Jonathan Shankland > Weightmans > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Weightmans
85 FLEET STREET
LONDON
EC4Y 1AE
England

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Work Department

Tax and Private Client

Position

Jonathan is a Partner in the Tax and Private Client team and Head of the firm’s International Private Wealth team. He is a trust, tax and estates lawyer and deals with all aspects of personal estates, wills and tax planning for both UK-based and international clients.

Jonathan has a wide and complex client base dealing with high net worth private clients with international tax and planning considerations, corporate and trust structuring both onshore and offshore, as well as traditional pragmatic succession planning, tax planning and large multi-jurisdictional probate matters.

Jonathan prides himself in the personal service that his team provides and counts amongst his client base royalty, lords and ladies, leading business figures, prominent families, banks and international trust companies.

Career

Shakespeare Martineau 2006-2011, RadcliffesLeBrasseur 2012-present

Languages

French (Basic) Welsh (Basic)

Memberships

STEP

Education

Haberdashers Monmouth School (William Jones Scholarship), University of Liverpool LLB (Hons) Law (2004), College of Law (LPC)

Leisure

Director and Head of Rugby at London Welsh RFC

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate

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Jonathan Shankland – Weightmans LLP

The ‘excellent team’ at Weightmans LLP is spearheaded by Jonathan Shankland , who is a ‘very prominent figure in the market and is very impressive’. Shankland acts for some of the world’s wealthiest and most complex families internationally, as well as royal families, sports and media celebrities, and household names in the corporate world. What has impressed clients is the team’s ‘ability to work collaboratively and their international capabilities’. Patrick Malone counts leading sports figures and cultural heritage families within his client base. The team added to its ranks with the recruitment of Naomi Woods from legacy firm Ince & Co in September 2023. Other leading members of the department include Caroline Doyle, Joshua Ryan, and Polly Wesson. Arshoo Singh left the firm in August 2023, and is now at Warners Solicitors.

London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate

Jonathan Shankland and Nigel West co-head the department at Weightmans LLP, which acts for parties who are involved in probate and trust litigation, including executors, administrators, beneficiaries, and dependants. Its work is often high-value and complex, both in the UK and overseas. Core areas of focus include advising on claims for reasonable financial provision under the Inheritance Act, as well as on applications to remove or substitute personal representatives.

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