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Nick Giles

Nick is a consultant in the Private Client team and was Managing Partner of the firm from 2013 to 2019. Since qualifying as a solicitor in 1978, he has acted for family and owner managed businesses and the people who run them, as well as acting for a wide range of individuals, unincorporated businesses and charities. Nick’s clients are involved in such diverse areas as genealogy, nuclear insurance, property investment, accountancy, chartered surveying, property development and construction, transport, publishing, public relations and retailing. The trend towards philanthropic giving in recent years has led to an increase in Nick’s involvement in establishing charities and foundations. In addition, Nick is the partner responsible for the Intestacy team within the Private Client department. This team deals with intestate estates that would otherwise pass to the Crown. Specialised computer programmes have been developed to deal with these frequently complex cases. The Edwin Coe Intestacy team is believed to deal with a higher number of unclaimed estates than any other firm in the UK. · Edwin Coe LLP

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About

Nick Giles is a consultant in the Private Client team at Edwin Coe LLP and was Managing Partner of the firm from 2013 to 2019. He qualified as a solicitor in 1978 and acts for family and owner-managed businesses, individuals, unincorporated businesses and charities, and he leads the firm's Intestacy team handling intestate and unclaimed estates.

Practice areas

Private ClientProbate & EstatesCharities & Philanthropy

Office

Expertise

Intestacy and unclaimed estatesCharities and foundationsFamily and owner-managed businessesGenealogyNuclear insuranceProperty investmentAccountancyChartered surveyingProperty development and constructionTransportPublishingPublic relationsRetailing

Education

  • Ryde School
  • University of Birmingham (1974 LLB (Hons))

Admissions

  • Solicitor, England (qualified 1978)
  • Member, The Law Society

Languages

French