Supporting clients across Asia Pacific
"Farrer & Co provide first-rate advice; the team have an ability to understand and absorb complex situations quickly, and are solutions-oriented, thoughtful, and empathetic."
- Client
Farrer & Co has long advised clients with interests across the Asia Pacific region, combining deep technical expertise in English law with an understanding of the commercial, regulatory and cultural considerations that arise in cross‑border matters. We act as trusted UK counsel for individuals, families, private banks, wealth managers and institutions navigating complex relationships between Asia Pacific markets and the UK.
Our work in the region reflects our core strengths in private wealth, governance, disputes, trusts and estates, real estate and reputation management. We are regularly instructed by private banks and wealth managers advising or lending to clients with UK based assets, including residential and commercial property, investment structures and trust arrangements. We support lenders and advisers on security structures, enforcement considerations and the interface between UK law and overseas banking and fiduciary frameworks, often on matters that are high‑value or structurally complex.
We also act for Asia based and internationally mobile clients investing into the UK, providing clear advice on ownership, structuring and risk allocation, alongside the regulatory and compliance considerations that apply when operating within the UK legal and financial system, including FCA related issues, financial promotions, governance and conduct requirements.
Working closely with leading advisers across Asia Pacific, we provide seamless, coordinated support while maintaining the partner led, relationship focused approach for which Farrer & Co is known. Whether advising global families, private banks or wealth managers, we bring judgment, discretion and clarity to complexity, with a disciplined, commercially minded perspective.
In an increasingly interconnected regulatory and investment environment, clients value our ability to anticipate risk, manage sensitive cross‑border issues and deliver advice that is both technically robust and aligned with their strategic objectives, helping them operate confidently across jurisdictions, today and for the long term.
Recent Banking highlights
Advised a major Singaporean bank on its entry into the UK lending market, including the regulatory framework for English lending and the preparation of a full suite of English law template documents for use across its UK platform.
Frequently acted for APAC based banks and borrowers on UK mortgage and secured lending transactions.
Advised a Singaporean bank on a £42 million loan facility to a family office to refinance two prime, multi tenanted Mayfair office buildings, involving Jersey and English ownership structures.
Recent Residential Property highlights
Advised APAC based individuals and family offices on UK residential property acquisitions and disposals, with transaction values ranging from £2 million to over £100 million, including new‑build portfolio acquisitions.
Advised an APAC based family office on the purchase of six new‑build UK residential apartments.
Recent Family highlights
Acted for the wife of a prominent Hong Kong based billionaire in reaching a high‑value negotiated settlement of financial claims on divorce.
Advised on an ultra high‑value international divorce involving assets exceeding USD 400 million and Shariah law issues, including an urgent forum dispute involving complex offshore structures.
Acted for members of prominent Asian families and founders of pan‑Asian businesses on international divorce and financial claims in England, coordinating multi‑jurisdictional advice to protect assets and secure favourable outcomes.
Advised on complex international children and unmarried couple disputes involving substantial UK and offshore assets, resolved discretely through negotiated global settlements.
Recent Private Client highlights
Acted for a UK‑resident Chinese national on the structuring and ongoing UK tax treatment of a complex international wealth arrangement involving a Luxembourg SICAV, multiple holding companies and UK property assets. This included advice on the UK tax implications of the structure, proposed asset transfers and alternative options, working closely with the bank and overseas advisers.
Advised a Chinese national regarding the creation of a trust to be administered by Chinese trustees, which was designed to hold shares in APAC family operating and investment companies. This included advice regarding the terms of the trust, including protector powers and place of residence, and taxation of certain beneficiaries who were UK resident.
Advised a Singaporean/UK family regarding estate planning and pre-relocation planning for the older generation, including making and structuring of gifts, lasting powers of attorney and UK rules relating to inheritance taxation.
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