Family Wealth Structuring

We advise on trusts, foundations, companies and other entities across the UK, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf region, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, the BVI and elsewhere. Our recommendations consider not only tax and structuring issues, but also governance, practicality and intergenerational control. With our teams based in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, as well as London, we have extensive experience and excellent relationships in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) – two of the region’s family structuring powerhouses.

For clients who value the efficiencies that can come with keeping as much strategic oversight as possible ‘under one roof’, we are able to offer a wide range of professional corporate services – including acting as trustees, directors and council members. Our Corporate Services page provides more detailed information.

As most of our clients are internationally mobile, we are adept at working through complex questions around residence, domicile, succession, and cross-border management asset protection. We also help simplify or unwind legacy structures that no longer serve their purpose, or that now pose a compliance risk.

Sanctoras Managing Partner, James Heathcote, spoke on ‘Asset Protection in High-Net-Worth Global Divorce Cases’ at the American Bar Association International Law Conference in May 2024, alongside an expert panel from the UK, the US and Switzerland. If you’d like a copy of the speaking notes, please click here to request them and we’ll send you a copy by email. 

Our structuring approach is collaborative: we work closely with legal counsel, trustees, corporate directors and family members to ensure the structure works in practice, not just on paper – the end result being a wealth framework that adapts over time and protects what matters most.