Tom Connock

Tom is a senior associate in the Private Client group. He advises on a wide range of private client issues, including the drafting and administration of trusts, wills, powers of attorney and the administration of estates.

Tom also advises on cross-border tax and estate planning for both domestic and international clients and is a member of the Private Wealth industry group. Tom also assists with contentious trusts and estates work.

CV

Since 2022 Senior associate, Taylor Wessing

2017 - 2022 Associate, Taylor Wessing

2015 - 2017 Trainee Solicitor, Taylor Wessing

Carrière

Since 2022 Senior associate, Taylor Wessing

2017 - 2022 Associate, Taylor Wessing

2015 - 2017 Trainee Solicitor, Taylor Wessing

Formation

2017 Admitted as a solicitor, England & Wales

2015 Legal Practice Course Distinction, BPP Law School

2014 LLB, University of Bristol

Groupes & Associations

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Experience

Trustees of a UK landed estate

Advising the trustees holding a large UK landed estate on a range of issues ranging from trust structuring, trustee's duties and UK tax issues

Tom Connock

Succesion planning for non-UK family

Advising a non-UK based family on their estate planning for assets owned in a wide variety of jurisdictions - including the UK, the US and the UAE - which involved coordinating advice from overseas law firms and creating a holistic succession plan.

Tom Connock

Liquidity event for a UK entrepreneur

Advising a UK based entrepreneur prior to the sale of his start-up tech business in order to structure the sale proceeds in a tax-efficient manner and assist with appropriate succession planning.

Tom Connock

Beneficiaries of a non-UK trust

Acting for a group of beneficiaries of a trust undergoing a restructuring project, ensuring the beneficiaries' interests are represented and protected.

Tom Connock

Beneficiary of an estate

Advising the sole beneficiary of a valuable estate which was going through administration and was subject to a number of complex creditor claims.

Tom Connock

Court of Protection proceedings

Acting for one branch of a family as parties to Court of Protection proceedings in relation to a person lacking mental capacity, covering a wide-range of issues from the appointment of a deputy to the sale of assets.

Tom Connock