The firm undertakes the management of investments in consultation with leading brokers and investment managers in accordance with the requirements of clients. The partnership advises on the establishment and administration of offshore structures for International Projects and the use of Intellectual Property Rights. This covers the areas of Patents, Trademarks, Know-How, Royalties and Copyrights payable by licensees throughout the world to companies situated in low tax zones. The partnership identifies for clients circumstances in which captive insurance companies should be set up, enabling a group to build up reserves against which it can offset future claims. This will involve the formation of subsidiary companies to insure the risk of the parent company, and the spread of the risks in the appropriate insurance market, with the subsidiary company accumulating offshore profits.
Detailed advice is given on the formation of such companies and their subsequent administration.
Company and Commercial Law Advice is given on company and commercial law matters for the UK and elsewhere. The firm has expertise in advising on the tax and company law aspects of joint ventures. The practice has built up an acknowledged expertise in advising on the most suitable offshore base for clients according to their particular needs and regularly incorporates companies in a wide range of offshore jurisdictions. The firm advises on and establishes structures to provide employee benefits and Share Option Schemes for corporate clients throughout the World. The firm advises on problems arising from the EC Treaty, the Coal and Steel Treaty and the Euratom Treaty, including such matters as the Free Movement of Goods, Right of Establishment, Provision of Services, Competition Law, States Aid and Dumping.