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Philip Munro

Philip Munro

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Withers LLP

Withers LLP

England - London • Private client

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Personal tax, trusts and probate

Withers LLP fields a sizeable team who are dedicated to providing private client advice to UHNW clients. It continues to be heavily engaged in advising on complex and novel cross-border wealth management, estate management and domicile matters. The firm also has a large team of US-qualified attorneys in London, who provide multi-jurisdictional advice to clients in the UK with US interests. Ceri Vokes handles the full spectrum of tax and trust planning for UK and international clients. Christopher Groves' clients include multi-billionaire individuals and families. Patricia Milner has significant experience in advising family businesses and landed estates. Philip Munro’s practice centres on succession planning for international families. Richard Cassell , Charlie Tee and Claire Harris are also among the firm's standout practitioners. Maya Buckland and Joseph Brothers were both promoted to the partnership in July 2024.
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020 7597 6515
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Private Client and Tax
Position

Philip is a partner in the private client and tax team.

He has worked for the firm in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. His practice focuses on succession planning for international families. As well as implementing estate planning arrangement for individuals, Philip frequently acts for trustees and financial institutions in relation to trust planning matters. Philip has been involved in recent years in a number of matters involving the administration of cross border estates.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Philip Munro is a great communicator, comes up with novel solutions to problems, and is intimately aware of our group structures. He is our go-to advisor for all structural, partnership, trusts, and estate planning purposes.’

    ‘There are a number of excellent partners and associates in the private client team. Clients always receive an excellent, bespoke, thoughtful service.’

    ‘Charlie Tee - very technically gifted, likeable, proactive and on the ball.’

    ‘The Withers private client team have great strength in depth. They have specialists in various international jurisdictions and the majority of the teams are bi-lingual which is very useful when dealing with foreign nationals and liaising with third parties in other jurisdictions.’

    'Charlie Tee provides an exceptional level of service and first-class technical advice focused on delivering solutions.' 'The technical breadth of the advice offered and the exceptional service ethos renders the firm a "go-to" for tax, trust and estate planning questions.' 'The people I currently work with are excellent, and I have come to think of them as friends almost, since there has been quite a bit of contact over the past year. They are responsive to my needs and requirements.' 'Hannah Wailoo is the partner whom I have known for several years. Extremely pleasant and friendly as well as being helpful to my specific needs.'