Life, family and wealth are constantly evolving. From major life events and succession planning to international movement and investment, people face complex decisions that shape their futures. We support our clients in building, protecting and transitioning their wealth.
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John Annetts | Partner, Head of Private Wealth
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We advise individuals, families, trustees and family offices on the legal scenarios that define lives and legacies. We support high and ultra‑high‑net‑worth clients, entrepreneurs and internationally mobile families, helping them build, protect and transition wealth across generations. Combining deep technical expertise with a personal, discreet and responsive approach, we provide the clarity and confidence needed at every stage.
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Agricultural and Business Property Relief
Art and Cultural Property
Charities and philanthropy
Court of Protection
Family and relationships
Offshore structures, tax and trusts
Private individual migration
Probate and administration of estates
Residential Real Estate
Trusts and estates disputes
Trusts and inheritance tax planning
Wills and succession planning
We advise across the full spectrum of private wealth law, including wills, trusts and tax, planning, complex domestic and cross-border estates, family and relationship matters, private wealth disputes and high-value residential real estate.
Our clients include individuals, families, trustees and personal representatives, business owners and family officers, often with international interests and increasingly complex personal, commercial and family arrangements. Their matters are frequently shaped by significant life events such as forming and ending relationships, the arrival of children, buying and selling property, building a business, retirement, and death - and are resolved through succession, philanthropy and legacy planning and, where necessary, carefully handled dispute resolution or estate administration.
Our experience in these areas allows us to provide advice that reflects the broader context of each client's situation, bringing together legal, financial and personal considerations in a structured and practical way. We work closely with our clients to understand their personal and long-term priorities, providing clear and practical guidance that supports confident decision-making at every stage.
Providing succession and IHT advice to the Head of a Family office, with multi-jurisdictional estate planning considerations.
Advising the principal directors and shareholders of an international business about UK domicile, tax residence and family/succession matters.
Coordinating a complex estate administration with valuable assets based in Monaco, Dubai, France and UK with multiple laws and assets restrictions in place.
Preparing a sponsor licence and skilled worker visas for high-net-worth tech entrepreneur.
Many private wealth matters span jurisdictions, disciplines and generations, Tax, family, property, immigration and dispute considerations are often closely interconnected.
Our integrated team brings together expertise from private wealth, family law, trusts and estates disputes, residential real estate, immigration, employment, charity establishment and art and cultural property. Working from a single London base, we coordinate between these areas and collaborate with trusted international advisers where needed.
This approach enables us to deliver joined-up advice that addresses the full complexity of our clients' circumstances while ensuring consistency and clarity in every aspect of their affairs.
We help clients structure and safeguard their wealth, with a focus on preserving and allowing to grow not only financial assets but also the values, relationships and legacy that sit behind them. We provide advice that supports long-term stability while remaining flexible enough to adapt as circumstances change.
Clients choose our Private Wealth team for technical strength in addition to our ability to deliver considered, coordinated advice on complex and sensitive matters.
Working closely with you, we'll find the best way to get you quickly and easily from where you are to where you want to be.
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