Areas of Practice
Track record
Advised a billionaire financier and philanthropist on UK tax and wealth structuring advice.
Advised a leading entrepreneur in relation to the UK tax implications of multi-billion-dollar contentious trusts.
Advised a group of private equity professionals on the UK tax implications of their participation in multi-billion-dollar European funds.
Advised the Protector of a multi-billion-dollar dynastic trust with a complex restructuring and family governance exercise.
Advised the divorcing spouse of a billionaire financier with their offshore wealth structuring and asset protection objectives.
Advised international families with their UK tax planning in connection with the abolition of the ‘non-dom’ regime.
Conference speaking
STEP Bermuda Conference, 2023 and 2025
Publications
AlphaWeek: Carry under Labour: Private Equity Professionals Beware! – 2024
Tolley’s Administration of Trusts – 2023-24 (contributor)
Memberships
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
The Law Society
The Bermuda Bar Association
Education & Qualification
University of Exeter
Qualified as a solicitor in 2021
Recommended by Will
Trustees of high-risk buildings could unexpectedly find themselves criminally liable as the Principal Accountable Person (PAP) if they are non-compliant with the Building Safety Act. Partners, Clare Stirzaker and Sarah Rock, and Trainee, Clemie Stent, explain the key duties and risks.
Read more 2 min read 08 Sep 2025 Clare Pooley and Will Finnerty have been named in the 2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders listSenior Associate, Clare Pooley and Associate, Will Finnerty have been named as one of the 2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders. The annual list of leading young private client practitioners in the UK and Crown Dependencies recognises outstanding professionals and talent, highlighting their technical excellence and growing influence. This accolade affirms Clare and Will’s exceptional client service, commitment, and cross-border expertise.
Read more 7 min read 04 Sep 2025 Advising families: Reflections from the STEP Family Businesses book launchBack in June, we celebrated the launch of the STEP Business Families and Family Businesses Handbook with a distinguished panel of advisers and family business experts. The evening explored the evolving challenges of advising family businesses, from succession planning and governance to the human and interpersonal dynamics that shape long-term success.
Read more 4 min read 04 Sep 2025 ‘I’ve been told to sell my business and flee Britain, but I want to protect my legacy’ – Hayden Bailey comments in The TelegraphAmid significant changes to inheritance tax on the horizon, many long-standing family business owners are reconsidering their future, with some being advised to sell their business or shift their base abroad in anticipation of reduced Business Property Relief (BPR). In a recent Telegraph article, Partner and Head of Private Wealth, Hayden Bailey comments on the growing pressure facing UK family businesses, noting “there’s less desire to build a generational family business in the current climate.”
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