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Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2024

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Nick Warr is our UK Senior Partner. He is highly experienced in the Private Client group and former Head of the International Private Wealth group.

He specialises in advising ultra high net worth individuals, with particular expertise in advising individuals from the financial industry on all aspects of their personal and corporate structuring, and families with interests mainly on fiscal and succession planning. Nick’s practice is truly international in nature, representing individuals, families and family offices in the Middle East, the USA and Europe as well as the UK.

As Senior Partner, Nick chairs the firm's Supervisory Council and its committees.

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CV

Since 2024 Senior Partner, Taylor Wessing
2006 - 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2003 - 2006 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2000 - 2003 Associate, Taylor Wessing
1993 University College London

Career

Since 2024 Senior Partner, Taylor Wessing
2006 - 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2003 - 2006 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2000 - 2003 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

1993 University College London

Publications

Contributed to The Legal 500: Private Client Country Comparative Guide

Awards

Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2024

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Band 1 individual - Private Wealth law

Legal 500 UK 2026

Leading partner in the personal tax, trusts and probate category.

Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025

Ranked as a Band 1 individual for Private Wealth Law and Family Offices & Fund Structuring. Nick is also recognised as both ‘UK expertise based abroad’ and ‘Foreign Expert' for his work in the UAE and the wider Middle Eastern region.

Legal 500 UK 2025

Leading partner

Top flight 2024 tax lawyer

Band 2 individual - Family offices and fund structuring

UK expertise based abroad for Private Wealth law UAE

Foreign expert for Private Wealth law

Private Wealth Law - Band 1: Nick Warr "is an established character in the private client world, he is very highly regarded and technically very good," says a source. Another adds: "Nick is excellent, his work is phenomenal." Warr leads the firm's international private wealth group and is experienced in matters relating to trusts and estate planning.

Personal tax, trusts and probate - Leading Individual: "Nicholas Warr – very experienced partner with brilliant rapport with clients." "The individuals we work with are superb. Nick Warr – incredible network and ability to get things done." "Nick Warr – his approach with clients, really caring about the client outcomes and tenacity in achieving – that is the blueprint for all of his team."

Personal tax, trusts and probate (Leading individual)

Nick Warr of Taylor Wessing LLP in London "is a jolly good lawyer," states a commentator. He advises high net worth clients on complex succession planning and is recognised by interviewees for his UAE-related work, and his Middle East practice more generally.

Leading individual - Private Wealth Law (band 1): Nick Warr is "very active in international markets," says a source, who continues: "He has an awful lot of depth in his responses and is able to deliver a first-class client experience and excellent advice." Another interviewee notes: "His technical knowledge and ability to convey it to the client is brilliant." A wealth professional enthuses: "He is a master at handling clients."

Leading individual - International private client - Global-wide (Band 3): Nick Warr leads the firm's international private wealth team. He is particularly well regarded for advising US clients on UK tax and trusts matters. One interviewee says Warr is "a good, solid, technical lawyer," and another praises his Middle East practice.

Top Tax & Trusts Adviser

Leading individual - Private client: Personal tax, trusts and probate: 'Nick Warr is a standout private client lawyer. He has superb technical skills and a drive and energy unlike anyone else in the market. He is a real star'.

Experience

Fiscal and succession management and structuring of global wealth across 15 jurisdictions

An Eastern European family on the fiscal and succession management and structuring of their global wealth which is situated in 15 jurisdictions and which includes liquid investments, trophy assets (including planes, boats, cars and artwork) and interests in numerous trading businesses.

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Wide ranging advice to the principals of a corporate advisory boutique

The principals of a corporate advisory boutique, responsible for forming the largest ever fund, on all their personal affairs and advising on the structuring of the entity itself, on its remuneration structure and structuring of other investments.

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