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+44 (0)20 3826 7514We offer specialist, bilingual expertise to clients who require advice on wills and estate planning in a French law context.
Common issues where our team can help include:
- where there are assets in France, particularly where there is immovable property
- French succession law and its impact on other issues such as legal reserve and rights for spouses
- French inheritance tax
- wills in French holographic form
- changes in matrimonial property law/French marriage contracts
- transfer of ownership by way of sale or gift as a succession planning tool
- domicile for succession purposes
Our team
- All members of the team from our lawyers to our administrative assistants and support staff are bilingual. Our team of lawyers has first-hand knowledge of the interaction of the French and English legal systems. We have huge experience in the field of French property and succession and are frequently asked to act as expert witness on matters of French laws in legal proceedings conducted in the UK. Much of our work comes from referrals from other lawyers and professional firms.
- We belong to STEP UK (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), are members of LEXUNION and are accredited consultants to CRIDON Lyon.
Our people
- Patrick Delas is qualified as a French Avocat and solicitor dealing with a wide range of matters relating to cross-border estate planning, inheritance and wealth tax.
- Anu Hawoldar has qualified as a notaire in Mauritius in 1997 and trained as notary/Notaire in Maigrot Chambers and Avrillon Chambers for a couple of years before opening her own Chambers in 2000.
- All have extensive experience of French law that comes only from working in France and an extensive network of French contacts.
Why us?
If you would like to speak with a member of our French law and property team please call 020 3826 7514 or complete our enquiry form.