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Dominic Lawrance

Partner

My expertise is in UK tax planning for international clients, creating succession structures, trust law advice and trust drafting.

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About

Since beginning my career in private client law in 2002, I have become particularly recognised for advising successful internationally mobile individuals who are currently UK resident or are planning on moving to the UK. I also have extensive experience with the creation of non-UK resident structures and solutions for the holding and management of wealth. I enjoy solving complex problems for our clients and transforming seemingly unsolvable problems into manageable ones.

Together with my colleague Catrin Harrison, I write 'Clarke’s Offshore Tax Planning', a comprehensive guide to this area of law, which is widely recognised as a key resource by other UK tax advisers, wealth managers and offshore trustees.

I am admitted to practise in England and Wales.

Experience

  • Over my career I have advised numerous non-UK domiciled individuals on the steps they need to take prior to becoming UK resident, and on their tax planning more generally. This includes identifying when they will become resident, possible steps to be taken to re-base assets before becoming resident, putting in place suitable arrangements to preserve clean capital, and identifying unsuitable investments or problematic structures.

     

  • I have also advised many UK resident foreign domiciled clients on pre-deemed domicile planning. This includes assisting them with the creation of protected settlements and offshore life bond trust structures.  In such cases, I have advised on the intricacies of the protected settlements rules, on how to ensure that such settlements are not “tainted”, and on how such structures may be wound up tax-efficiently if they cease to be useful.

     

  • I have advised in a significant number of divorce cases where wealthy UK resident foreign domiciled couples have wanted to ensure that the agreed financial arrangements would not give rise to unnecessary tax liabilities. Such cases frequently involve trusts or other entities.

     

  • I enjoy grappling with new problems and over the years, have advised on esoteric matters such as the UK tax treatment of usufructs, executive jet ownership arrangements, structures for the holding of film music royalty rights, and structures for the holding of cryptocurrencies.

     

  • In many cases I have advised on the application and interpretation of double taxation treaties, and planning based on treaty reliefs.

     

  • I also have experience of contentious matters, including HMRC enquiries and applications to court to seek rescission of gifts and rectification of trusts.

Recognition

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  • Dominic Lawrance - Chambers HNW 2021

Articles from Dominic Lawrance

  • The UK’s Autumn 2024 Budget: good news for British ex-pats

    Lisa-Jane Dupernex

    Insights

  • Internationally competitive? The post-April 2025 tax rules for non-doms

    Dominic Lawrance

    Insights

  • The Halloween Budget – will wealth creators be spooked?

    Dominic Lawrance

    Insights

  • The Financial Times and Bloomberg quote Dominic Lawrance on the implications of the changes to the non-dom regime announced in the UK Budget

    Dominic Lawrance

    In The Press

  • City AM quotes Dominic Lawrance on our Firm's role in the Foreign Investors for Britain lobby group and proposals for a potential non-dom tiered tax regime

    Dominic Lawrance

    In The Press

  • The Financial Times quotes Dominic Lawrance on our Firm's role in the Foreign Investors for Britain lobby group

    Dominic Lawrance

    In The Press

  • City AM and CNBC quote Dominic Lawrance on proposals for a potential non-dom tiered tax regime

    Dominic Lawrance

    In The Press

  • The Mail on Sunday quotes Dominic Lawrance on Reeves’s desire to impose inheritance tax on non-doms’ overseas assets

    Dominic Lawrance

    In The Press

  • Bloomberg quotes Dominic Lawrance on the impact of phasing out the non-domicile tax status in the UK

    Dominic Lawrance

    In The Press

  • Asian Private Banker quotes Dominic Lawrance and Julia Cox on anticipated tax changes in the UK

    Dominic Lawrance

    In The Press

  • The Telegraph quotes Dominic Lawrance on anticipated tax changes and the impact on non-doms

    Dominic Lawrance

    In The Press

  • UK tax changes for non-doms, trusts and IHT. What do we know and when we will know more?

    Alice Martin

    Insights

  • Bloomberg quotes Dominic Lawrance on pledges to scrap preferential tax treatment for non-doms

    Dominic Lawrance

    In The Press

  • The Telegraph quotes Dominic Lawrance on Labour’s proposed expansion of rules governing trusts

    Dominic Lawrance

    In The Press

  • The Financial Times, The Guardian and City AM quote Sophie Dworetzsky and Dominic Lawrance on Labour’s proposed tax crackdown on non-doms

    Sophie Dworetzsky

    In The Press

  • Dominic Lawrance and Sophie Dworetzsky are quoted by the press on the abolition of non-dom status announced in the Budget

    Dominic Lawrance

    In The Press

  • Multiple titles including The Telegraph, City AM and Bloomberg quote Dominic Lawrance on the potential scrapping of non-dom rules in the Spring Budget

    Dominic Lawrance

    In The Press

  • Private client Christmas round-up: 2023 Review

    Dominic Lawrance

    Insights

  • Tax Journal quotes Dominic Lawrance on improvements that could be made to the systems surrounding tax legislation

    Dominic Lawrance

    In The Press

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