09 May 2008 - Article
Robert McLean
Trust manager | London
Robert is trust manager and chief executive of Withers Trust Corporation Limited.
He deals with a broad cross-section of complex settlements and deals with many trust-related issues, with more than 25 years experience of advising settlors, trustees and beneficiaries on all aspects of trust management and taxation, including inheritance tax, capital gains tax and the taxation of trust income. He also advises on setting up and running trust corporations and works closely with colleagues in the litigation and charity teams to provide expert trust-related advice.
Track record
Memberships
Talks
Running Withers Trust Corporation with its mix of more than 150 complex and valuable estates, trusts and private charities.
Acting for the trustees of a will trust with assets of more than £140m, whilst they plan to exit a long-held family company shareholding.
Dealing with a trust holding a collection of modern art worth more than €30 million.
Full member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Private Trusts Committee of The Association of Corporate Trustees (TACT)
Affiliate of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners (ACIE)
Management of trusts and their administration, central law training
Me in a minute
One of the best parts of dealing with settlors, trustees and beneficiaries is the variety of work it offers
Languages
- English