Protecting family wealth across generations.
Estate planning with inheritance tax advice woven in.
I am a STEP-qualified private client lawyer and a CIArb-qualified Dispute Resolution Professional. As a Private Client Lawyer, I advise on wills, trusts, probate and inheritance tax. As a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb), I advise in trust and estate disputes. I specialise in advising homeowners and business owners, and every Estate Planning service includes inheritance tax advice. Your matter is handled by me personally, never passed to a junior or an assistant, and remotely wherever you live.
Sheikh Najam TEP, STEP PPgD (Private Wealth Advice) (CLTI/Oxford), MA (Tax Law) (Londin.), MCIArb
A private first conversation, at no charge
Many of my clients live outside the UK or move between countries, and their affairs often span more than one legal system. The first 30 minutes is a free, confidential conversation, by phone or video call, so that I can understand your family's position and tell you candidly how I would approach it. I then handle the matter remotely, personally, from first conversation to final document. A will must be signed on paper with the required witnesses physically present. Remote signing is not valid. I give you precise instructions that work wherever you are.
STEP-qualified Private Client Lawyer and CIArb-qualified Dispute Resolution Professional
Both roles carry equal weight in my practice. Each is backed by membership of a leading professional body.
Full member of STEP
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STEP Will Writing Code, England and Wales
I prepare Wills in line with the STEP Will Writing Code, a recognised professional standard. It guides me to take your instructions and circumstances with care and to prepare a Will that reflects your wishes. The Code is a professional standard that I follow, not regulation.
Learn about the STEP Will CodeCIArb-qualified Dispute Resolution Professional
CIArb is a global professional body for dispute resolution. Founded in 1915 and incorporated by Royal Charter, it is a UK registered charity that promotes and facilitates the resolution of disputes worldwide.
Two disciplines, one adviser
I handle every matter personally, from the first conversation to the final document. Your work is never passed to a junior or an assistant.
STEP-qualified Private Client Lawyer
Estate Planning with inheritance tax advice woven in. Every Estate Planning service includes inheritance tax advice, and I specialise in advising homeowners and business owners.
Wills
A will that settles who inherits, who cares for your children and who carries out your wishes, drafted with your whole position in view.
Testamentary Trusts
Trusts created by your will to protect children, a spouse or a vulnerable beneficiary, and to keep family capital in the family.
Discretionary Trusts
A trust created in your lifetime, with trustees you choose deciding who benefits and when, as part of a long term plan for family wealth.
Lasting Powers of Attorney
Property and Financial, and Health and Welfare, so that people you trust can act for you, and your affairs stay in order, if you cannot.
Probate
Administering the estate of someone who has died with care and discretion, from the grant to distribution to the beneficiaries.
Inheritance Tax advice
Inheritance tax advice as part of estate planning for families, including business owners and those with property portfolios.
International Trusts and Estates
Advice on international trusts and estates for families whose assets, homes or beneficiaries are in more than one country.
CIArb-qualified Dispute Resolution Professional
How I work with you
Private consultation
Free and confidential, 30 minutes, by phone or video call.
Written advice
I set out my advice and my fee in writing, before any work begins.
Drafting, administration or dispute resolution
I prepare documents, administer the estate or act in your dispute remotely.
Signing
A will is signed on paper with the required witnesses physically present. A remote call does not replace them.
Living abroad, or moving between countries?
Cross-border families need advice that fits together. I handle everything up to signing remotely, and a will is signed on paper with the required witnesses physically present, wherever you live.