George Merrylees

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Fluent in French, George Merrylees specialises in advising French-speaking clients at Wedlake Bell on cross-border tax, asset structuring and succession planning, acting for HNW clients (as well as their companies and trustees) from all over the world.

He has a particular specialism in advising HNW clients, including fund managers, business owners and families possessing legacy wealth. Through this work, he has become a subject-matter specialist on the UK tax treatment of assets and structures where there is a civil law link, in particular to Francophone Europe.

Merrylees is a regular speaker on tax-related matters on the French professional circuit, writes articles on the topic for a number of French media platforms and is chairman of the Franco-British Society.