James is a Chartered Tax Adviser and Taxation Technician (Fellow) specialising in trusts and estates. During his career spanning over 20 years, he has worked for several top 5 accountancy firms, legal firms and a trust company.
He has considerable experience in trust and estates tax compliance and accounting. He also provides complex tax planning advice to both UK and offshore trustees and beneficiaries.
James is a pragmatist and believes passionately in client service where communication is key.
The practice is highly esteemed, with a national reputation for the quality of their work. They provide a high-end service to rival any other private client practices
Legal 500 | 2024
There is a lot of technical knowledge in the team….The Burnside Partnership has a full range of professionals required to implement a piece of advice, including tax professionals
Chambers High Net Worth | 2025
The Burnside Partnership is proud to be an award-winning firm
We’ve plenty of awards and accreditations to our name, as do many of our specialists. These include The Legal 500 Leading Firm 2026, Chambers High Net Worth 2025, The Legal 500 Next Generation Lawyers, Leading Private Client Lawyer, eprivateclient Excellence Awards 2024, Chambers High Net Worth Solicitor Firm of the Year 2020, eprivateclient Top Law Firms, Apprenticeship Employer of the Year Award.
