About Hugo Smith

Hugo Smith is a trust, tax and estate planning specialist at BDB Pitmans who advises wealthy individuals and families, their trustees and advisers on retaining and passing assets down to the next generation in a tax-efficient manner. He acts for business-owning families, advising on the use of trusts and other structures to minimise inheritance and capital gains tax and provide asset protection to protect the business, which has often been held in the family for many generations, and to ensure it is retained for the benefit of future generations. Hugo is a trustee of a number of family trusts and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).


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