Mark Hunter Partner

Partner
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Mark advises on a broad range of tax, trust and estate planning issues for individuals, trustees and family offices. He has extensive experience working on complex matters with a cross-border element.

Mark advises on the development of family governance, the creation and operation of asset-holding structures and the creation of family office structures for both UK and non-UK based families. He has also been involved in family trust matters with a litigious or a potentially litigious element.

Mark has particular experience in advising on matters with a US connection. In 2016 he spent six months on secondment with the trusts and estates group of a leading New York-based law firm and has developed a good understanding of the tax and succession issues for US citizens and residents.

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Recent work

UK entrepreneur

Advising in relation to the reorganisation of the business interests of a UK entrepreneur and the creation of his family office.

Trust restructuring

Advising on the restructuring of a series of trusts holding an interest in a family business to bring the structuring into alignment with the family’s wishes and the tax considerations in the jurisdictions involved.

Family governance

Undertaking a detailed review of the operation of a family asset holding structure and advising on issues from a governance and investment structuring perspective.

Deemed domicile planning

Advising a long-term UK resident non-UK domiciled individual on establishing a series of trusts prior to becoming deemed domiciled in the UK, creating a bespoke protector mechanism and balancing the issues arising for US family members.

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"Sebastian Prichard Jones and Mark Hunter are exceptional at explaining complex matters and providing effective solutions to the issues at hand. Their availability is top notch, and both are a pleasure to deal with."

The Legal 500 2023

"[Mark Hunter] is extremely approachable and always has the ability to explain very technical and complicated matters in a way that is easy for the client to understand. He is always an absolute pleasure to deal with."

Chambers HNW 2022

"Mark is a great partner to work with. He is commercial, pragmatic and very dedicated."

Chambers HNW 2022

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Labour’s plan to close the tax gap

Gideon Sanitt, Mark Hunter, Victoria Braid 19 Apr 2024
When the Conservative government announced on 6 March that they would abolish the non-dom regime, they undermined a key element of the Labour Party’s plan to raise funds, in the...
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UK non-dom reforms

Sebastian Prichard Jones, Mark Hunter, Paul Hardwick, David Gauke 09 Apr 2024
In the UK’s Spring Budget on 6 March 2024, the Conservative Government announced the abolition of the current tax regime for UK resident non-UK domiciliaries and the creation of a...
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Non-UK domiciliary regime - an analysis

Sebastian Prichard Jones, David Gauke, Mark Hunter 08 Mar 2024
On 6 March 2024, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, announced the creation of a new regime for individuals commencing UK residence, which is intended to...
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