Philip Munro

Associate

  • Education: University of Bristol, LL.B. (Hons) (First Class) • Nottingham Law School, Diploma in Legal Practice (Distinction)
  • Admitted: England and Wales, 2006
  • Languages spoken: French • German
  • Year joined: 2004

Overview

Philip trained as a solicitor at Withers and is now a member of the Funds, Investment and Business Tax team where, as well as estate planning, tax and trust issues for entrepreneurs and their families, he is interested in the use of funds vehicles for private clients.

Philip was rated in the Private Client Practitioner Top 35 under 35.

Publications and speaking engagements

  • 'The Family Limited Partnership', HNW Journal, December 2007
  • 'Dynastic decisions: Charman v Charman', STEP Journal, October 2007
  • 'The English Family Division and trusts after Charman v Charman', Trust Law International, No.3, 2007
  • 'The future of trusts as a means of protecting family wealth on divorce following Charman v Charman', Offshore Investment, September 2007
  • 'Will Trusts: Drafting and Implementation', LNTV Programme 1356
  • 'Residential Property and Tax', LNTV Programme 1398
  • 'The Budget restores some non-dom advantages and softens some taxes', The Art Newspaper, April 2008
  • 'Peer Pressure: should a peer's UK tax status affect his position in the House of Lords', New Law Journal, 30 May 2008
  • 'The revised remittance rules and their impact on the individual resident non-domiciliary', Private Client Business, September 2008
  • 'The changing international private trust company landscape', Offshore Red, October 2008
     

On a personal note

In his spare time, Philip enjoys squash and football, film and theatre.