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About
Provided by Giles Richardson KC
Practice Areas
Giles 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 Court. Giles is ranked in Chambers and Partners for all of Traditional Chancery, Commercial Chancery, Offshore, Trusts and Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax Experts.
He is also recommended in Legal 500 in Private Wealth and Probate, Company law and the English Bar Offshore work.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Giles Richardson KC enjoys a strong presence in cases involving the crossover between matrimonial and chancery law. He has valuable experience of handling matrimonial proceedings involving Jersey and Guernsey trusts. Richardson often acts for spouses and trustees in high net worth cases.
Giles Richardson KC handles a wide range of trusts litigation and advisory work. He has been engaged in particularly significant trusts matters in a variety of courts both in the UK and overseas. Sources recognise his extensive experience in locations such as Jersey, Guernsey and the BVI.
Giles Richardson KC is an exceptionally well-respected barrister who is frequently trusted with complex multi-jurisdictional matters. He is also noted for his experience in matrimonial finance and other matters falling in the crossover between family law and traditional Chancery.
Giles Richardson KC is a key player in contentious international trusts cases, who has acted for both trust companies and personal trustees in places as far-flung as the Channel Islands, the BVI, the Cayman Islands and St Kitts & Nevis. He specialises in real estate-focused trust funds and regularly acts for fund liquidators.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Giles is brilliant. He's incredibly talented, he works hard and he is bright and engaging. His strategic insight and input are always valued, and clients love him."
"Great in court and a real all-rounder, he has a great reputation and rightly so. He is very detail-focused and does not get lost in the weeds."
"A joy to work with, Giles is a hugely talented advocate, who is fiercely intelligent. Clients and solicitors love him, and he also commands the ear of the court."
"Giles is excellent and one of my go-to people for this space."
"Giles is hugely experienced and has a good reputation. He's a silk who rolls his sleeves up and is very user-friendly - the modern generation of silks. He's outstanding."
"Giles is a pleasure to work with and gives excellent, well-informed advice."
"He's always helpful and on hand. Clients really trust him."
"He is absolutely incredible at dealing with complex legal issues."
"Giles is one of the go-to leading counsel for chancery trust matters, whose knowledge of the sector is unmatched. He is one of the brightest silks out there and very good on complex disputes."
"He is the most highly sought-after chancery barrister on the scene. He is an intellectual powerhouse who brings humility with that."
"Giles is extremely pragmatic and a very sensible person to deal with. He knows the strengths and weaknesses of the case and is someone whom you just have enormous respect for."
"He is one of the brightest silks out there and is very good at complex and often unique disputes."
"He is phenomenal and his ability to work from first principles is exceptional. His legal analysis is great and he always cuts through to the main points."
"Giles is very down to earth, very responsive, excellent with clients and not afraid to give decisive advice."
"Giles is excellent and a go-to in this space."
"Giles is hugely experienced and has a good reputation. He is a silk who rolls up his sleeves and is very user-friendly."
"Giles is brilliant. He's incredibly talented, he works hard and he is bright and engaging. His strategic insight and input are always valued, and clients love him."
"Great in court and a real all-rounder, he has a great reputation and rightly so. He is very detail-focused and does not get lost in the weeds."
"A joy to work with, Giles is a hugely talented advocate, who is fiercely intelligent. Clients and solicitors love him, and he also commands the ear of the court."
"Giles is excellent and one of my go-to people for this space."
"Giles is hugely experienced and has a good reputation. He's a silk who rolls his sleeves up and is very user-friendly - the modern generation of silks. He's outstanding."
"Giles is a pleasure to work with and gives excellent, well-informed advice."
"He's always helpful and on hand. Clients really trust him."
"He is absolutely incredible at dealing with complex legal issues."
"Giles is one of the go-to leading counsel for chancery trust matters, whose knowledge of the sector is unmatched. He is one of the brightest silks out there and very good on complex disputes."
"He is the most highly sought-after chancery barrister on the scene. He is an intellectual powerhouse who brings humility with that."
"Giles is extremely pragmatic and a very sensible person to deal with. He knows the strengths and weaknesses of the case and is someone whom you just have enormous respect for."
"He is one of the brightest silks out there and is very good at complex and often unique disputes."
"He is phenomenal and his ability to work from first principles is exceptional. His legal analysis is great and he always cuts through to the main points."
"Giles is very down to earth, very responsive, excellent with clients and not afraid to give decisive advice."
"Giles is excellent and a go-to in this space."
"Giles is hugely experienced and has a good reputation. He is a silk who rolls up his sleeves and is very user-friendly."
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