He will work in the private client, tax and trusts group, joining on 17 September.

In his previous job, Burt worked at the wealth and investment arm of Barclays (then known as Barclays Wealth) for five years, latterly as managing director and head of key clients in its wealth advisory business.

Prior to that firm, Burt was a partner in the private banking group at Baker & McKenzie, the international law firm. While there, he was rated in the Chambers Global Legal Directory as one of the top 20 private client lawyers in any jurisdiction.

Burt’s role at Harcus Sinclair will see him work closely with Keith Bruce-Smith and Lucy Gibson in the firm’s private wealth team.

The firm was created in 2002.