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Oliver Phipps

Oliver Phipps is a Partner & Head of the International Private Client team. Oliver Phipps specialises in probate with a particular focus on the administration of estates with assets located in multiple jurisdictions. To complement his specialism, Oliver is a practising notary public, which enhances the understanding of private international law issues between common law and civil law jurisdictions.As well as dealing with international estates, Oliver regularly prepares wills for individuals resident outside of England and advises on UK inheritance tax exposure for individuals domiciled outside of the UK. Oliver has administered estates with assets located in a wide variety of jurisdictions throughout Europe. Beyond Europe, examples of jurisdictions that Oliver regularly deals with include: South Africa, USA, Canada and Singapore. · Lester Aldridge LLP

EnglandPrivate Client, Probate

About

Oliver Phipps is a Partner and Head of the International Private Client team at Lester Aldridge LLP in England. He specialises in probate and cross-border estate administration, is a practising notary public, prepares wills for individuals resident outside England and advises on UK inheritance tax exposure for individuals domiciled outside the UK; he has administered estates with assets across Europe and in jurisdictions including South Africa, the USA, Canada and Singapore.

Practice areas

Private ClientProbateWills & EstatesInternational Private ClientNotarial ServicesInheritance TaxTrusts

Office

Expertise

Cross-border estate administrationNotarial practiceWills for non-residentsUK inheritance tax exposure for non-domiciled individuals

Education

  • University College London — Postgraduate diploma in notarial practice
  • University of the West of England — Postgraduate diploma in legal practice
  • Bournemouth University — Degree in Law (1st class with honours)

Admissions

  • Notary Public
  • Member of the Notaries Society
  • Member of the Fiduciary Institute of South Africa