Patrick Wooddisse

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Patrick Wooddisse, who joined Osborne Clark in 2023, has over 20 years of expertise across the full range of tax planning and complex trust advice.

He has advised leading UK banks on trust law issues, as well as international trust companies on succession planning, trust disputes, precedents and standard documentation. He also advises HNW UK and non-UK residents on property, trust, tax, estate and succession planning, holding niche specialism in UK/US tax planning.

Wooddisse, previously an Army officer with the Royal Gurkha Rifles, retrained as a solicitor while serving in the Bruneian jungle.

‘My 20s were well spent in an exciting, physically demanding environment, but I wanted a more intellectual challenge and a more sustainable existence,’ he says.