OUR PRACTICE

PRIVATE WEALTH, TRUST & PROBATE

Preserving Wealth and Family Legacies

SFKS’ estate planning and trust lawyers have helped affluent Hong Kong families manage their wealth and succession planning for decades. Helping families make the most of their assets and charitable ventures is a great privilege for the SFKS team. We support families with:

Hong Kong estate planning and trust lawyer. Charitable trust legal advice.

PRIVATE WEALTH

Succession planning in Hong Kong and beyond
Identity planning
Advice for family offices
Advice on asset management before marriage, immigration or setting up new business venture
Corresponding corporate and company secretarial support
Enduring Power of Attorney

TRUST

Advising on structure, power, and administration of private or family discretionary trusts
Liaising with private banks in establishing trusts
Acting for trustees
Drafting and reviewing trust deeds and documents
Court applications under Trustee Ordinance (Cap. 29) and Variation of Trusts Ordinance (Cap. 253)

CHARITY

Establishing charitable trusts or scholarship trust funds
Advising clients on liaison with the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance for tax exemption to charitable organisations
Incorporating companies limited by guarantee

ESTATE

Drafting wills and probate services
Applications for probate or letters of administration for local and overseas clients
Applications for re-sealing of foreign grants in the Hong Kong court
Administration and realisation of the estate
Drafting Deed of Family Arrangements and distribution among beneficiaries