London Bar
Tax: personal
Leading junior ‘Stephen is the best counsel for resolving complex trust and tax situations and working with instructing accountants to find the most pragmatic and economic solutions.’
UK taxation and offshore trusts; HMRC negotiations of historic liabilities; SDLT and construction projects.
Middle Temple Inn. 1974-98, solicitor, lead tax partner London and City firms; 1998-2002, managing director HSBC Trust Company (Switzerland); 2002 to date, barrister. Current directorships: Luss Estates Company, Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Ltd. Publications of note: ‘Tax Efficient Will Drafting’ (2007).
French, Italian
STEP
Revenue Bar Association
Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
University of London (LLB Hons)
CTA (1974)