Stuart is a consultant in the private clients and tax team.
Stuart acts for a wide variety of clients based all over the world. Areas of particular specialism include succession planning and family governance, helping entrepreneurs with structuring both before and after liquidity events, investment taxation, the fast-changing landscape for non-UK domiciliaries living in the UK, and trust law.Stuart's client base includes both first generation entrepreneurs and subsequent generations, and he enjoys getting to the heart of what really matters to a family and helping the family achieve their goals.
Career highlights include acting as an expert witness in a landmark international divorce case, being part of the Judging Panel for the STEP Awards, and also being a member of the Alternative Investment Management Association.
Stuart has been ranked in the leading directories for many years as an expert in his field, and was formerly the European head of the Funds, Investments, and Tax Group at Withers.
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Me in a minute
I very much enjoy navigating complex technical (and often cross-border) issues
One of the greatest pleasures of being a private client lawyers is being able to spend time with successful families, learning about each family's values and aspirations.
Whilst we live in a world where tax legislation and regulation continue to proliferate, the fundamental challenges for wealthy families of passing wealth down the generations in a way that does not discourage ambition remain much the same.
I very much enjoy navigating complex technical (and often cross-border) issues, whilst doing my best to keep focus on a family's real priorities and to present technical issues in a readily digestible fashion.
Outside the law I have always been a keen musician. Although I decided upon law school rather than a music college, I still play regularly and can occasionally be found in jazz clubs playing jazz piano!