Louise Stoten
Founding Partner
When I founded New Quadrant Partners I wanted to create a team with skills that, together, could service the needs of today's wealthy families.
I have spent the past 30 years of my career advising HNW and UHNW families on the best way to preserve their wealth and the transition through the generations. I spent the first four years working as a private client stockbroker and after requalifying as a lawyer I have spent the rest of my career in commercial and leading private client firms.
I have built a strong team and we all share the vision that wealthy families need a broader service than is often provided by the traditional law firm model. We aim to fulfil the role of trusted advisor to the families that we work with, providing guidance on all their legal and wealth management needs and sourcing the best team to achieve success.
The families I work with come from varied backgrounds: large landed estates, business entrepreneurs, and sophisticated investors such as hedge fund managers and private equity principals. Whilst the backgrounds of these clients differ, their objectives are often similar – they are seeking ways to maintain and manage family wealth through multiple generations.
New clients principally contact me for advice on the most tax efficient way to structure their assets, but our approach is more holistic than pure structuring. We set out a family strategy and work with clients to implement this.
Many of my clients are not originally from the UK and have assets and interests all over the world. We are very well connected and we work with other professionals both in the UK and abroad to meet your needs. Whatever the client requirement may be, our selection is always truly independent.
I have been consistently recognised by Citywealth as one of the Top 20 Women in Private Wealth Management, one of the Top 20 Lawyers, a Power Woman and a Leading Lawyer and was winner of the Entrepreneurial Individual of the Year 2016 and runner-up in 2019. I have also been named in ePrivateclient’s 50 Most Influential and Legal Week’s Global Elite for the past three years , and am a ranked leading individual in both the Legal 500 and the Chambers HNW Guide for Private Wealth Law.
I have also been named in both ePrivateclient’s 50 Most Influential and Legal Week’s Global Elite, for the past four years, am recommended in the Legal 500 and am ranked as a leading individual in the Chambers HNW Guide for Private Wealth Law.
What the directories say:
Sources say: “She is excellent,” and that “she is good at strategic thinking.” Chambers HNW 2020
“Very strong and capable of handling delicate matters for demanding UHNW clients.” Legal 500 20
“Louise has an incisive intellect, a formidable capacity to analyse, gets straight to the point and can envisage one or several solutions to any problem,” comments one interviewee, praising her further, saying: “She has a real lawyer’s mind coupled with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law.” Chambers HNW 2019
Stately home and landed estate
This matter involved generational planning and has been crucial to the survivorship of a stately home, which has been in our client’s family for over 10 generations. We took on the estate as a...Strategic trustee advice to cross-border family
This matter involves acting for three generations of a prominent international family with significant UK trust interests invested through an open-ended investment company (OEIC), and in UK and foreign property. We provide the family...Relocation to Malta
Through our New Quadrant International office, based in Malta, we are able to advise individuals seeking to move to the jurisdiction and take up residence. In the past few years, we have assisted a...
Zoë Camp
Partner
Zoe's professionalism and expertise are matched by her approachable manner and pragmatism. Her "hard skills" of deep technical knowledge and ability are delivered with the "soft skills" of a warm, humorous and confident bedside manner.
I am a founding partner of New Quadrant Partners and, as a private client lawyer of 20 years, I advise on wealth and succession planning and provide UK tax and trust advice to families based both within and outside of the UK. I have particular expertise in dealing with business owning families and those with UK/US connections. Since New Quadrant Partners was set up I have developed our strong UK/US team and entertainment offering.
My approach to wealth and succession planning is to provide a solution that is not only efficient but is workable when taking into account the personalities, resources and skills of the family members and advisors who will be instrumental in running the family enterprises going forward.
I am a trust expert and also advise on the use of companies and partnerships as alternative family wealth and business holding structures. For many of my client families, philanthropy and responsible business practices are an integral part of their planning and in response to this demand, I have been developing the knowledge and contact base to help families with their philanthropic and social goals.
I have been listed as a Leading Lawyer, a Prominent Figure, and Power Woman in the Citywealth Leaders List.
I have been recognised as outstanding practitioners in Who’s Who Legal 2018: Private Client, recommended in Legal 500 and ranked for Private Wealth Law in Chambers HNW Guide.
What the Directories say:
“She is very dynamic and she has a way of making issues more accessible to people who haven’t had to grapple with them before,” reports one industry expert, who adds: “She is a really great lawyer.” Another interviewee notes: “She offers a fantastic service to her clients.” Chambers HNW 2020
Zoë Camp is a “go-to person for UK estate, tax and trust matters,” says a market insider, commenting: “She is excellent, incredibly practical and can explain incredibly complicated and archaic matters in a language that clients understand. She is discreet and knowledgeable. She can deal with incredibly complex and sensitive issues.” Another reports she is “wonderfully able,” adding: “She has a sharp legal mind and gives advice in an easily understood way. She communicates with clarity and an engaging, personal manner.” Chambers HNW Guide 2019
Zoë Camp is ‘calm and measured in addition to being absolutely thorough and on the ball’. Legal 500 2018
Cross-border family wealth structuring
This matter involved advising a dual national family with assets in both the UK and the EU on suitable structures to achieve multiple objectives including: Efficient co-investment vehicle for family wealth spread across the...Cross-border philanthropy
This matter involved advising on the clients’ ultimate objective to invest and accumulate funds for philanthropic spending both in the UK and EU. This involved specifically: (a) a review of the UK and an...Cross-border Inheritance Tax
This matter involved co-ordinating UK and cross-border EU Inheritance Tax advice to determine suitable Wills and testamentary documents across two jurisdictions. This included advising on the double tax treaty between the UK and an...Moving from US to UK
Client X was a US resident, US domiciled individual. He established a revocable trust of which he was the sole trustee and transferred all his assets to it. The intention was to provide a vehicle that...
Robert Smeath
Partner
Robert has assisted a number of my clients with Wills and estate planning. These range from business owners to recently retired clients. He makes the complicated easy to understand and reassures clients that their business is in safe hands.
I have worked on a variety of private client matters over the past 25 years. I work primarily with UK based individuals and families to protect their wealth from a number of threats.
I often advise on the most efficient way to structure assets to reduce the burden of taxation and, in particular, to take advantage of capital taxation reliefs for owners of farms, landed estates and businesses.
Ideally, this type of planning is best done during lifetime but I head the probate team at New Quadrant Partners and often have to advise on the best way to administer and reorganise an estate efficiently. This work also includes dealing with assets located in jurisdictions outside the UK.
In addition to the impact of taxation, I also advise on the best way to involve children and grandchildren in family businesses and assist with succession arrangements to these businesses whether by inheritance or a business sale.
I hold a Diploma in Financial Planning so that I can work with other advisors to make the best use of financial products, although the advice will always need to be given by a fully regulated professional.
I am a member of STEP (the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) and Solicitors for the Elderly, and increasingly find myself advising on issues relating to mental capacity.
Administration of complex estate across jurisdictions
This matter dealt with the administration of an estate of a client for whom the firm had acted as attorney for many years. During her lifetime, we had assisted with an application for a...
Stephen Grace
Partner and Trust Director
I have worked in the private client field, including trust management, trust and personal tax compliance, for over 25 years. I act for a variety of clients, specialising in onshore relationships for family trusts and personal injury trusts. I have acted for some families for in excess of 25 years and in some cases I am now dealing with the third generation of the family.
As Trust Director, I oversee the trust management team at New Quadrant Partners, managing a large number of trusts, including all accounting, tax reporting and the day-to-day administration duties.
During the many years I have looked after private clients, I have developed an extensive knowledge of how to support and nurture private individuals especially those who have set up personal injury trusts after the award of a compensation payment. This includes cash profiling, assistance with managing monthly budgets, liaising with investment professionals, monitoring investment performance and completing trust and personal tax returns.
I also provide support to families who set up trusts to plan for the future to maintain the value of the family assets within a trust structure (particularly estates and businesses), so that future generations can be supported through education, helped with the purchase of property, and for the good of the family as a whole.
My primary aim is to build solid long-term relationships with my clients and help them and their families by providing them with an efficient, supportive and professional service.
Marilyn McKeever
Partner
Top quality of knowledge and advice; appropriate response and no waiting times; personal approach and great value for money; Marilyn certainly goes above and beyond and the level of details in her work is beyond excellent - she is extremely smart and has an incredible human approach to the client.
I have specialised in international and UK tax and estate planning, including personal and trust taxation, for over 30 years. I work principally with international individuals and families, and the trustees of their trusts, to help them manage the family wealth. I aim to build long term relationships with clients to enable them to adapt their wealth planning as the family’s circumstances and needs, and the applicable tax rules, evolve.
In particular, I focus on tax and estate planning for non-UK domiciled clients, which involves all aspects of offshore and onshore trusts and Wills, and the remittance basis of taxation.
I also advise increasingly international client families on cross-border tax and legal matters, the mitigation of double taxation, and tax efficient charitable giving.
I apply my trust expertise to trusts used in the commercial as well as the personal context including employee benefit trusts, “disguised remuneration”, and pension schemes.
In my role as a member of the Tax Law Committee of the Law Society, I regularly engage with HMRC on policy and new legislation in the offshore and non-domicile field.
I combine my practice with sitting as a judge of the First Tier Tax Tribunal, which gives me an insight into the operation of the tax system in a practical context.
Residence, domicile and multi-jurisdictional estate planning
This matter involved advising a non-domiciled but UK deemed domiciled individual who moved abroad on: Becoming non-UK resident The loss of deemed domicile Estate and succession planning depending on whether he survived the loss...Protected trusts and a deemed domiciled settlor
This matter involved advising a non-domiciled individual who became deemed domiciled on 6 April in relation to restructuring his trust. In particular, we advised in connection with loans to the trust to ensure it was...US expatriate non-dom tax and estate planning
This matter involved advising a non-UK domiciled client who had expatriated from the US on trust and Will planning for his family, some of whom are still US citizens, including: Avoiding deemed domicile and...International pension scheme: taxation of member
In this matter, we advised a non-domiciled client on the taxation of benefits received from an Employer Financed Retirement Benefits Scheme.Employment-related securities
This matter involved advising a UK resident client who was about to become deemed domiciled on the receipt of shares from his employer, including: Income Tax issues on the receipt of the shares and...New UK property tax rules could catch investors and homeowners unawares
From 6 April 2019, a single capital gains tax regime will apply to all UK land owned by non-UK residents.Never Mind Brexit, I just want to Exit! How a UK person can become non-resident
If you are a UK person who is thinking of leaving the UK you have many things to considerNever Mind Brexit, I just want to Exit! How a UK resident non-domiciliary can become non-resident
If you are a UK resident but non-UK domiciled person and you are thinking of leaving the UK, you need to know how to leave the UK effectively and the impact on your tax...I’m a Deemed Domiciliary, Get Me Out of Here!
This article is aimed at individuals who are UK resident but not UK domiciled.ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DOMICILE (AND WHY YOU WANT TO KNOW IT)
A person who is UK domiciled (whether resident here or not) is subject to inheritance tax on their worldwide assets.SDLT: Some Difficulties with Land for Trustees
In the current political and economic climate, trustees have a lot to think about. Despite the slowdown in the property market, land remains a popular long term investment and trustees continue to acquire properties...Client responses to political uncertainty
With Brexit and its impact on the economy causing so much uncertainty, many people are considering leaving the UK and moving abroad. Marilyn McKeever looks at what contingency plans they should be putting in...
Karen Marks
Partner
Karen is straightforward and down to earth making her very easy to work with. Her advice is clear cut, practical and relevant. She is also friendly, engaging and quick to establish a rapport with clients and peers.
I concentrate on tax and structuring advice for international individuals and families. My clients include very wealthy multi-national families, entrepreneurs and highly sophisticated investors from investment banking and hedge fund backgrounds. Many of my clients are non-UK domiciled and are not resident in the UK. I advise on their UK tax status both on departure and coming to the UK as well as on the structuring of their worldwide assets efficiently and to provide a workable method of holding their wealth for future generations. I also act for offshore trustees and private banks providing tax and trust advice on structures managed and administered by them.
I originally worked as a secondary school teacher in inner London for six years before requalifying as a solicitor over 20 years ago. Initially, I practised in corporate finance in the City before moving into private client work. I spent over nine years in the tax and private capital department of Lawrence Graham, being promoted to partner in 2003. I was also a partner in the private client department of Boodle Hatfield (2008 – 2011).
I am a Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA), passing the ATII in 1997. I have been listed as a Leading Lawyer, a Power Women, and in the Honours Lists in the Citywealth Leaders Lists.
Jonathan Colclough
Partner
Jonathan has built an enviable international practice, and is the first port of call for many advisors in the UHNW space thanks to his detailed knowledge and experience, his commercial approach, and his ability to deliver results every time he is instructed.
I advise both UK resident and international clients on UK tax, trust, estate and succession issues with a particular focus on international cross-border matters for non-UK domiciled clients (resident in the UK or elsewhere), offshore trustees and family offices.
This includes advising on residence, domicile, the remittance basis of taxation, and developing or refining structures and strategies to preserve wealth and avoid unnecessary tax and succession implications. Such structures can be companies, trusts, partnerships or foundations, whether in the UK or outside.
I regularly advise individuals moving to or from the UK on how to plan their affairs in a tax efficient manner before they arrive or depart. Often this will include considering the impact on, and planning for, any business they own or structure they can benefit from.
I am experienced in advising business owners and entrepreneurs at all stages in the lifecycle of their business. This can include anything from putting an efficient Will in place, to advising on personal tax strategies around sale, or how to manage the succession of the business down to the next generation of the family.
I also work alongside family lawyers in the context of divorce or pre-nuptial agreements, particularly where family trusts are involved.
I travel to South Africa a few times a year on business and have built up experience on the cross boarder tax, legal and compliance issues between SA and the UK. In particular, these arise when investing in the UK (or outside SA) or moving to the UK.
I am a member of the STEP (the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) and have obtained the STEP Diploma, and the STEP Advanced Certificate in UK Tax for International Clients. I am named as a Leading Lawyer in Citywealth 2018 Leaders List and have received a STEP excellence award.
What the Directories say:
“His knowledge of the intricacies of international tax law, and specifically the interplay between UK legislation and the legislation of other jurisdictions, is sound and he gets his points across in an easy to understand manner.” The source continues: “He quickly grasps what the clients are after, and his advice is always well thought out and very practical.” Chambers HNW 2020
‘Jonathan Colclough has a good knowledge of international and UK laws.’ Legal 500 2020
Cross-border tax planning
This matter involved advising a business owner on his move to the UK and how to do this in a tax efficient manner. We advised on: securing Entrepreneur’s Relief (“ER”) on the sale of...Dual residency and cross-border employment-related taxation
This matter involved advising a non-UK resident and domiciled client on the UK system before he became UK tax resident including: When he would become UK tax resident Where he would be resident under...Pre-UK arrival planning
This matter involved advising a non-UK resident and domiciled entrepreneur on the consequences for him and his business before he became UK tax resident. We reviewed: His personal assets The non-UK company he largely...Creating trust before being deemed UK domiciled
This matter involved advising a UK resident, non-UK domiciled individual on creating a non-UK trust before they became deemed domiciled in the UK and on how to fund the trust and administer it going...Transfer of business into UK succession trust
This matter involved advising a UK resident and domiciled entrepreneur on settling shares in his trading business into a UK trust to allow family succession, including: the application of business property relief the use...
Vanessa Kemp
Partner
I act for high net worth UK resident and domiciled clients, often with cross-border elements, providing solutions for their succession planning and wealth preservation, which includes assets in multiple jurisdictions. Where family assets are concerned, I also support the next generation. My practical solutions have resulted in numerous long-term relationships with clients, many of which are multigenerational.
I also advise individuals who have unfortunately suffered a catastrophic injury by advising on and setting up personal injury trusts. As a director of the firm’s trust corporation, I work closely with the administration team and with investment managers to support the client.
I am also involved in Court of Protection (COP) work, to include appointing a deputy, acting as a professional deputy and making general COP applications such as for statutory wills/codicils and gifts.
I prepare witness statements and act as an expert for high value personal injury and clinical negligence claims.
Given their rise in popularity, I increasingly provide guidance on the devolution of digital property rights and interests.
I am a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and a full accredited member of Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE).
I have been named in eprivateclient’s “Top 35 under 35” in 2011 and 2012 and received a distinction in STEP’s Advanced Certificate in Cross-Border Estates.
Sophie Voelcker
Partner
Recommended in the Legal 500 2019 editorial with the comment: “very strong and capable of handling delicate matters for demanding UHNW clients”.
I advise some of the firm’s largest family clients regarding their wealth structuring, succession planning and trusts. My focus is primarily on UK resident and/or domiciled individuals, trustees and beneficiaries, with a particular interest in cross-border taxation and succession issues affecting UK expats in France and Malta.
I also have experience providing tax and trust advice in the context of matrimonial disputes and pre-nuptial agreements.
In addition to the firm’s own Foundation, I have established and registered a number of charitable trusts and companies for clients.
I am a member of STEP (the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).
I was awarded the Citywealth Silver award for “Lawyer of the Year – Partner” in the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards 2019 and I was selected as a Citywealth Future Leader Top 100 for 2019.
I have been recommended in the Legal 500 2019 editorial with the comment: “very strong and capable of handling delicate matters for demanding UHNW clients”.
I was also named as one of eprivateclient’s Top 35 Under 35 in 2014.
Tax, trust and succession advice to cross-border family
We work with a prominent international family with significant UK trust interests invested through an open-ended investment company (OEIC) and in UK and foreign property. We act for three generations of the family on all...
Paul Davidoff
Partner
“Able to explain very technical issues in layman’s terms and then suggest solutions to issues. He is very precise, very technical and very charming" - Legal 500 2018
I have extensive experience in all aspects of Private Client work, notably advising both UK and international clients, including succession planning, personal tax planning and all aspects of onshore and offshore trusts and asset-holding structures. I act for UK and non-UK domiciled individuals, executors and other fiduciaries. Australasia, the US, the EU and East Asia are just some of the regions where I have had recent engagements. My advice frequently includes matters such as residence, domicile and the “remittance basis” of taxation and how these affect the taxation of assets owned directly or indirectly by my clients, in particular ahead of their arrival in the UK, or departure from it.
My aim is to help my clients organise their affairs in an appropriate and tax-efficient way, which is suitable for them in their particular circumstances, and ensure that they understand the implications of any arrangements that they put in place. I will often liaise with foreign advisers in order to implement a coherent plan which will achieve my clients’ goals both in the UK and elsewhere. This frequently involves drawing up English wills and other documents and arranging for similar documents to be drawn up in other jurisdictions.
I am a member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP), having received the STEP President’s Prize for Excellence in 2008 and subsequently a Distinction in STEP’s Advanced Certificate in ‘UK Tax for International Clients’. I have a degree in Classics and Arabic from Queens’ College, Cambridge University.
I am ranked in Chambers HNW for Private Wealth Law, recognised by Legal 500 for Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate and feature in the Citywealth Leaders List for Lawyers, Non-contentious Trusts, Tax, Estate Planning. I was also recognised in LMG Euromoney’s ‘Expert Guides’ and in The Spear’s 500 2020 Directory in the category of Tax & Trust Advisers.
Recent comments about me from clients in these directories include:
“He has the ability to explain complex areas to clients in a way that they will understand.” The adviser continues: “He has the ability to focus on the critical decisions that the clients need to make, and can help them make those decisions.” Chambers HNW 2020
“Paul is highly knowledgeable, efficient, meticulous and thorough.” Chambers HNW 2019
“Able to explain very technical issues in layman’s terms and then suggest solutions to issues. He is very precise, very technical and very charming”. Legal 500 2018
“I’m always impressed by his technical expertise – he’s clearly knowledgeable in his field and the area in which he specialises is one of the more complex areas of private client law. His real skill is being able to explain that in a way that is accessible and easy to understand but at the same time not being patronising,” says a wealth manager, adding: “He has quite a strong empathy with both clients and other advisers, that’s something that sets him apart. His knowledge and technical abilities are exceptional.” Chambers HNW 2018
“Impressive and competent” and “he really knows his stuff and he cares about his clients”. Legal 500 2017
“In addition to his technical prowess, Paul is adept at explaining legal topics in a manner that can be readily understood, by both clients and other practitioners.” Citywealth Leaders List 2018
Joan Major
Consultant
I have over 25 years’ experience of working the family offices and advising wealthy families and individuals on the wider issues of wealth structuring, family office establishment and management, family governance and philanthropy.
A founding partner and now a consultant to New Quadrant Partners, I use my distinct experience to support the wider team in holistically looking at, and responding to, our clients’ needs.
I am a trustee of the New Quadrant Foundation and I also work with a number of other charitable organisations both via my role at New Quadrant Partners and on a personal basis.
George Francis
Consultant
George has been the solicitor for our family for over 40 years dealing with trust, taxation, property and personal family matters. His expertise has been invaluable and he has been throughout a wise counsellor and valued friend to all of us.
Since qualifying in 1974 I have worked almost exclusively in the field of private client work, with an emphasis on all aspects of trusts, tax planning, Wills and estate management. I have acted for a number of families including several generations, over the years, and have been closely involved in succession planning, wealth and family issues. I believe it is important as a family lawyer to understand the challenges involving succession and individuals, as these are as vital as tax considerations and administrative structures. I also believe in working closely with a family’s other professionals, and visiting clients as often as necessary. I hope to continue to practice for many years to come.
