Tax issues on stake sales and investment into managers: structuring, pitfalls and steps to take now
About
Nicholas started his career as a barrister, practising from 10 Old Square, Lincoln’s Inn (a leading set of traditional Chancery chambers). He subsequently joined Macfarlanes in 2003. He continues to hold Higher Courts Rights of Audience.
Nicholas’ current practice draws on both the detailed trust law and drafting experience gained at the Bar and the technical tax experience gained later in his career. It embraces the full range of tax, estate and succession planning advice for individuals resident in the UK. It also includes advice for internationally-based individuals and their families, often where there is no significant connection with the UK.
He works closely with our private client disputes team (drawing on his contentious experience at the Bar) and with our tax team (to deliver coordinated advice where both personal and business tax issues are at stake).
Nicholas also heads up our charity and probate practices. He has many years' experience advising on all probate related matters.
Professional memberships:
- STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners)
- The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
Qualified in England and Wales, 2005.
Experience
- Advising the Guernsey resident trustees of a family trust on the sale of a significant trust asset where court approval was required (together with our private client disputes team).
- Advising on the administration of an estate which included a dispute over the deceased’s interest in a partnership.
- Advising several private banks on the tax aspects of their investment offering for UK resident non-UK domiciled clients.
- Advising landowners in relation to arrangements with house builders for the development of agricultural land (including arrangements for pooling profits between several participating landowners).