International
Internationally recognised London law firm with top-ranked lawyers.
We’re wherever you need us to be
While London is, and always will be, our home, the impact of our work reaches far beyond the UK. Our lawyers work with clients including HNWIs and their loved ones, businesspeople, politicians and high-profile figures whose personal and professional interests span borders, and whose businesses, wealth and family circumstances require a fully connected approach.
We also provide a full range of transactional, advisory and contentious services to businesses, NGOS and charities working across Europe, the USA, the Middle East and offshore jurisdictions
As an independent law firm, we have built an extensive network of advisors in each of these markets over many years. So while our own advice is based on English law, we work with a wider team of experts to ensure your commercial, personal and legal interests are all aligned
We’re right there with you
Internationally recognised London law firm with top-ranked lawyers. Our experts advise clients on their business and private lives, when it matters most.
When disputes involve individuals or organisations based in different countries, those involved are often confronted with an array of complex issues in various jurisdictions.
We can advise you on issues around
• Asset recovery
• Jurisdiction and conflicts of law
• Worldwide injunctions
• Cross-border investigations
• International arbitration
• Enforced foreign judgments
International relocation is a major concern for individuals and employers. We work with employers and individuals to make sure you have the people you need, in the places you need them.
Our top-ranked immigration and employment teams provide an end-to-end service working alongside your HR, finance, global mobility and legal teams. Our services include:
• Skilled worker visas and sponsor licences
• Document procurement, translations and legalisation
• Residence and work permits
• Business visitor advice and policy formulation
• Consular visa applications
• Appeals administrati9ve reviews and judicial reviews of Home Office decisions
Our criminal and immigration teams offer specialist support and advice to individuals facing complex situations across multiple jurisdictions. We have a wealth of experience defending extradition requests by authorities overseas and helping British nationals who may need our assistance with regard to politically motivated extradition requests or otherwise.
Our services include:
• Extradition and Interpol Red Notices
• Asylum claims
• Asset denial
• Financial sanctions and export controls
• Crimes of universal jurisdiction
London continues to be the destination of choice for international entrepreneurs, investors, professionals and their families. We regularly assist clients and their loved ones from different countries to help plan, protect and defend your family’s affairs.
• International pre/post nuptial agreements
• Divorce and separation
• Relocating children overseas or the UK
• International surrogacy and adoption
• Child abduction
Our clients, their families and their personal, business and philanthropic assets are located and mobile throughout the world. We can provide you with clear, strategic advice to help to structure your wealth in a tax efficient manner, seamlessly coordinating advice between different jurisdictions and legal disciplines.
- Estate planning and administration for multi-jurisdictional estates and families
- Offshore trusts, companies, partnerships, foundations
- UK Grants of Probate for persons who die outside the UK
- International Wills
- Buying and selling UK properties
We support UK-based companies wishing to grow their business internationally, as well as overseas companies wishing to trade with or set up a business in the UK. We regularly advices businesses of all sizes on:
• Cross-border M&A transactions
• Private Equity and Venture Capital transactions
• Setting up a subsidiary or branch office in the UK
• Commercial agreements
• Corporate governance structures
• Distribution and Franchising
• UK Corporate tax requirements
• Partnerships, joint ventures and shareholders agreements
