Nicky Owen

Nicky Owen

Partner, Head of Professional Practices
London

I am a Tax Partner heading up Professional Practices and am on the Supervisory Board of the firm.

I am passionate about the sector and committed to building strong, trusted client relationships.

I specialise in working with professional service firms and their partners to deliver pragmatic, commercially focused tax and advisory solutions.

I combine strong technical expertise with practical judgement, translating complex issues into clear, actionable advice.

What I Do

Partnerships & LLPs – Compliance and Advisory

  • Tax computations & returns
  • Tax reserves/retentions 
  • Tax planning
  • LLP conversion
  • Cashflow analysis
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • International expansion and growth
  • Service Company planning
  • Salaried member issues
  • Succession planning
  • Structuring
  • Permanent Establishment

Individuals - Compliance and Advisory

  • Income tax
  • Capital gains tax
  • Inheritance tax
  • Pension planning
  • Principal private residence planning
  • Residence & non-domicile issues for partners

My Clients

Partnerships and LLPs

Professional Services, boutique to large UK and International firms

  • Law Firms
  • Patent & Trademark Attorneys
  • Actuaries
  • Management consultants
  • Surveyors
  • Engineering consultants
  • Architecture & building environments
  • Financial services
  • Healthcare

Individuals

  • Partners (in UK, US and overseas firms)
  • Retired partners
  • Barristers
  • Judges
  • Consultants working in Professional Services
  • High net worth individuals

My insights

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Law Firm Benchmarking 2026
Providing crucial insights into the financial health of the legal industry, underscoring the key challenges faced by law firms and their leaders.
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Tax planning opportunities for individuals
Are you and your family taking advantage of tax planning opportunities?
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Gift Aid and LLPs and partnerships
LLPs and partnerships should consider making tax-efficient Gift Aid donations to their chosen charity as it may be tax-deductible.
A landscape of trees
Law Firm Benchmarking 2026
Providing crucial insights into the financial health of the legal industry, underscoring the key challenges faced by law firms and their leaders.
people in collaborative meeting smiling
Tax planning opportunities for individuals
Are you and your family taking advantage of tax planning opportunities?
glass orb sphere sunset
Gift Aid and LLPs and partnerships
LLPs and partnerships should consider making tax-efficient Gift Aid donations to their chosen charity as it may be tax-deductible.

Media coverage


Publications

Contributed to the following books:

  • Preparing for Partnership: A Guide to Achieving Partnership in a Law Firm (2023)
  • Partner Retirement in Law Firms: Strategies for Partners, Law Firms and Other Professional Services (2020 & 2025 editions)

Memberships