INDIVIDUAL PROFILE
John E Barnett

John E Barnett

High Net Worth 2025

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About

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Practice Areas

John has been with Burges Salmon since 1995, and is a partner in the Tax and Private Client teams.

He provides tax advice to a wide range of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and many leading international financial institutions. He has a particular focus on entrepreneurial and non-domiciled clients and the crossover between international, corporate and personal taxes.

Career

Admitted as a solicitor in 1997

Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA Fellow)

Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP)

Vice-President of Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)

Professional Memberships

John is the Vice-President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), having been a Council member since 2014 and also chairs the CIOT’s Technical Policy Committee and Oversight Committee. He sits on the Private Client (International) and Private Client (UK) committees and was also a former member of HMRC’s General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) panel. He was previously chair of judges for the STEP Private Client Awards.

Chambers Review

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Chambers High Net Worth

Private Wealth Law - London (Firms)

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
John Barnett is well regarded for his expertise on trusts and tax, succession planning and estate structuring.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • John is responsive, helpful, highly technical and he knows all the tax rules.

    Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth
  • John is brilliant; he takes a good view on practical matters and is good at drafting. John gives a crystal-clear rationale to back up his thoughts; highly technical, but he simplifies it.

    Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth

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Bristol and surrounds

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