Tax & Trusts and Agriculture

Jonathan qualified as a solicitor in 1980. He started his career in the area of private client tax and asset planning, and later moved across to the Corporate & Commercial team.  He was elected as managing partner of Wilsons between 2006 – 2012.

Jonathan is a member of the Association of Partnership Practitioners and the Association of Pensions Lawyers (associate member).

Jonathan is a partner in our Tax & Trusts team, and has an unusual breadth of experience in strategic planning for clients with private and commercial interests. Jonathan is an expert on structuring for farms and landed estates, particularly in relation to partnerships, trusts and alternative arrangements. On the corporate side, he often advises business owners on succession, options and incentives, and capital tax planning. Jonathan acts as trustee for a number of substantial trusts involved in development land, farming interests and commercial businesses.