These are some of the matters we have been involved in over the last 4 months of 2010. They are all high value matters. If you are about to embark on something similar it may be helpful to you that we have practical recent experience and contacts.
Offshore trust purchase - purchase of French development land by an offshore vehicle. We provided the French tax advice in conjunction with one of France's leading tax advocates. Opinions obtained on a number of complex tax matters.
Villa sale - sale of one of the most desirable villas on the Cote d'Azur. Complex negotiations and documentation involving lawyers from several countries. Detailed tax work for French capital gains including negotiating with the French Tax Agent to reduce the withholding tax.
Agricultural land - purchase of French agricultural land with equestrian facilities and ancillary residential Manoir.
Relocation to Monaco - a number of UK resident very high income individuals relocating to Monaco whilst retaining UK businesses including tax residency issues, with opinions from several leading tax barristers in London on the way the new laws are likely to be applied by the UK tax authorities.
Pension fund purchases of French commercial land - technically challenging matters leading to a simple and elegant structure with detailed work on recent French rules involving fiduciaries. Analysis of the French conveyancing position on a UK trustee owning French land as well as an offshore trustee,
Purchase of villa - high value villa including use of Monegasque civil company and Monegasque collateralised finance.