Wedlake Bell LLP

Private Client

Oliver specialises in tax planning for high net worth UK domiciled and resident individuals with particular expertise in planning with residential property. He advises on Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax, preparing Wills and administering high value and complex estates.

Oliver’s practice also covers contentious trusts and probate work including bringing and defending claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (”the ’75 Act”), mental capacity claims, and claims for and against trustees.

Oliver is listed in the Citywealth Future Leaders List and was named Citywealth’s Lawyer of the Year, Senior/Managing Associate in 2020. In 2021 Oliver was named a ‘next generation Partner’ by the Legal 500 and he won Partner of the Year at the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards (Silver).

Oliver joined Wedlake Bell as a trainee in September 2007. He qualified into the Private Client Team in March 2010 after spending six months in the firm’s marketing team.

Oliver was promoted to Associate in October 2012, to Senior Associate in October 2016, and he became a Partner in April 2021.

He is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and an Associate member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS).

Oliver has a degree in History from The University of Leeds and a degree in Law from The University of Law.