Michael Shaw Senior counsel

Senior counsel
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Michael advises UK and international individuals, family offices and trustees on personal tax and succession planning.

Much of Michael’s work has a strong cross-border element and he is particularly interested in matters with a German connection; having worked as a professional translator in Hamburg for four years before he became a lawyer.

Michael is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

Michael sits on the steering group for our Pride staff network, a forum for networking and peer support between LGBT+ staff and allies.

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Recent work

Worldwide estate planning

Working with German and US counsel on an individual’s complex worldwide estate planning to defer exposure to UK inheritance tax and safeguard succession to family company shares, including an analysis of how UK taxes apply to a range of civil law concepts.

Trustees of trusts

Advising trustees of trusts for the benefit of a long term resident non-domiciliary on structuring a range of European private equity investments within the confines of the post-2017 statutory protected settlements regime.

UK resident non-domiciliary subject

Advising a UK resident non-domiciliary subject to a wide ranging HM Revenue & Customs enquiry into his domicile, taking in three generations of an internationally mobile family.

Private bank

Advising a renowned private bank on the UK tax implications of historical investments in complex products in a UK resident non-domiciliary’s portfolio, together with remittance issues arising from errors in account operation.

Middle Eastern family

Reviewing extensive UK property and offshore asset holding structures for the benefit of a prominent Middle Eastern family and assisting the family with UK tax compliance.

Offshore trustees

Working with offshore trustees to respond to an HMRC enquiry into remittances to the UK to fund the purchase of a London home, involving an in-depth analysis of historical transactions within various offshore structures and negotiation with HMRC.

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Finance Bill 2017: Avoidance measures

Michael Shaw 07 Dec 2016
This update looks at how the Finance Bill 2017 proposes to implement two of the anti-avoidance measures on which the government has recently consulted.
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