Charlie Maydon Grace Partner

Partner
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Charlie advises both UK resident and non-UK resident/domiciled individuals, families, trustees and family offices on a wide variety of tax, trust law and international estate planning issues.

She also works on high-value trust litigation matters and HMRC investigations.

Charlie was seconded to a leading law firm in Bermuda, where she worked on various trust and litigation matters, often with a US focus.

She gave a presentation at the 2019 Transcontinental Trusts: International Forum on economic substance and presented at the Private Client Global Elite Rising Leaders Forum in 2021.

Charlie has been selected as a Rising Leader in the Private Client Global Elite Directory 2022/23, a peer-nominated list of the world's most respected lawyers advising ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Charlie was also included in the eprivateclient NextGen Leaders list in 2024.

Expertise

Recent work

Middle East foundation

Advising on establishing a novel Foundation structure in the Middle East to hold a large multi-national conglomerate, taking into account Shari’a issues and local ownership restrictions.

International trust structuring

Advising the Bermuda trustees of high-value structure with complex UK and US issues.

HMRC enquiry

Advising a UK resident, non-UK domiciled client in relation to a high-value HMRC enquiry which was litigated in the UK courts.

International trust structuring

Advising the trustees of a multi-billion pound trust structure on various cross-border issues.

Trust structure re-organisation

Re-organising a family trust structure in order to make it tax efficient for US purposes, including working closely with the family office and their US advisors.

Pre-arrival planning advice

Giving pre-arrival advice for families moving to the UK in relation to their family trust structures and investment portfolios.

International trust litigation

Advising on international trust litigation involving a multi-billion pound trust structure.

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What people are saying

"Charlie Maydon Grace: up and coming partner, very proactive, excellent attention to detail and solution oriented."

The Legal 500 2023