Barristers

Giles Richardson KC

Giles Richardson KC

Serle Court, London

Position

Giles took silk in 2022.  He specialises in trusts, probate, company and fiduciary obligations litigation, both in London and offshore, as well as associated professional negligence and fraud work.  He also acts in high value financial remedy actions in the Family Division.

Giles is ranked in Chambers and Partners for all of Traditional Chancery, Commercial Chancery, Offshore, Trusts and Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax Experts being described as “Personable and supremely intelligent, he has a great way with clients”; "Giles' advice is very helpful, very user-friendly, and very commercial. It has rigorous analysis behind it. He's really bright and a real team player”; Calm, measured and assured as an advocate, he adopts a clinical approach that is devastatingly effective”.

He is also recommended in Legal 500 for Private Client: Trusts and Probate, Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy, Company law and Offshore work.

Career

Qualified 1997; Inner Temple.

Memberships

COMBAR; Chancery Bar Association; STEP; The Family Law Bar Association.

Education

Colchester Royal Grammar School; Merton College, Oxford (BA Jurisprudence 1st; BCL 1st).

Mentions

London Bar

Company

Leading silk4
Giles Richardson KC – Serle Court
London Bar

Private wealth and probate

Leading silk3
Giles Richardson KC –Serle Court 'Giles is a superstar. He is incredibly bright, inspires the utmost confidence in clients and has a very collaborative approach. He is a real team player.'
The English Bar Offshore

The English Bar Offshore

Other key lawyer1
Giles Richardson KC –Serle Court 'Giles is just excellent; was the junior of choice and now already one of the silks of choice. Superbly bright, very hard-working and an absolute pleasure to deal with.'