Collyer Bristow LLP

Collyer Bristow LLP is a long-established London law firm with a heritage dating back to 1760. The firm is recognised for its expertise in private wealth, business law, real estate, and dispute resolution, and is known for providing high-quality, tailored legal advice that combines traditional professional values with modern, creative thinking. Its client base includes international and domestic clients such as entrepreneurs, businesses, and high-net-worth individuals and families.

The private wealth department has a strong tax and estate planning team advising on wills, tax structuring, trusts, probate, and charities, with particular expertise in residence, non-domicile and offshore matters, powers of attorney, Court of Protection work, and trust and probate litigation. The family law team handles divorce, separation, civil partnerships, cohabitation, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, and complex financial and children-related disputes, with both UK and cross-jurisdictional elements.

The commercial dispute resolution team advises on breach of contract, shareholder and partnership disputes, professional negligence claims, civil fraud, and trade disputes, and is noted for its strategic expertise, with clients including Manolete Partners and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines. The banking and financial disputes team specialises in complex financial litigation, including benchmark manipulation, structured finance, FOREX, securitisation, cryptocurrency, and bank lending disputes, often working with referrals from other law firms.

The real estate team advises property owners, investors, developers, funders, landlords, and tenants on matters ranging from large-scale portfolio acquisitions to individual transactions, lettings, management, and disputes, with clients including GMS Estates and EcoWorld London. The intellectual property and data protection team covers brand protection, commercial agreements, dispute resolution, and litigation concerning patents, design rights, trade marks, copyright, and confidential information. The team also advises on UK GDPR compliance, data breaches, and subject access requests, with clients such as Sanrio UK, Stannah Stairlifts, and Wirth Research.

The employment team provides advice on HR management, Employment Tribunal and High Court litigation, unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE, breach of contract, whistleblowing, equal pay, flexible working, and business immigration, with clients including Perrett Laver, Mediaplus UK, Asos.com, Cashplus Bank, and Mercuri Urval. The corporate and commercial team advises on commercial contracts, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, regulatory matters, company reconstructions, insolvency, corporate recovery, and matters involving art and culture. Clients include Manolete Partners and the Moulton family office.

Memberships
IBA (International Bar Association)
Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP)

Staffing Figures
38 UK partners
52 other UK fee-earners