Position

Partner

Index

Tax Lawyers

Legal

Location

London

Advice type

Legal - Tax, wills & trusts

Legal - Trusts

Cross-border

Economic citizenship

Family offices

Financial matters

Non-contentious

Private office

Succession planning

Residence

Client Types

Private clients

HNW

Non-domiciles

Trusts

UHNW

Sector Focus

Accounting

Business and Consumer Services

Geographical Focus

Guernsey

Hong Kong

Jersey

South Africa

United Kingdom

Customer Type

Solicitor

James Quarmby

Spear’s Review

James Quarmby, Stephenson Harwood’s head of private client, has always been a cerebral and outspoken practitioner in the field. He remains dauntless in defending HNWs and diligently helping his clients navigate HMRC’s traps.

One peer commends his technical excellence, ‘which shines through’, and admires his ability to ‘dissect difficult subjects into a more comprehensible format’.

Working with the firm’s offices in Singapore, Paris, Hong Kong and Dubai, Quarmby’s practice is decidedly international and covers a wide-ranging brief across taxation, residency and domicile matters.

He is one of the most prominent tax lawyers in the UK and a frequent face in the media, including a famous defence of David Cameron’s offshore funds in a live argument with John Humphrys.

Rank: Top Flight

Top Flight 2023, Tax Lawyers

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