Russell Cooke Putney London 2

About Andrew

My clients generally have a family background or assets that span different countries. Advising the client on estate planning or administration in these circumstances can be very complicated. Our experience and understanding of such matters is key to helping clients get to the best possible position.

Andrew is recognised for his advice on cross-border private client matters, estate planning, estate administration, tax and trusts. In complicated cases his approach is to help clients understand the issues and to try and keep matters practical and simple, often working directly with lawyers and accountants in the relevant jurisdictions. He is a solicitor, STEP qualified and an ATT qualified tax adviser.

Andrew regularly talks at conferences and seminars within the UK and abroad on cross-border matters, and has authored legal commentary in this area. He speaks fluent Italian.

Andrew is always available to provide possible solutions for the clients' issues in a timely manner.
Chambers HNW (2024)

Experience

  • UK inheritance structuring: advised UK and Irish couple on an inheritance from an Australian estate, and related suitable inheritance tax structuring as part of their personal estate planning.
  • Cross-border estate administration: advising executor on administration of contested complicated estate including assets in UK, Italy, Switzerland, and a Liechtenstein and BVI trust and company structure owning UK property.
  • UK, France and US estate planning: advised wealthy UK couple living in France on succession and tax planning for their UK, French and Delaware assets including trust and trading company considerations.
  • UK, Italy, US and Luxembourg estate planning: advising wealthy US/Italian couple resident in UK on their estate planning and wills including consideration of a valuable trading company asset held through a Luxembourg structure.
  • UK, Spain, US and Mexico wills and estate planning: advising wealthy UK clients living in Spain with UK and US trading company assets and property in UK, Spain and Mexico.
Andrew Godfrey is an experienced and capable cross-border lawyer.
Chambers HNW (2024)

Memberships

  • Committee member and most recent chair of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Cross-Border Estates Special Interest Group
  • Member of the board of Lexunion International Legal Network
  • Member of the Association of Tax Technicians (ATT)
  • Member of the British Italian Law Association

Awards and accreditations

Andrew's highlights

News

07.10.2024

Russell-Cooke welcomes Italian law expert Jessica Zama

Russell-Cooke is pleased to announce the arrival of Jessica Zama to join its Italian law offering. Jessica is a dual qualified Italian avvocato stabilito and English solicitor...
Andrew Godfrey, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, private client team.
Andrew Godfrey
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06.03.2024

Spring Budget—a closer look at the reforms for non-domiciled UK residents

Private client partner Andrew Godfrey weighs up the changes to the tax regime for those non domiciled within the UK...
Andrew Godfrey, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, private client team.
Andrew Godfrey
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14.11.2023

Punished enough by Brexit: France could relax 90-day rule for British second home owners—The Telegraph

An article quoting French law partner has appeared in the Telegraph, addressing the potential relaxation of France’s 90-day visa...
Andrew Godfrey, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, private client team.
Andrew Godfrey
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