Private Wealth & Tax

Cross-Border Structuring Lawyers

For high-net-worth individuals and families with interests across multiple jurisdictions, effective wealth structuring is essential to protect assets and ensure compliance with complex international regulations. At Quastels, we provide sophisticated legal strategies that safeguard wealth, honour wishes, and simplify cross-border finance law complexities. We provide bespoke guidance for our clients who appreciate our expert guidance and forward-thinking advice for today’s global landscape.

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Ben Rosen

Partner

Private Wealth & Tax

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Cross-border structuring law

An introduction to Quastels

Our Private Wealth & Tax team offers sophisticated cross-border and structuring advice for high-net-worth individuals and their families. Our partner-led approach is rooted in precision, delivering bespoke legal advice that aligns with our clients’ personal and financial goals. We help to navigate the intricacies of international tax law, inheritance planning, and asset protection, ensuring wealth is secure across borders.

Our services include establishing non-UK trusts and structuring wills that are valid across jurisdictions. We also assist clients in navigating forced heirship laws in different jurisdictions.

For families managing wealth across borders, we ensure that every aspect of an estate is structured to provide both legal protection and tax efficiency. Whether setting up a single will for a global estate or drafting multiple wills for different jurisdictions, our integrated approach guarantees peace of mind, providing clarity and simplicity in even the most intricate cross-border situations.

Cross-border structuring law

Our cross-border structuring services

Find out more about our expertise

At Quastels we are known for providing exceptional guidance for our clients. Our specialists have a pragmatic and personable approach.

Forced Heirship

Forced heirship laws can significantly impact estate planning, particularly when assets are held in jurisdictions with differing inheritance regimes. Our team provides expert advice to navigate these laws, ensuring family wealth is protected.

Conflict of Laws

Cross-border wealth often involves conflicting laws between jurisdictions. Our expertise in private international law helps harmonise these conflicts, ensuring that wealth is managed smoothly across borders without unnecessary legal complications.

Succession & Taxation

When planning for succession, the interests of children from previous relationships must be carefully considered. We provide bespoke strategies to ensure fair inheritance while managing any tax implications, safeguarding both our clients’ wishes and family harmony.

European Regulation 650/2012 (Brussels IV)

Brussels IV offers opportunities to simplify succession planning for those with assets across the EU. Our experts advise on the application of this regulation, ensuring compliance and facilitating a seamless transfer of wealth across European borders.

Worldwide Asset Analysis

A comprehensive analysis of worldwide assets, liabilities, and lifetime gifts is essential for effective cross-border structuring. Our team provides in-depth asset analysis to inform a legal strategy, ensuring all elements of wealth are protected and optimised.

UK Inheritance Tax

We provide detailed advice on UK inheritance tax, including allowances and exemptions that can help minimise tax liabilities. We ensure that wealth is structured efficiently, taking full advantage of available reliefs to protect legacies.

Overseas Inheritance Tax

Understanding the inheritance tax regimes in different jurisdictions is crucial to effective wealth planning. We provide an overview of relevant overseas inheritance tax rules, helping to navigate international complexities and plan for the future.

Double Taxation

Double taxation can significantly impact cross-border wealth. Our experts advise on double taxation treaties to ensure assets are not taxed twice, optimising the overall tax position and safeguarding wealth.

Excluded Property Trusts

For non-UK domiciled individuals, excluded property trusts are a sophisticated way to ensure that certain assets remain outside the reach of UK inheritance tax. Our international tax lawyers advise on setting up these trusts, providing clients with a strategic tool to protect wealth for future generations.

International Wills

Drafting Wills that are valid across multiple jurisdictions requires careful consideration of both essential and formal validity in each relevant country. Our bespoke solutions ensure that international Wills honour clients’ wishes, comply with all relevant laws, and facilitate a smooth transition of wealth to beneficiaries.

Domicile & Tax Residency Advice

Determining domicile and managing tax residency are vital to cross-border finance law and wealth structuring. Our team provides tailored advice on domicile status and residency planning to ensure compliance is maintained while optimising the tax position. We align residency strategies with our clients’ personal and family objectives to safeguard their wealth.

Cross-border structuring law

Our approach

We understand that effective cross-border finance law and structuring demands a deep understanding of our clients’ individual circumstances, family dynamics, and long-term aspirations. 

Our cross-border finance law and structuring services are underpinned by a people-first approach, meaning we advise with the utmost care, and ensure that complex international issues are handled seamlessly and sensitively.

We work collaboratively, combining legal expertise with a personal touch. By getting to know each client’s unique needs, we provide tailored strategies that are both legally robust and personally meaningful.

Whether navigating international estate planning, managing domicile and residency status, or ensuring compliance across borders, our proactive, client-focused solutions offer clarity and reassurance.

Drawing from across our firm, we are able to deliver an exceptional service, keeping our clients protected and supported throughout the process. 

The Quastels team.

Your cross-border structuring experts.

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Ben Rosen

Partner

Private Wealth & Tax

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Jack Burroughs

Senior Associate

Private Wealth & Tax

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Eleanor Catling

Solicitor

Private Wealth & Tax

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