Oliver Court Partner

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Oliver advises individuals, families and trustees based in the UK and abroad on UK tax, estate planning and asset structuring.

His clients range from UK families and executives to European and US entrepreneurs and their structures.

Oliver specialises in advising on UK/US situations and spent time on secondment with the trusts and estates group of a leading New York law firm.

He also works with families to establish and reorganise international family office and asset-holding structures and put in place family constitutions.

Oliver is a member of the firm’s trust and probate litigation group and has worked on large-scale trust litigation both in England and overseas.

Professional memberships

  • STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners)

Expertise

Recent work

International succession planning

Co-ordinating a team of lawyers in five different jurisdictions to develop an integrated succession plan for an entrepreneur with a large European trading business.

International trust structuring

Advising a family on business assets owned through a series of trusts and companies in multiple jurisdictions and reorganising those structures following recent UK legislative changes affecting UK resident family members.

International trust structuring

Co-ordinating a significant distribution from a family trust to a charitable foundation, including a Court application to approve the transaction under the principle in Public Trustee v Cooper.

US/UK structuring

Reorganising a longstanding trust and foundation structure for the benefit of a family with members based in both the US and UK.

US/UK structuring

Advising on the tax treatment of a US investment structure for UK residents, including co-ordinating UK and US tax treatment to optimise the clients’ position.

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What people are saying

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"[Oliver Court] is a fantastic lawyer. He is someone who has a lot of knowledge when it comes to cross-border planning. He is excellent with clients, has a really sharp mind and is very practical and creative in his advice."

Chambers HNW 2022

"Oliver Court is knowledgeable, particularly in the area of US-UK planning, and is a pleasure to work with. He is able to explain complex cross-border planning matters in a client-friendly way."

Chambers HNW 2021

"[Oliver Court] is truly impressive. He is one of the best lawyers I know. He has an excellent reputation. He is a superstar. He is extremely bright, but very friendly, easy to work with and approachable."

Chambers HNW 2021

"He is smart, practical, charming and delightful to work with. He is really bright and dedicated as well as being very knowledgeable and accessible."

Chambers HNW 2020

"He is a very good, strong, technical lawyer. He is very conscientious, hard-working and will always put the client first. He will always look at issues and makes sure he gets to the answers."

Chambers HNW 2020

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Not a sham? Perhaps not a trust either

Oliver Court, Charles Lloyd 17 Nov 2020
Following the widely-reported decision in Pugachev, a recent Privy Council judgment in an appeal from the Cook Islands continues what appears to be a new line of cases...
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Changes to excluded property settlements - latest update

Nicholas Harries, Oliver Court, Robin Vos 09 Jul 2020
The Finance Bill, which is completing its passage through Parliament, contains significant changes to the excluded property status of settlements where property has been added to a...
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The UK statutory residence test

Robin Vos, Oliver Court 01 Aug 2018
The UK has a statutory test for tax residence. Details of the test are set out in this note.
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