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Ben Smith

Ben Smith

High Net Worth 2026

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Wilsons
 Wilsons

Ranked in 1 practice area

Private Wealth Law

Southampton and surrounds

1 year ranked

About

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High Net Worth

Practice Areas

Ben advises a broad range of clients on their tax and estate planning, partnerships, trusts, succession and wills. Ben has a particular interest in Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), owner managed businesses and the interplay between the commercial and private client sectors.

Professional Memberships

Ben is a member of the Stamp Taxes Practitioners Group (STPG), a professional forum comprising over 200 leading stamp tax practitioners from the legal, accountancy, and tax professions. The group meets regularly to discuss stamp tax policy and engages in consultation with HMRC to comment on changes to stamp tax legislation.

Ben is also a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) and the Agricultural Law Association (ALA). He is listed as a key lawyer in the Legal 500 and was named one of the top 35 under 35 private client practitioners by ePrivateclient in 2021.

Work Highlights

Recent examples of Ben's work includes:

- advising clients with business and agricultural assets on their estate planning and inheritance tax planning;

- advising on the SDLT consequences of a surrender and re-grant of a lease of a winery involving connected companies and successive linked leases;

- providing SDLT advice in relation to the purchase of a £25 million estate, including the application of multiple dwellings relief and mixed-use rate of SDLT; and

- providing corporate tax support on multiple transactions, which includes the drafting and negotiation of tax warranties and indemnities (covering potential CGT, IHT, Corporation Tax, SDLT and Stamp Duty liabilities).

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Chambers High Net Worth

Private Wealth Law - Southampton and surrounds

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Ben Smith is a partner at Wilsons. He advises clients on trusts, estate and tax planning.

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Strengths

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  • Ben Smith excels in all areas. He has a very impressive grasp of complex structures, and he is a delight to work with.

    Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth

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Southampton and surrounds

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