Simon Malkiel > Howard Kennedy LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Howard Kennedy LLP
NO.1 LONDON BRIDGE
LONDON
SE1 9BG
England

Work Department

Private Client.

Position

Simon Malkiel advises UK and international high-net-worth individuals, families and trustees on tax and succession planning, wealth structuring and asset protection. He is a partner and heads up the Trust, Tax and Estate Planning team.

Simon acts for a growing and diverse client base of high-net-worth clients including entrepreneurs, business owners, real estate investors, and individuals in the sports, entertainment, and art sectors.

He advises both domestic UK clients and those with an international dimension to their affairs such as UK resident non-domiciled taxpayers, foreign clients with UK assets (particularly UK homes or other real estate holdings), or those coming to or leaving the UK.

His practice focuses primarily on estate and succession planning, inheritance tax and capital gains tax planning and mitigation, residence and domicile advice and related UK tax issues, asset protection and wealth structuring advice, and UK and offshore trusts and other structures.

Simon guides clients through the preparation of wills, typically incorporating trusts for tax/succession planning purposes, as well as to cater for complex family situations, and lasting powers of attorney.

Simon is dual-qualified, being both a solicitor and a Chartered Tax Adviser.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate

At the helm of Howard Kennedy LLP is John Annetts. Annetts continues to deal with a wide range of high-value and complex estates, ranging in value from £2m to £350m, many of which are multi-jurisdictional. Liz Palmer is another prominent member of the practice who advises UK and international clients on various matters, and has a particular emphasis on tax advice pertaining to residence and domicile issues. Simon Malkiel acts for a growing and diverse client base of UK and international high and ultra-high-net-worth clients. These clients include entrepreneurs, business owners, real estate investors, and individuals in the sports, entertainment, and art sectors. All three of the lawyers mentioned are members of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. The group is also experienced in advising on Sharia law and on family investment companies.