Giles qualified as a solicitor in 2015. He advises on all facets of trust and estate litigation, including inherited wealth disputes, claims under the Inheritance Act 1975, will validity disputes, trustee and personal representative removal cases, DNA verification matters, estate and trust administration disputes, and property trust-related claims. He has experience acting in contentious proceedings in the Court of Protection.

His practice often involves multi-jurisdictional, high-profile and cross-border elements involving jurisdictions such as Australia, Germany, India, Jersey, United States of America and Hong Kong.

Giles regularly acts in contentious administrations involving the Russell-Cooke Trust Company, where the trust company is appointed as independent administrator in circumstances involving beneficiary litigation or family disharmony.

Giles has expertise advising on cases involving charities and charitable legacies.

• Acted for the independent administrator entrusted with managing a substantial and contentious estate, which included assets spanning international borders. Navigated complex jurisdictional issues and multifaceted challenges to help safeguard the estate's integrity with a view to equitable distribution.
• Represented a client looking to secure provision from an estate of considerable value under the Inheritance Act 1975. 
• Provided comprehensive strategic guidance to co-executors and trustees embroiled in a potential unconscionable bargain transaction.
• Advising a national charity with respect to the defence of a claim under the Inheritance Act 1975.
• Advising on various matters involving the validity of will(s) and/or the construction of the same.
• Advising on various matters involving trustee breach of trust.
• Representing executors and trustees with respect to application for Beddoe relief in the context of wider lifetime transaction validity claims and involving applications for Norwich Pharmacal orders.
• Advising on various matters in the Court of Application involving removal applications against deputies and statutory will applications.
• Representing co-owners in the context of co-ownership disputes under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA).
• Advising on a matter involving an action in ‘quantum meruit’ and promissory estoppel in the context of an estate administration.

• Affiliate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
• Member of The Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA)
• Member of ACTAPS (Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists)