International Private Client Advice

Specialist international personal tax lawyers

We use our extensive technical expertise to structure your worldwide personal, business and philanthropic assets in a tax efficient manner, seamlessly coordinating advice between different jurisdictions and legal disciplines. Your individual circumstances are at the centre of our advice, so that any plan is not just focused on tax but also takes into account your personal concerns, such as confidentiality, protecting of your reputation and assets, ensuring business continuity and encouraging family harmony.

We work very closely with other teams in the firm which means our clients have access to the best immigration lawyers in the country as well as advice on family law, real estate, corporate, commercial and employment issues. For harder times, we also provide advice in relation to dispute resolution, criminal litigation and reputational management issues and much more – and all this is managed through your one main point of contact.

We also liaise closely with our clients’ other advisors and intermediaries located throughout the world. This co-ordinated approach means that while your advice may span many of our teams here as well as external advisors, it will all be practical and synchronised, with both tax and non tax-related specifications and your commercial objectives in mind.

Case studies

James Ward recently acted for a family who sold a series of medical practices for a significant profit. James advised the family on their wider succession planning. This encompassed: shareholder agreements in relation to funds that were reinvested; Wills and succession planning; Lasting Powers of Attorney; and, a family governance document to guide the family members on a practical level. The document included a handrails note in relation to the use and requirement for pre and post-nuptial agreements and issues to be aware of in relation to the migration of family members to jurisdictions other than the UK, particularly in relation to grandchildren who wish to reside in the USA.

The family and their businesses are also now using Kingsley Napley for advice in relation to property, litigation, immigration and further corporate work. The Private Client team are also assisting with comprehensive Inheritance Tax planning for the family.