning involving UK resident and non-UK resident trusts;
  • the English law concept of domicile, the statutory rules which determine UK tax residence and the implications of domicile and tax residence; and
  • a wide range of other matters for individuals typically involving complex UK tax issues.

She enjoys building and maintaining long-standing client relationships and acting as a trusted adviser to clients and their families. She regularly works collaboratively with clients’ accountants and other professional advisers, including in other jurisdictions, to coordinate and dovetail their advice and estate planning. She also enjoys working together with other teams within the firm where a client’s needs extend outside her own expertise.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate

(Next Generation Partners)

Alice WilneCharles Russell Speechlys LLP

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has ‘excellent strength in depth; quality partners’, and is ‘very client centric.‘ Under the collective leadership of Robert BlowerPiers Master, and William Begley, the large team provides a fully integrated service to very wealthy individuals, their families, family offices, and landed estates. Other significant clients include private banks, trustees, and wealth managers. It has considerable international capabilities, as well as family office expertise. Blower has an excellent international practice, with a particular focus on the Middle East. Master receives a steady flow of instructions from Middle Eastern families with global enterprises, and complex family shareholdings. Bart Peerless acts for some of the world’s wealthiest families. His work includes devising and implementing offshore holding structures. Dominic Lawrance is another key figure. Simon Weil often acts for families with heritage assets. Nicola Thorpe, Sangna Chauhan, and Alice Wilne  have also built up strong client bases. They are regularly the lead partners on various highly complex client matters.