Maître Sheikh Najam

Notary (England & Wales) & STEP Private Wealth Lawyer (TEP)

Advising HNW & UHNW clients on cross-border trusts, tax, corporate structuring, and dispute resolution

Strategic Legal Advisory for Complex Wealth

Maître Sheikh Najam is a City-trained Notary (Notary at Law), appointed by the Court of Faculties and regulated through the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

He is a STEP-qualified Private Wealth Lawyer (TEP) and holds a Master’s degree in Tax Law (University of London), covering UK, EU, and international tax law.

He advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, entrepreneurs, and family offices on complex UK and cross-border legal matters, particularly where trusts, companies, real estate, and digital assets intersect.

Private Wealth, Trusts & Corporate Structuring

Designing and advising on integrated wealth structures, combining trusts and companies (UK and offshore) to align ownership, control, succession, and tax efficiency.

Cross-border trusts and estate planning
Family investment companies and holding structures
Inheritance tax planning for business owners and property portfolios
Wills and succession planning involving international assets
Probate and estate administration (multi-jurisdictional)
Digital asset structuring and succession

Financial Crime & Compliance Advisory

Advising on financial crime risk and regulatory exposure, ensuring structures are robust, compliant, and defensible.

Fraud, money laundering, insider trading, and embezzlement risk
AML and source of wealth positioning
Governance frameworks for companies, trusts, and family offices
Cross-border regulatory risk analysis
Reputational risk management

Dispute Prevention & Resolution

Strategic advice on avoiding and resolving high-value disputes, particularly involving trusts, estates, and corporate structures.

Trust and estate disputes
Shareholder and corporate conflicts
Cross-border asset disputes and enforcement
Negotiation, mediation, and arbitration strategies

Maître Sheikh Najam is a RICS Accredited Mediator (Civil and Commercial) and is undertaking an LLM in Digital Dispute Resolution at Leeds Law School (Leeds Beckett University) an advanced programme for practising solicitors and barristers

Why Clients Instruct

STEP- qualified Private Wealth Lawyer (TEP)
MA in Tax Law (UK, EU & International)
Notary authorised throughout England & Wales
Cross-border trust and corporate structuring expertise
Financial crime and compliance advisory capability
Dispute resolution and enforcement-focused strategy

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Private Wealth, Trusts & Corporate Structuring

Financial Crime and Compliance Advisory

Dispute Prevention & Resolution

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