Member Profile
Bart Peerless
Senior Partner | Charles Russell Speechlys
Office Location: England and Wales
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Top Specialisms
Estates: Planning
Trusts & Trusteeship
Trusts: Planning
Connect
Professional Biography
Bart is recognised internationally as a leader in the world of private client legal advice and is hugely influential within the industry. He has over 30 years’ experience acting for high-net-worth individuals, trustees and beneficiaries, based in both the UK and internationally, in relation to succession and estate planning, including tax and on the use of trusts and other asset holding vehicles, and is lead partner for many of the Firm’s most significant private clients. He also acts for and is trustee of a number of Charitable Trusts. Bart was appointed the Firm’s Senior Partner in 2021, having led our award-winning Private Client practice for the previous seven years. He was elected to serve a second 4 year term as Senior partner in May 2024. In this role, he combines a significant and busy client practice, with this ambassadorial and managerial role, particularly focused on the Firm’s external profile.