What can I do for you

John advises on all aspects of succession planning, helping to protect and preserve family wealth across the generations. This typically includes tax advice, wills, trusts, family investment companies, probate and family wealth advising. He acts for an array of both UK and overseas clients - business and land owners, professionals, directors and wealthy individuals.

What do others say

One major client commented, "John is personable, prompt, contactable, pragmatic and extremely knowledgeable." The latest HNW Chambers and Legal 500 guides rank John as a leading lawyer and a fellow practitioner added, "He is recognised in the marketplace as very technically competent, very detail-oriented and he holds the client's confidence on all that he does."

Supporting your ambitions

Many of John’s clients are business owners and/or own assets abroad.

John recently helped a UK based family, with international business interests, move on a significant proportion of the family wealth for the benefit of the next and future generations. This was undertaken in a tax efficient and protective manner to help ensure the funds remain within the bloodline for many years to come. During this project John worked collaboratively with "best friend" firms in Australia, the United States and New Zealand. 

What else should you know?

John always acts in his client’s best interests and is passionate about providing independent, pragmatic, advice.  He regularly lectures on topical private client matters and has been heavily involved with STEP (the leading professional body for inheritance and succession planning). John has recently attained the STEP Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising.

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”