Clare Pooley - Private Wealth Senior Associate - Boodle Hatfield

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Clare Pooley

Clare Pooley, Private Wealth Senior Associate, Boodle Hatfield

Senior Associate
Private Client & Tax

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Clare Pooley, Private Wealth Senior Associate, Boodle Hatfield

Clare advises high net worth individuals, families and family offices on a diverse range of private client matters, particularly internationally.

Her areas of work include advising on: personal taxation and tax planning, such as the foreign ownership of UK residential property; the administration, (re)structuring and taxation of domestic and offshore trusts; cross-border estate and family succession/governance planning.

Areas of Practice

Private Client, International, Families & Family Office, Tax & Advisory

Awards & Rankings

2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leader

Publications

Planning and Administration of Offshore and Onshore Trusts (co-author, with Simon Rylatt and Mark Lindley)

Education & Qualification

University of Sheffield

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP)

STEP Advanced Certificate in UK Tax for International Clients

2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leader

Planning and Administration of Offshore and Onshore Trusts (co-author, with Simon Rylatt and Mark Lindley)

University of Sheffield

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP)

STEP Advanced Certificate in UK Tax for International Clients

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