Private Client

Spencer West provides strategic and practical solutions on complex matters to help individuals, families and entrepreneurs protect and preserve their wealth.

Our lawyers help UK and international clients navigate the legal issues that arise through the opportunities and challenges life brings. They provide commercially astute and pragmatic advice on wealth protection, succession planning, and personal tax matters.

  • preparation of wills including those for clients with international connections;
  • establishment, administration and taxation of UK and foreign trusts and other succession planning vehicles;
  • succession planning with a focus on inheritance tax and capital gains tax implications;
  • domicile and tax residence;
  • pre-arrival tax planning;
  • tax efficient structures for investing in UK, in particular real estate; and
  • trusts used in commercial transactions.
  • high net worth individuals and their families;
  • entrepreneurs;
  • trustees and beneficiaries of UK and foreign trusts;
  • family offices; and
  • private banks.



Alison Armstrong

Alison Armstrong

Partner – Private Client

Hilesh Chavda

Hilesh Chavda

Partner - Private Client

Richard Wyn Davies

Richard Wyn Davies

Partner – Family, Dispute Resolution, Private Client

Sarah Evans

Sarah Evans

Partner – Construction, Engineering & Projects

Toby Fountaine

Toby Fountaine

Partner - Commercial, Intellectual Property & Private Client

Lottie Goldstone

Lottie Goldstone

Partner - Private Client

Irina Heaver

Irina Heaver

Partner - Emerging Technology: AI, Web3 and Digital Assets

Robert Hurling

Robert Hurling

Partner - Court of Protection, Private Client

Diane Liston

Diane Liston

Partner - Family, Private Client and Litigation

Zac Lucas

Zac Lucas

Partner – International Private Client

Michael Miller

Michael Miller

Partner – Agriculture, Farms & Estates

Sangeeta Moore

Sangeeta Moore

Partner – Private Client

Jennifer Norman

Jennifer Norman

Partner - Private Client

Sangeeta Rabadia

Sangeeta Rabadia

Partner - Private Client