Expertise

Specialises in family governance, international and domestic taxation, trusts and estate planning. His practice is significantly international, acting on large trust structures for a number of substantial institutions, for wealthy individuals, and for non-UK domiciliaries on inward investment into the UK.
 
Other specialisations are acting for trustees on UK corporate transactions, in trust situations where beneficiaries are divorcing, and complex trust drafting. Particular focus on clients from South East Asia.
 
Has been consulted as an expert witness in his field. 
 
He is rated in the top category of Private Client practitioners in Chambers Global directory of the legal profession and has been so for a number of years. He is very highly rated in other legal directories.

Experience

• Complex planning and highly complex trust drafting for very wealthy clients and trustees in South East Asia
• Advised on a major sale of UK company by offshore trustees
• Advised on the tax structuring for one of the largest UK residential property acquisitions by a non-domiciliary

Professional

Baileys Shaw & Gillett 1980-1984
Rooks Rider, Partner 1986-2002
LG, Partner 2002 to date

Professional Memberships

International Council deputy chairman and a director of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STIP); member International Fiscal Association and ITPA.

Publications

• Extensive international lectures including in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Switzerland, as well as London and Oxford, and around the UK, on international tax, trust and estate matters
• Author of a number of articles and chapters relation to tax, trust and estate planning