Claire Weeks > Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP Offices
15th Floor, Milton House
Milton Street
LONDON
EC2Y 9BH
England
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Claire Weeks
Work Department
Private Client, Charity and Philanthropy
Position
Claire is a partner and advises trustees, financial institutions and high-net worth individuals on bespoke multi-jurisdictional wealth planning strategies and investment structures, invariably involving complex cross-border structures and international tax and trust issues.
She has particular experience of advising high-net worth individuals on UK tax matters, particularly when they are planning their arrival in (or departure from) the UK, and advising trustees of offshore structures on UK tax issues. She has a particular interest in advising international clients on the legal, tax and practical issues associated with buying, selling and owning valuable residential properties in the UK. She also advises in relation to international estate planning and the creation of bespoke asset holding structures, typically involving trusts.
Claire won the STEP Young Practitioner of the Year award 2017, was shortlisted as a “Rising Star” at the Tolley’s Taxation Awards 2017, has been one of eprivateclient’s Top 35 under 35 for the last five years and was selected as one of Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite: Ones to Watch in 2018, 2019 and 2021.
Career
Claire trained and qualified as a solicitor at Baker McKenzie LLP. She joined Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP in October 2013 and was promoted to Counsel in 2019. She is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and was awarded two Excellence Awards for her performance in the STEP diploma.
Memberships
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Education
Cambridge University
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
(Next Generation Partners)The ‘extremely personable’ team at Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP has the ‘perfect combination of the output and expertise of a ‘Magic Circle’ law firm, but with the personality of a small boutique offering a friendly service’, say clients. Under the leadership of Fiona Poole, it has a specialist focus on complex international and cross-border estate planning and succession structuring for ultra-high-net-worth clients. The practice helps clients to protect and preserve their wealth for future generations by way of family charters and constitutions, trusts, and other international asset holding structures. Ceris Gardner
and Clare Maurice are among the key contacts for clients of the firm, who include foreign royalty and English aristocracy. Other significant clients are entrepreneurs, traditionally wealthy families, trustees, and private banks. Managing partner Emma-Jane Weider and Eesha Arora are highly regarded; Arora frequently works with trustees, beneficiaries, and philanthropists on a variety of complex matters. Paul Whitehead is also vastly experienced in advising international and UK-based high-net-worth clients. Claire Weeks is another notable member of the practice.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Personal tax, trusts and probate London > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Residential property