Benjamin Lister

London UK

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Legal 500 UK 2025

"The qualities, which Ben Lister consistently demonstrates, are a relentless focus on excellent client outcomes, a collaborative approach across the organisation and a brilliant grasp of the law for even very complex cases."

Ben is a partner in the Private Client group. He specialises in advising ultra-high net worth individuals, families, trustees and family offices on tax, succession planning and wealth structuring.

Ben has over a decade of experience in guiding clients through scenarios involving the interaction of complex and often sensitive tax, legal and family issues, both in the UK and internationally. He has extensive expertise advising on inter-generational planning, investment structuring and cross-border relocations.

Ben's practice is highly international in nature, representing clients from the Middle East, Europe, the UK and elsewhere. He has considerable experience in advising individuals from the finance industry. He is frequently instructed to advise on the establishment and optimisation of wealth holding structures such as trusts, corporate entities and partnerships.

Ben is co-editor of Trusts & Trustees (Oxford University Press).

Expertise

Services and Groups

Private client

Private investment & family owned businesses

Trophy assets

Sectors

Private wealth

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CV

Since 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2020 - 2023 Senior counsel, Taylor Wessing

2016 - 2020 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

Career

Since 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2020 - 2023 Senior counsel, Taylor Wessing

2016 - 2020 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2013 Admitted to Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Diploma, Trusts & Estates

2011 Admitted as a lawyer, England and Wales

2009 LLB, College of Law of England and Wales

Publications

Contributed to The Legal 500: Private Client Country Comparative Guide, 2022.

Author of the UK tax regime chapter covering the UK tax implications of relocation to the UK and pre-UK arrival restructuring, in the book "Emigratie en fiscus" published by Wolters Kluwer, 2020.

Assistant Editor, Journal of International Tax Trust and Corporate Planning published by LexisNexis, 2011-2017.

Ben is co-editor of Trusts & Trustees published by Oxford University Press.