Christopher is a dual qualified solicitor and Chartered Tax Adviser.
He has a broad range of experience as a Tax & Trusts specialist providing both domestic and offshore tax planning for clients. He works with lottery winners, business owners, trustees, and other high net worth individuals to advise on the long-term structuring of wealth. Christopher also advises on the full life-cycle of trusts (and the associated tax treatment) wills, powers of attorney, and lifetime and post-death tax planning.
Christopher read Law at the University of Sussex, graduating with a 2:1 Honours. He volunteered for the Citizens Advice Bureau for three years during his studies and qualified as Generalist Advisor. Christopher completed the Legal Practice Course at BBP Law School in London, achieving a Distinction.
Christopher has completed the two-year Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (‘STEP’) Diploma in Trusts and Estates to become a fully qualified Trusts and Estates Practitioner (‘TEP’).
He also holds an additional STEP qualification in advising offshore clients, after completing the STEP Advanced Certificate in UK Tax for International Clients.
In addition to being a Chartered Tax Adviser, Christopher is a qualified Taxation Technician and member of the Association of Tax Technicians (‘ATT’) having completed the ATT CTA Tax Pathway. His CTA technical papers included the Taxation of Owner-Managed Businesses, and Inheritance Tax, Trusts & Estates.
Outside of work, Christopher is a keen runner and is passionate about charitable work. He ran the London Marathon in 2011, raising over £1,250 for the British Heart Foundation, and then again in 2015, raising over £2,000 for St Michael’s Hospice in Hampshire.