Liz Palmer > Howard Kennedy LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

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

Work Department

Private Client.

Position

Liz Palmer provides clients with comprehensive, commercial, and tax-driven private wealth planning advice to achieve succession without dispute. She is a Partner and leads the Private Wealth sector and Private Client and Family teams.

Liz advises wealthy families, entrepreneurs, and property investors on inheritance tax mitigation and the effective devolution of family wealth.

She has particular expertise acting for non-UK resident/domiciled individuals and specialises in the creation of off shore trusts and complex asset structuring for high-net-worth individuals.

Her practice regularly involves cross-border succession planning for international clients who have personal and business assets all over the world. Her expertise extends to dealing with complexities of digital estates.

Liz deals with all forms of inheritance tax and capital gains tax planning and also advises on wills and estate planning particularly for clients with interests and connections with the US.

She has significant experience advising clients about succession, protection of family businesses and devising family governance.

Liz is a solicitor and chartered tax adviser (member of Chartered Institute of Taxation).

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.