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John Barnett is well regarded for his expertise on trusts and tax, succession planning and estate structuring.
John E Barnett
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John E Barnett
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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.
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John is responsive, helpful, highly technical and he knows all the tax rules.
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.
John is responsive, helpful, highly technical and he knows all the tax rules.
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.
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