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Shaun Thomas

Managing Associate


Career & Experience

Shaun is a key part of our UK Succession and Tax team. With a specialist interest in cross-border estates, he’s worked across around 40 jurisdictions.

Shaun takes a transparent, process-driven approach to his work, which wins him repeat referrals and builds strong working relationships with his clients.

His career highlight came when he worked with a complex cross-border estate working across the UK, Cayman Islands, Iran and Kuwait where the estate was in the region of £27m. The matter involved obtaining a UK Grant, obtaining a re-sealed Grant in the Cayman Islands while liaising with the relevant institutions in the UK, Cayman Islands as well as ensuring that the assets were distributed in accordance with the Certificate of Succession.

Accolades

  • Speaks fluent Welsh
  • STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) Member
  • One of Foot Anstey's mental health first aider
People

Shaun Thomas

Managing Associate


Career & Experience

Shaun is a key part of our UK Succession and Tax team. With a specialist interest in cross-border estates, he’s worked across around 40 jurisdictions.

Shaun takes a transparent, process-driven approach to his work, which wins him repeat referrals and builds strong working relationships with his clients.

His career highlight came when he worked with a complex cross-border estate working across the UK, Cayman Islands, Iran and Kuwait where the estate was in the region of £27m. The matter involved obtaining a UK Grant, obtaining a re-sealed Grant in the Cayman Islands while liaising with the relevant institutions in the UK, Cayman Islands as well as ensuring that the assets were distributed in accordance with the Certificate of Succession.

Accolades

  • Speaks fluent Welsh
  • STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) Member
  • One of Foot Anstey's mental health first aider

Expertise

  • International tax and trusts
  • UK tax and trusts
  • Private clients (Wills (UK and cross-border) and Power of Attorney)
  • Probate (UK and cross-border)

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Testimonials

Don't just take our word for it

‘Shaun Thomas has been absolutely brilliant. Open, honest and down-to-earth. It is very easy to trust him.’

Legal 500 UK 2025

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