Planning for the future is an essential part of protecting your assets, but regardless of whether you’re an individual, a trustee, a family office, or a financial institution, the complexities of international wealth structuring require sophisticated solutions.
Drawing on years of experience as a trusted advisor to an extensive range of clients, our impressive expertise and bespoke service will help you navigate the unique challenges and opportunities that accompany concerns such as cross-border estate planning, global succession, and asset protection.
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Our priority is finding answers to the issues that keep you awake at night. We will ensure you have the ability to quickly adapt to an ever-evolving financial and legal environment with access to lawyers who consistently pursue innovative solutions.
Known for our uniquely personal approach to legal services, our clients also benefit from an extensive network of colleagues who can be called on to share advice and expertise whenever the need arises.
We have specialist knowledge relating to non-UK long term resident individuals and offshore trusts including the UK tax implications of having beneficiaries based in the UK. We advise individuals and trustees on changes to the tax regime for non-UK domiciliaries, particularly the changes made in 2008, 2017, and the significant changes in 2025 now that the UK has transitioned to a residency-based tax system. Should you require it, we can help with creating trusts, foundations, and partnerships in the UK and offshore; provide assistance with the restructuring of existing asset-holding structures; advise on current UK tax issues affecting individuals, trustees and executors; and help with the process of purchase, structuring and sale of UK residential, sporting and commercial property.
Our experts can advise on international incapacity issues, help create a plan for family asset protection and advise on the best ways to pursue philanthropic and charitable ventures. Cross-border Wills and succession planning, tax regulations and compliance for individuals and their wealth holding structures, and putting in place structures for protecting international investments and wealth management are all areas in which clients trust us to provide expert advice tailored to their circumstances.
Looking for independent financial advice that gives you clarity and confidence – for now and the future?
In need of an international wealth structuring lawyer? Look no further.
At Womble Bond Dickinson we have an exceptional team of talented lawyers and business professionals who can offer guidance and find the solutions right for your business. We have both broad and niche expertise across all our UK and US offices.
Indian domiciled clients on the terms of the UK/India double tax treaty and preparing Wills and domicile statements that protect their non-UK assets from UK Inheritance Tax notwithstanding that they have been living in the UK for nearly twenty years
The Trustees of a Guernsey resident trust on the UK tax implications of making distributions to UK resident beneficiaries and steps that can to taken to mitigate the overall exposure to tax.
The trustees of an offshore trust on the tax implication of owning valuable UK residential properties in London, and implementing various changes to the structure to take into account amendments to UK tax law
“Prompt and in-depth advice and guidance” across family succession, estate planning, and tax matters.
Chambers High Net Worth 2024
“Always endeavouring to provide superb client service and pragmatic, commercial and cost-efficient solutions for clients” and “Exceptional knowledge and experience in handling complex private client matters.”
Chambers High Net Worth 2022
“Very prompt and anticipatory. Partnership with a US firm has been very helpful.”
Legal 500 2024
Will Ford highlighted for his “technical excellence”.
Chambers High Net Worth 2024
“A great sounding board to go to on international private client issues with a great range of experience to call on. He [Will] is highly responsive and great on calls with clients to explain the advice he has provided in a clear and concise way. He is compelling when he speaks about his work and has a great rapport with clients.”
Chambers High Net Worth 2022
“I have worked with Will Ford. Will must be one of the most intelligent people I have ever spoken to. He has taken on some challenging cases from me and I am yet to fail to be impressed by his efforts, ideas and achievements.”
Legal 500 2024
"James [Radcliffe] provided prompt and in-depth advice and guidance throughout my estate plan development. I always felt confident I was in good hands."
Private Wealth Law respondent, Chambers High Net Worth 2024
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