Mark Stichbury

Partner at Macfarlanes

Speaker

Mark advises on a broad range of tax, trust, estate and succession planning issues. His clients are mainly internationally based individuals, entrepreneurs, family offices and trustees.

He has recently advised many clients on the impact of the changes to the non-dom regime on their personal UK tax positions and on their structures, including the abolition of the remittance basis and protected settlements regime, and the application of the new inpatriate (“FIG”) regime. Mark is also advising clients and their businesses on the impact of the changes to Business Property Relief anticipated to take effect on 6 April 2026.

Mark has particular experience advising ultra-high net worth individuals with assets in multiple jurisdictions on complex cross-border estate and succession planning issues, along with advising family offices and trustees on the trust and tax aspects of running and reorganising multi-jurisdictional trust structures.

Mark works closely with the private client disputes team on certain significant trust matters with a litigious element.

Mark also has also advised numerous clients on the taxation and reorganisation of structures holding UK property.

Mark is a member of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) and holds the STEP Advanced Certificate in UK Tax for International Clients.

Mark was included in the eprivateclient NextGen Leaders list in 2023.