Benjamin Lister

Ben is a senior counsel in the Private Client group. Ben advises ultra-high net worth individuals, families, trustees and family offices on wealth preservation, specialising in fiscal and succession issues, typically spanning multiple jurisdictions.

Ben’s practice includes advising on complex wealth holding structures including trusts, corporate entities and foundations. He has particular experience of complex cross-border estates and innovative wealth holding and investment structures such as family limited partnerships.

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Career

Since 2020	Senior counsel, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2020	Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2011 - 2016	Associate, Taylor Wessing

2009 - 2011

Trainee Solicitor, Taylor Wessing

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Education

2013	Admitted to Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Diploma, Trusts & Estates
2011	Admitted to the Bar, England and Wales
2009	LLB, College of Law of England and Wales

2007

BA, University of Bristol

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Publications

Contributor to the Legal 500 Guide covering UK taxes, succession laws, wills, trusts and other structures, 2018
Author of the United Kingdom tax regime chapter on the UK tax implications of relocation to the UK and pre-UK arrival restructuring, in the book "Emigratie en fiscus" published by Wolters Kluwer, 2017

Memberships & Associations

Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
The Journal of International Tax, Assistant editor
Trust and Corporate Planning
LexisNexis, 2011-2017

Additional languages

English

Expertise

Services and Groups Private client Private investment & family owned businesses Trophy assets

Sectors Private wealth

Experience

Multijurisdictional tax and succession planning exercise

Advised on a multi-jurisdictional tax and succession planning exercise, involving trust interests and personal real estate, art, valuable chattels and business interests in Switzerland, the UK, Monaco, the US, the West Indies, Cyprus and Lebanon.