French Property Law : R U S S E L L

Russell-Cooke
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Russell-Cooke is a dynamic and professionally managed firm of solicitors with offices in Central and South West London and Kingston-upon-Thames.

Over the past ten years the firm has grown significantly and now offers increasing degrees of specialisation, with close-knit teams matching the best competing expertise in a number of key areas. Through this expansion and specialisation the firm has developed a formidable reputation in a number of areas, including commercial property, company and commercial work, and professional regulation.

Although many of our solicitors work predominantly for corporate and institutional clients, we are also able to offer expertise and a full range of services to private clients, which includes criminal litigation and family law.

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Our French law and property department, which is based in London offers specialist, bilingual assistance to clients buying or selling property or with business dealings in France.

The department is renowned for its experience in a number of areas of French law, including:

Buying, selling or renting a French property

Structure of ownership / succession planning

Cross border tax advice in relation to property ownership including Wealth tax, Capital gains tax, Inheritance tax

Cross-border estate planning and Wills (in collaboration with the Private Client Department)

Transfer of Property Share following Divorce, Incapacity of adults and Cross-Border Family Law (in collaboration with the Divorce and Family Matters Department)

Contentious property (in collaboration with our Paris correspondent)

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Dawn Alderson
Patrick Delas
Véronique Cardon

The team is lead by Dawn Alderson an experienced bilingual avocat and solicitor qualified in both French and English law who has practiced in France for over a decade prior to joining Russell-Cooke in 2000.

She works with:

Patrick Delas a French avocat and solicitor with extensive experience in French estate planning, tax and business issues.

They have recently been joined by Veronique Cardon who is trained as a notaire (diplomée notaire) and worked for a large notarial practice in Paris for a number of years before moving to London.

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Tel: 020 8394 6374

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				All information contained within the site is intended as a general guide and should not be regarded as a definitive guide to French property law. Although there is no strict requirement to appoint a solicitor, unless you are very familiar with French law and speak fluent French, it is crucial you have someone who can represent you, and has a proven track record in managing French property transactions.