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John is a partner in the Private Client Department at Matheson Ormsby Prentice. He advises executors, trustees and beneficiaries on all legal and tax issues arising in Wills and the administration of estates and trusts.

He has significant experience on estate and trust disputes advising trustees, executors and claimants.

In particular, John has expertise in advising on will challenges and will disputes under Section 117 of the Succession Act and acting for clients in the mediation of estate disputes, for claimants who have been left out of a will, or are contesting their inheritance based on the grounds that inadequate provision was made for them in a will, while also acting for executors/trustees who are the subject of will challenges.

His work also includes advising individuals and families on investment vehicles and appropriate trust structures for estate planning and asset protection purposes and he advises a number of domestic high net worth individuals on a wide range of taxation issues and non-domiciled individuals with Irish tax concerns.

John also has considerable experience on charity issues, including charity formation. He also advises on capacity issues including powers of attorney and wards of court, and also the establishment of tax efficient trusts for incapacitated individuals.

John is an Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute. He is a member of the committee of the Irish branch of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).

He has also lectured to members of The Law Society, STEP and the Irish Taxation Institute on a wide range of estate planning issues and  is a regular contributor to articles and journals on these matters. He is co-author of the Irish chapter of International Succession (3rd edition) by Oxford University Press and also the Irish chapter of the European Lawyer Reference Series on Private Client Tax (2010).

Education

University College Dublin - Bachelor of Civil Law

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