Areas of Practice
Track Record
Acting for a prominent family (net worth $20Bn) to establish a single family office structure to manage the family’s global assets including financial assets, commercial and residential property interests, a significant art collection, various aircraft and vessels, and a growing portfolio of private equity holdings
Restructuring a significant UK real estate portfolio valued at around £750M for an international client looking to undertake generational planning for his seven children; establishing a series of trusts incorporating detailed mechanisms for “allocation” of properties to particular branches of the family and related valuation mechanisms
Advising a leading international entrepreneur on his relocation to the UK, providing pre-immigration tax advice and structuring his investment portfolio to make provision for his children who were resident in four different jurisdictions
Awards & Rankings
Chambers HNW Awards, Foreign Jurisdiction Expert – Shortlisted 2022
Chambers HNW, Top Ranked Individual, 2021 & 2022
Chambers HNW, Ranked Individual, 2017 – 2022
Chambers HNW, Foreign Expert for Middle East, 2017 – 2022
Who’s Who Legal, Recommended Individual, 2020
Legal Week Private Client Global Elite, Top 200, 2017 – 2019 & 2021
Education & Qualification
University of London
Qualified as a solicitor in 1999
Recommended by Salpy
Private Wealth Partner, Kyra Motley is delighted to have been invited to speak at a curated TL4 Private Client conference bringing together international private client advisors in the DIFC. The conference titled ‘Wealth/Life Middle East (DXB)’ is taking place at the Shangri-la Hotel, Dubai between 15 and 17 November.
Read more 2 min read 06 Nov 2022 Kyra Motley to speak on an expert tax panel at the STEP Arabia conference 2022Private Wealth Partner, Kyra Motley is delighted to have been invited to speak at the STEP Arabia conference taking place at the ADGM Authorities Building, in Abu Dhabi, UAE between 6 and 7 November.
Read more 5 min read 24 Oct 2022 You can’t take it with you – a Law Society Gazette roundtablePrivate Wealth Partner, Clare Stirzaker was recently invited to partake in a Law Society Gazette roundtable looking at how Covid-19 focused the minds of the wealthy on their legacies – on life, death and what exactly it is they want to leave behind.
Read more 4 min read 24 Oct 2022 Multi-generational planning critical for charity givingPrivate Wealth Partner, Clare Stirzaker highlights how over the last 10 years, HNWIs have shown a greater interest for charities and philanthropy.
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