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Paul Baker | Hill Dickinson

Paul Baker

Paul is a partner in the private client team who deals with tax, trusts, wills, probate, succession and charities matters. He is ranked in both the Chambers and Legal 500 legal directories and has a national reputation as a leading practitioner.
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Paul has over 30 years’ experience of private client work. He joined the firm in 1996 and became a partner in 1997.

Paul deals with all aspects of private client work. He has a particular expertise in advising high-net-worth individuals (including business owners and landowners) on tax and succession planning. This includes advice on:

  • Will structuring
  • The use of trusts
  • Inheritance tax
  • Capital gains tax
  • Domicile and offshore matters

Paul advises foreign resident and domiciled persons on offshore trusts and UK taxation. Paul also has a experience in advising individuals on establishing new charities and works closely with registered charities on constitutional and governance issues.

Paul graduated in law from Manchester University.

Further details

  • Experience

    • Advising high-net-worth individuals on inheritance tax mitigation
    • Advising foreign resident trustees on restructuring of trusts involving UK property
    • Advising trustees on trusts in divorce cases
    • Advising charities on redrafting of constitution
    • Advising landowners on restructuring of landed estate
  • Affiliations

    • Member of the Law Society
    • Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

Paul Baker's Expertise