Arts, Entertainment & Talent


Our clients include artists, authors, literary estates, art dealers and collectors, galleries and those in the music, film, entertainment and sporting industries both in the UK and abroad.

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A specialist team drawn together by their experience and passion for the arts,
entertainment, sports and talent

Our renowned Private Client lawyers and tax experts marry their passion for the arts, culture, sport and entertainment with their expertise, technical knowledge, experience and awareness of the specific intricacies for clients in these industries.

We have considerable experience in acting for individuals, estates and trustees, executors, institutional and individual collectors and many more.

We also act for sportsmen and women – read more here about some of the considerations for Spanish sports professionals living and working in the UK.

Please do contact Sabrina Underwood or Yolanda Perez Berges for more information.

Arts, Entertainment & Talent

Wills & estate planning

for high-profile artists, art dealers and collectors, including advising on bequests to museums and business property relief

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Advising clients on specific issues

such as royalties, conditional exemptions for art, business property relief, intellectual property

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Tax planning for international artists

including domicile, residence, wealth planning and related issues

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Administering estates

of international artists

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Advising trustees on their collection of fine art and antiques

including inventories, insurance, sales, conditional exemption and tax calculations and liaising with auction houses

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Advising those in the creative industries

on personal service companies and reporting

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Unwinding film schemes

and their CGT consequences

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Advising clients in the gaming industry

including in relation to Business Property Relief

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Advising attorneys under a lasting power of attorney 

regarding the finances and living arrangement of an elderly film star

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Advising clients on licensing of their work

and intellectual property considerations

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Advising on disputes regarding ownership of art 

and other issues involving agents, auction houses and galleries

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Navigating cross-border tax issues

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Advising clients on their philanthropic aims

including tax efficient giving, establishing charities and charitable foundations

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Wealth structuring

including advising on appropriate holding structures

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Advising on qualifying for conditional exemption for heritage assets

and handling sales and gifts to family, and advising on gifts by private treaty to museums

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Advising on succession planning

for the devolution of art

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Advising authors on Wills and estate planning

with specific appointment of literary executors for their literary estate

Meet our expert team

Our clients value our technical excellence, in-depth knowledge and yet friendly and down-to-earth approach. We have a strong team ethos and value the contribution of every member of our staff to the client service we strive to deliver.

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Anna Burnside

Over the years, I have developed a niche, acting for TV personalities and celebrities, together with artists and others within the creative industries. I also act for a number of sportsmen and women.

I recognise the particular challenges faced by those in the public eye and often the sensitive and unique advice they need over their lifetime.

Outside of work, my interests in this area include visiting art galleries and museums. My son is a musician and songwriter and whilst I enjoy music, it’s fair to say his musical ability did not come from me!

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Lanka Bandara

I have always had an interest in the arts and entertainment world, driven by my passion for creative expression. I especially like managing the personal estates of artists and authors, ensuring their legacies are preserved with care and integrity.

Lanka has always had an interest in the arts and entertainment world, driven by a passion for creative expression. She takes a particular interest in managing the personal estates of artists and authors, ensuring their legacies are preserved with care and integrity

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Sabrina Underwood

I have always had a passion for the arts. I studied English at university and I attend a book club and art history lectures, as well as visiting the theatre, art galleries and stately homes. I have developed a specialism in providing private client advice to people in the arts and heritage sphere and I find that they appreciate my knowledge and interest.

I have administered estates for artists, authors, art dealers and collectors, which involved liaising with museums, valuers and auction houses.  This included arranging for a museum to house the collection of an archaeological academic and funding her grant-making charity, valuing and passing on royalties for an author’s estate, and the sale of a large contemporary art collection.

I have advised clients on Wills and estate planning, including for high-profile British artists, antiques dealers, academics and collectors, providing advice on Business Property Relief and assisting with bequests to museums.

I have prepared Wills for authors, including provisions for their literary estate, and guided attorneys under a LPA for an elderly film star.

I have advised a number of historic trusts about their collections of pictures and antiques, providing advice on tax, sales, valuations, insurance, family archives, loans to museums and liaising with HMRC about conditionally exempt items.

I have built up a network of other advisers who have expertise and interest in the arts, including valuers, auctioneers, accountants and financial advisers. I also contributed to the updated ‘Heritage Property and Conditional Exemption’ chapter in ‘Tolley’s Administration of Estates’ book in 2018″.

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Anna Boucher

As a private client solicitor with a deep passion for the arts, I am excited to extend my legal expertise into the creative sector.

I have always had a passion for the arts. I studied English at university and I attend a book club and art history lectures, as well as visiting the theatre, art galleries and stately homes.

I have developed a specialism in providing private client advice to people in the arts and heritage sphere and I find that they appreciate my knowledge and interest.

My personal interest in film, theatre, publishing and entertainment industries drives my commitment to supporting artists, writers, and their agents in navigating the legal complexities of estate and tax planning.

One of my areas of expertise is acting for literary estates.

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Yolanda Perez Berges

As a dual-qualified lawyer working across the UK and Spain, I am proud to lead our firm’s Spanish Desk.

My career has always lived across borders. I am qualified as a Spanish lawyer (Abogado) with the Madrid Bar Association and as a Foreign Lawyer with the Solicitors Regulation Authority, with over 17 years’ experience spanning both countries. I spent six years practising in Madrid — work recognised in Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 — and eleven years leading the Spanish Department of a boutique South-West firm before joining The Burnside Partnership.

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