Paul Whitehead

A Private Wealth specialist with an emphasis on complex tax and trust issues, Paul has considerable experience advising international and UK-based HNW clients.

With experience across the range of private client matters, Paul Whitehead is described as ‘spectacular’ in advising clients on matters including onshore and offshore trusts, UK personal taxation, Wills and estate planning, residence and domicile and offshore structures.

Paul is listed as a recommended lawyer by both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners (HNW) guides, with the latter noting “he gives clients the full picture of the pros and cons of doing any one thing, which is helpful for clients who want to make a fully informed decision”. Others comment “Paul is extremely knowledgeable, he’s very calm and collected and he’s able to put things across quite simply even when it’s actually complex… he is spectacular”.

Paul is chair of STEP City of London Committee. He is a regular author on matters relating to private wealth law, and speaks at various seminars in London, the Channel Islands, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, the Baltic States, Luxembourg, Israel and the US on different aspects of tax and international estate planning.

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Expertise

Paul is a trust and tax specialist with over 30 years of experience in this sector.

He advises individuals, families and trustees on all aspects of wealth protection, tax and succession planning, including on:

the creation of trusts and similar structures, their use and benefits, and their tax implications;
residence and domicile, the tax implications and structuring to assist individuals and families moving to, or from, the UK;
structuring and restructuring family businesses;
Wills; and
Lasting powers of attorney and Advance Decisions.

Paul is simply brilliant.

The Legal 500

Provides incredibly technical advice in a user-friendly format.

Partner

His ability to translate complex tax matters is unsurpassed.

The Legal 500

Expertise

Paul is simply brilliant.

The Legal 500

Provides incredibly technical advice in a user-friendly format.

Chambers & Partners (HNW)

What others say

Chambers & Partners, 2021

Legal 500, 2021