Sarah Sarwar

Sarah Sarwar is a highly experienced private wealth lawyer specialising in complex inheritance planning, international estate planning and wealth structuring matters for high-net-worth individuals, international families and trustees.

Her expertise includes tax planning, multi-jurisdictional estates and trust administration for high-net-worth individuals and families. Having developed particular expertise in estate planning, Sarah advises clients on complex cross-border inheritance and succession matters, helping them navigate differing legal systems. Sarah also advises on the preservation and transition of wealth across generations, frequently working on matters involving multiple jurisdictions and complex family dynamics. Her practice spans international succession planning, tax-efficient wealth structuring, trusts, estate administration and cross-border inheritance issues.

She is particularly valued for her ability to combine deep technical expertise with pragmatic, commercially focused advice, guiding clients through intricate legal and tax frameworks with clarity and discretion. Her work often involves coordinating advisers across multiple jurisdictions to deliver seamless, strategic solutions tailored to the long-term objectives of her clients and their families. Sarah is known for building longstanding trusted relationships with clients and advisers alike, and for providing thoughtful, solutions-driven advice on sensitive and high-value matters.

Sarah regularly advises on:

• International estate planning and succession structuring
• Cross-border inheritance, succession and conflict of laws matters
• UK trust structuring, governance and administration
• Wealth preservation, family governance and generational planning arrangements
• Tax and succession planning for internationally mobile individuals and families
• Probate and estate administration involving international assets
• Advising trustees, beneficiaries and family offices on complex private wealth matters

Her work often involves coordinating advisers across multiple jurisdictions to deliver seamless, strategic solutions tailored to the long-term objectives of her clients and their families. Sarah is known for building longstanding trusted relationships with clients and advisers alike, and for providing thoughtful, solutions-driven advice on sensitive and high-value matters.