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Art and cultural property

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

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Suzanne Marriott heads up the art and luxury practice at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP. Marriott is skilled at advising artists and collectors on structuring their art ownership for tax and succession purposes. Robert Blower is a known name for his tax and estate planning work on estates that contain significant art collections, while Stewart Hey is well regarded for his work on various high-value international disputes and investigations. Chris Haywood and Mark Hill are among the other highly-regarded members of the department. There have been some departures from the department – Rudy Capildeo, Tim Maxwell and Petra Warrington are now at Wedlake Bell.

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  • 'They are first class in my experience'.
  • 'The taxation issues affecting art and cultural property are varied and complex. The CRS team are, in my experience, excellent in producing pragmatic solutions for clients. Each of the members of the practice are highly qualified, technically excellent, well grounded and diligent. Their stand-out quality is their enormous strength in depth'.

  • ‘Robert Blower (huge experience, technically expert, charming and unostentatious) - consistently very high quality'.

  • ‘Suzanne Marriott and Robert Blower are both extremely well known and highly respected in the Art and Cultural Property Law world. They are supported by an extensive team'.

  • 'Extremely knowledgeable, trustworthy and professional and very well respected in this area of the law'.
  • 'Robert Blower: extremely knowledgeable in heritage tax matters. Suzanne Marriott: excellent in all things she does'.

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Robert Blower
Hall of fameCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
Robert specialises in all aspects of private client work, in particular lifetime tax and estate planning, issues relating to offshore assets, trusts, UK landed estates and heritage property. Clients include individuals, both UK domiciled and many non-UK domiciled, their trusts and companies. Robert acts for many highly influential and international families advising on the structuring of assets in many parts of the world. He also acts for many UK entrepreneurs and business owners, as well as art collectors and estate owners. Robert has a large Middle East practice and a particular expertise in structuring trusts so that they comply with the Islamic Shariah rules on the devolution of family assets. He has also carried out a great deal of UK heritage tax work, in particular in relation to conditional exemption and offers in lieu of tax. Robert regularly advises trustees (including charitable trustees) on their duties and responsibilities and also brings Court applications on behalf of trustees.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Suzanne Marriott

Other key lawyers

Robert Blower, Stewart Hey, Chris Haywood, Mark Hill

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