About

STEP-Qualified Private Wealth Lawyer (TEP) | Notary (England & Wales) | MA (Tax Law)

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 (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals, families, entrepreneurs, and family offices on cross-border wealth structuring, international tax planning, corporate structures, and dispute resolution.

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Strategic Private Wealth & Corporate Advisory – London & International
This is a specialist private client and corporate advisory practice, focused on complex, high-value, and cross-border matters—particularly where business interests, real estate, trusts, and digital assets intersect.
Core expertise includes:

• Cross-border trusts and estate planning

• Family investment companies and corporate structuring (UK & offshore)

• Inheritance tax planning for business owners and property portfolios

• International wealth structuring for globally mobile clients

• Digital asset structuring and succession planning

• Private client dispute resolution and risk management

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​Private Wealth Planning, Trusts & Corporate Structuring
Advising on wealth held through both trusts and companies, Maître Sheikh Najam designs integrated structures that align ownership, control, succession, and tax efficiency.
With a STEP qualification (TEP) and an MA in Tax Law (UK, EU & international), he provides highly technical advice on:

• UK and offshore trusts (discretionary, family, bespoke fiduciary structures)

• Corporate structures (holding companies, family investment companies, cross-border groups)

• Trust–company integration strategies for asset protection and governance

• Cross-border wills and succession planning involving business and property assets

• Inheritance tax planning for companies, real estate, and international holdings

• Probate and estate administration with multi-jurisdictional complexity

Particular expertise includes advising business owners and property investors on structuring wealth across jurisdictions, including UK-based and offshore arrangements

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Financial Crime, AML & Regulatory Risk Advisory

​Operating at the intersection of private wealth and regulation, Maître Sheikh Najam advises on financial crime prevention and compliance strategy.
This includes risks such as:

• Fraud and misappropriation of assets

• Money laundering and cross-border fund exposure

• Insider trading and market abuse

• Embezzlement and fiduciary breaches

He provides preventative legal structuring and advisory, including:

• AML and source of wealth positioning

• Governance frameworks for companies, trusts, and family offices

• Risk analysis of international structures and transactions

• Regulatory defensibility and reputational protection strategies

The focus is clear: structures that are not only efficient but robust under scrutiny

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Dispute Resolution (Trusts, Estates & Corporate)
Maître Sheikh Najam advises on the prevention and resolution of high-value disputes, particularly involving trusts, estates, companies, and cross-border assets.
He 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.
His approach is:

• Strategic and enforcement-focused

• Built around negotiation, mediation, and arbitration

• Designed for cross-border enforceability and control

He is particularly well placed to advise on:

• Contested estates and trust disputes

• Shareholder and corporate conflicts

• Cross-border asset disputes and enforcement challenges