Robert has a litigation and advisory practice, largely related to trust law. It covers not only traditional private client work, and associated tax law, but also pension schemes together with professional negligence in those fields.

He enjoys devising complex transactions and drafting the documents to give effect to them, as well as sorting out the legal effect of complex transactions for which others were responsible.

Called 1973; KC 1994; deputy High Court judge; bencher of the Middle Temple; was co-author of ‘Tolley’s Pensions Handbook’ 1st edition 1992, 2nd edition 1995; editor ‘Settlements’ (Halsbury’s Laws); various articles and notes on trust law and pensions in ‘British Pension Lawyer’ and ‘Trust Law International’.

Association of Pension Lawyers; Chancery Bar Association; Commercial Bar Association; International Tax Planning Association; STEP.

Wadham College, Oxford (BCL; BA).