Henry Stuart > Withers LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Withers LLP Offices
20 Old Bailey
LONDON
EC4M 7AN
England
Henry Stuart

Work Department
Residential property.
Position
Head of residential property team dealing with high-value residential transactions of London and rural property. Recent transactions for both national and international clients. The team acts on purchasing some of the most valuable residential property in England, particularly in prime Central London. The residential property team at Withers provides a personal and confidential service and works closely with wealth planning lawyers to create tax-efficient holding structures for property in the UK and worldwide.
Career
Articled May, May and Merrimans; qualified 1984; Jaques & Lewis 1986-87; Withers 1987; partner 1992. Publications include ‘EFP’ vols 36 and 37, and ‘Kelly’s Draftsman’ (advising editor).
Memberships
United Kingdom Environmental Law Association; Agricultural Law Association
Education
City of London School; Nottingham University.
Leisure
Cycling, tennis, squash, member of Solicitors’ Wine Society.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Employment > Senior executives
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Real estate > Residential property
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)