The preservation, structuring and succession of private wealth require more than conventional estate planning. As family businesses and private wealth become increasingly international, families and their advisers require structures that provide for the orderly management, protection and transfer of wealth across generations and jurisdictions.
Our practice advises high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trustees, executors and beneficiaries on the structuring, administration and succession of private wealth. We advise on both the establishment of wealth structures and the legal issues that arise throughout their lifecycle, including succession, estate administration and contentious disputes.
With the development of Malaysia as an increasingly attractive jurisdiction for family offices and regional wealth structures, we advise families and family-office stakeholders on the legal considerations involved in establishing and managing structures for the preservation and intergenerational transfer of wealth, with an appreciation of the wider private wealth landscape across Malaysia and Asia.
Advising individuals, families and family offices on the establishment, structuring and ongoing legal considerations of private wealth arrangements, including structures designed for wealth preservation, succession and intergenerational planning.
Advising executors, administrators and beneficiaries in applications for grants of probate, letters of administration and other grants of representation, as well as assisting with the administration and distribution of estates.
Advising trustees, executors, administrators and beneficiaries on the interpretation and administration of trusts and estates, including the identification, preservation and distribution of estate assets and the resolution of issues arising during administration
Advising on private wealth and succession matters involving assets, family members, trusts or estates across multiple jurisdictions, with particular regard to the legal and practical considerations arising from cross-border ownership and succession.
Representing beneficiaries, executors, trustees and other interested parties in disputes concerning wills, estates and trusts, including challenges to testamentary instruments, disputes concerning the validity or interpretation of wills and trusts, beneficiary claims, allegations of undue influence, lack of testamentary capacity, breach of trust and improper administration.
