James Badcock

Consultant

Biography

James Badcock is a leading private client lawyer specialising in trusts, estate planning and taxation. He has deep experience advising private clients, family offices and trustees from around the world on matters including governance, succession planning, taxation, philanthropy and fiduciary risk management. He also brings his trust expertise to bear in contentious matters.

James qualified as a solicitor in 2005 and from 2011 to 2019 was a partner at a central London law firm. He transferred to their Geneva office before returning to the UK as head of Private Client. James subsequently held a senior role in the legal division of a ‘Big 4’ accountancy firm in London.

James is named in Chambers High Net Worth 2021 for Private Wealth Law where one interviewee commented, “He has a lot of cross-border experience, he is good at dealing with clients and knotty issues. He is a very amenable lawyer, he is very strategic in his thinking and knowledgeable.