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Josh is an associate in the London private client team. He advises high net worth individuals, families, and trustees on a full range of private client matters. 

In particular, Josh has experience in providing international tax and cross-border estate planning advice for clients with overseas assets and offshore, as well as clients who are looking to move to or from the UK. He also advises on wills, trusts, succession planning, administration of estates and lasting powers of attorney.

Josh joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2024, having previously trained and worked in another award-winning City private client team for a number of years. He completed his law degree at the University of Bristol and his LPC at the University of Law in Guildford. Josh is a member of STEP, the world’s leading organisation for private wealth professionals, and is currently studying for the STEP diploma with a focus on international tax and high net worth individuals. 

Recent work highlights

  • Reviewing a client’s historic domicile position and advising on the application of the Statutory Residence Test and the availability of the remittance basis of taxation as part of pre-arrival tax planning.
  • Providing advice to offshore trustees with UK resident beneficiaries on the tax implications of making distributions, as well as their ongoing duties as trustees.
  • Preparing lasting powers of attorney and bespoke wills, including trusts, for LGBT clients, and advising on their estate planning options.

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC311575 and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 419867.

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