Despite Olympic Games Lanes, travel chaos on London’s roads and the whims of the London Underground’s signaling system, eprivateclient was confident in meeting the private wealth team at law firm Bircham Dyson Bell. Located in the same St James’s building only an incalcitrant lift would have proven an impediment.

Having made it down the five flights, Bircham Dyson Bell’s Helen Ratcliffe, head of private wealth, James Johnston, Hugo Smith and Simon Weil, all partners in the private wealth department, explained to eprivateclient that the aim for the firm was to provide “continuit...