Wesleigh Kirby
Associate
Wesleigh Kirby is an associate at Stephenson Harwood.
Associate
Wesleigh Kirby is an associate at Stephenson Harwood.
Language - English
Jurisdiction - England & Wales
Wesleigh specialises in the UK taxation of individuals and trusts, the creation and administration of wealth preservation structures, and estate succession planning for both international and domestic individuals.
Wesleigh advises international and domestic individuals on personal taxation, asset structuring, and estate succession planning. He specialises in guiding clients through the complexities of emigrating to or from the UK, advising on the UK tax considerations, governance issues, and asset structuring prior to their arrival or departure.
He also provides advice to international corporate trustees and family offices managing complex family structures. His expertise covers a broad range of taxes, including Inheritance Tax (IHT), Capital Gains Tax (CGT), Income Tax, Corporation Tax, and the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED). He also advises and assists with the UK compliance requirements for trusts and wealth preservation structures, including the UK Register of Overseas Entities.
Wesleigh has extensive experience in advising on and administering high value cross-border estates, specialising in matters that have complexities as to the applicable laws of succession, the taxation of cross-border estates and their interaction with double taxation treaties.
Wesleigh is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), having achieved a Distinction in his STEP Diploma, and was named one of the 2024 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders.
