Withers Worldwide

Overview

Chris started work at Withers in 1999 as a fresh faced trainee solicitor, qualifying into the Private Client Department in 2001 and was made a Partner in 2007.

Chris works in the Funds, Investment Trust and Tax team of the Wealth Planning department and specialises in advising both UK domiciled and non-UK domiciled high net worth individuals in relation to their personal and business affairs.

His practice includes advising individuals and trustees on UK tax issues, investment structuring for private investors and asset managers, UK and international trust and estate planning.

Highlights

• advising a family with members based in a number of different countries in Europe and also in the USA with regard to their dynastic trust structure.
• advising a European family with regard to the establishment of private investment fund and property investment structure together with a trust holding structure.
• advising UK resident domiciled investment managers on the establishment of an investment fund and appropriate personal tax planning.
• drafting of a comprehensive estate plan for a UK resident Japanese family.
• advising a non-UK resident multi-national family on structuring their personal affairs prior to becoming UK resident.
• advising the family office of a UK resident non-domiciled family with regard to tax efficient investment options.
• advising a UK resident and domiciled family with regard to their estate planning, dynastic trust structures and tax efficient investment structuring.
  

Publications and speaking engagements

Chris is a co-author of Barnsley on Land Options and McCutcheon on Inheritance tax.

Chris is also a regular contributor to newspapers including the Financial Times as well as professional publications.

Chris is a regular speaker at Withers and national and international conferences including most recently:

• October 2010 - Money: making it, keeping it and giving it away  - Withers LLP  
• October 2010 - Money, Money, Money half-day seminar - Withers LLP  
• September 2010 - Transnational Life Insurance
• July 2010 - Gaines-Cooper & Residence Planning Breakfast Briefing - Lexis Nexis
• June 2010 - Emergency Budget Breakfast Briefing - Withers LLP
• June 2010 - 50% Income Tax Conference - Private Client Practitioner
• June 2010 - Topical Developments of Trusts - Lexis Nexis webinar
• May 2010 - International Tax Planning  - what is left? - Lexis Nexis webinar
• March 2010 - Budget Breakfast Briefing - Withers LLP
• March 2010 - 15th Annual International Wealth Transfer Practices Conference - International Bar Association
• January/February 2010 - Should I stay or should I go? half day seminar (London, Geneva, Zurich) - Withers LLP
• November 2009 - Pre Budget Report Breakfast Briefing - Withers LLP
• November 2009 - Having your cake and eating it breakfast seminar - Withers LLP
• October 2009 - Annual Conference (Madrid) - International Bar Association
• May 2009 - Taxation of Trusts - topical developments - Lexis Nexis webinar
• March 2009 - Home & Away: new threats and opportunities for investment and succession planning - Withers LLP
• February 2009 - Private Client Tax Planning - Lexis Nexis
• February 2009 - Tax and investment: Optimum planning in challenging times - Withers LLP
• December 2008 - Trusts Congress 2008 - IBC
• December 2008 - The family business: The recession a time for longer term planning - The Institute for Family Business/Withers LLP
• September 2008 - Tax Update Breakfast Briefing - Investec Trust
• July 2008 - Offshore tax planning for UK resident non-domiciliaries - Society of Trust and Estate Practitioner