Sophie Hart, Associate
Sophie advises on cross-border succession planning and family law matters for individuals, families and their advisors.
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Email: sophie.hart@crsblaw.com
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About
Sophie’s practice is centered on UK and international estate planning, with a focus on advising individuals, families and trustees on wealth protection, lifetime planning, succession structuring and tax mitigation. Sophie advises on UK tax regimes with a particular focus on UK non-domiciled individuals and trusts, and on the creation, maintenance and winding up of trusts and associated structures. Sophie frequently works with UK non-domiciled individuals on pre-residency planning, and has experience preparing complex cross-border wills.
Sophie’s practice also expands to advising on family and children matters, often with an international element.
Sophie is admitted to practice in England & Wales and is based in our Geneva office.
Experience
- Advising on pre-UK residency planning for high net worth international families
- Establishing trust and family governance structures for UK resident non-domiciled individuals
- Advising on global succession issues concerning high net worth multi-jurisdictional estates
- Advising on the UK Statutory Residence Test and preparing domicile statements
- Advising trustees of UK tax and reporting issues in relation to UK resident settlors/beneficiaries
- Preparing a range of Wills, from simple form for English assets to complex worldwide Wills, and Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Advising on the tax treatment of UK property purchase, ownership and sale for individuals, trustees and companies
- Advising on conflicts of laws and the EU Succession Regulation as it applies to UK nationals
- Advising on co-habitation, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements
- Assisting on international surrogacy and adoption matters