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Jonathan Shankland

Partner, Weightmans
Part of a group United Kingdom
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Profile

Formerly of RadcliffesLeBrasseur, Jonathan Shankland heads the International Private Wealth offering at Weightmans and leads the international desk for Dubai and the UAE. He is a trust, tax and estates lawyer dealing with all aspects of personal estates, wills and tax planning for UK-based and international clients.

His client base comprises high-net-worth private clients with international tax considerations, corporate and trust structuring both onshore and offshore, succession planning, and multi-jurisdictional probate matters. He is ranked as a Leading Lawyer in both Chambers and Legal 500, appears in CityWealth's Leaders List and its Top 100 Private Client Lawyers list, and is included in the Spear's 500 directory.

Specialisms
Succession & estate planningAsset protectionCross-border structuring
Recognition
Legal 500 UK 2026 – Personal tax | trusts and probate (London) — Hall of Fame View source ↗