We can advise you how to preserve your family wealth for multiple generations, protect your children or other vulnerable beneficiaries and plan the effects of capital taxes.

We have helped a great many people set up foundations and trusts, handling the full range of legal, accounting, management, and governance services from our offices. When our clients set up a foundation or trust, it is critical that it is properly administered from inception.

Trusts

We are skilled in trust management and accounting and have extensive experience in this field. Our trust management lawyers can help you to meet your legal obligations, wherever you are.

A trust facilitate the transfer of assets to trustees (legal owners) to maintain for the benefit of a person, or group of people known as the beneficiaries (beneficial owners).

A trust can be set up either during your life or by will. It can come into two forms: (a) Life interest trust – allows for the income or benefit to be given to a specific beneficiary during their life and then on their death the capital is distributed amongst the remainder beneficiaries, and (b) Discretionary trust – the income and capital of the trust is distributed at the trustees’ discretion to any of the named beneficiaries.

The benefits of trusts are numerous and includes (a) protection of beneficiaries; (b) protection of assets; (c) keeping control; (d) providing for beneficiaries in different ways; (e) provide for loved ones who lack mental capacity; (f) set aside money for your future long-term care, etc.

Our trust management and accounting lawyers can act as executors or trustees, to act on your behalf. This would ensure continuity of service.

Our private trust company lawyers regularly construct private trust companies for families and other groups who share a common interest. Popular locations include;

⚲       Seychelles

⚲       Isle of Man

⚲       Hong Kong

⚲       Cayman Islands

⚲       Bahamas, and etc.

Our private trust company services also include advising on the tax implications of operating a private trust company so as to ensure that it is properly structured from inception.

Charities

Whether you want to make a charitable donation, set up a charitable trust, create a new charity or require assistance with the legalities of running an existing charity, our team of experienced charity law team can guide you through the process.

Our team are closely involved in the formation and administration of charitable trusts and charitable companies. We have acted for charities both large and small and have the expertise to support you at every stage of the process.  Our expert charity management lawyers can help with:

✔ Negotiations with the charity institutes

✔ Advice about the best business structure for your charity

✔ Setting up of charities, conversion of charities, and business transfers

✔ Mergers and acquisitions, etc

✔ Regulatory compliance

Explore our Wealth management and Private client wealth services.

Related topics   ⇉

Making a will ⇢     Power of attorney ⇢     Probate & estate adminstration ⇢    

Business succession planning ⇢     Trusts & charity management ⇢    

Contentious probate ⇢    

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