Shaikha Al Jalahma
Shaikha is a private wealth solicitor, dual qualified in England and Wales and the Kingdom of Bahrain. She specialises in private wealth and is able to call on her experience of civil law (including Sharia’a) and common law when advising clients.
As a private wealth solicitor, Shaikha works predominantly on international matters. She acts for a diverse range of High Net Worth and Ultra High Net Worth individuals and families and works closely with family offices, private bankers and offshore trustees.
Shaikha focuses on UK tax issues including UK residency and pre-residency planning, the foreign income and gains regime, the anti-avoidance rules, the remittance basis of taxation in relation to pre-6 April 2025 foreign income and gains and the application of double taxation treaties. She also advises on HMRC inquiries into offshore trust structures.
Shaikha’s work often involves cross-border planning, including undertaking an in-depth review of a client’s asset base and providing clear, pragmatic solutions as part of their pre-arrival planning. She regularly assists with US/UK tax considerations for US persons moving to the UK and UK residents relocating to the US, with a particular focus on residency, treaty credit, the tax treatment of assets and the timing of income and gains.
Shaikha also advises non-UK domiciliaries, now referred to (in this context) as non-UK long-term residents, on mitigating their inheritance tax exposure in relation to their UK estate, including the structuring and restructuring of UK residential property interests.
Shaikha also assists clients on international wealth planning including establishing trust and foundation structures, English and DIFC Wills and UK charities. Her work regularly involves setting up and advising on dynastic structuring for the world’s wealthiest and most prominent families.
Shaikha is a member of STEP and the Islamic Asset Legacy Planning Group (IALPG), a sub-committee of STEP Arabia.
As a private wealth solicitor, Shaikha works predominantly on international matters. She acts for a diverse range of High Net Worth and Ultra High Net Worth individuals and families and works closely with family offices, private bankers and offshore trustees.
Shaikha focuses on UK tax issues including UK residency and pre-residency planning, the foreign income and gains regime, the anti-avoidance rules, the remittance basis of taxation in relation to pre-6 April 2025 foreign income and gains and the application of double taxation treaties. She also advises on HMRC inquiries into offshore trust structures.
Shaikha’s work often involves cross-border planning, including undertaking an in-depth review of a client’s asset base and providing clear, pragmatic solutions as part of their pre-arrival planning. She regularly assists with US/UK tax considerations for US persons moving to the UK and UK residents relocating to the US, with a particular focus on residency, treaty credit, the tax treatment of assets and the timing of income and gains.
Shaikha also advises non-UK domiciliaries, now referred to (in this context) as non-UK long-term residents, on mitigating their inheritance tax exposure in relation to their UK estate, including the structuring and restructuring of UK residential property interests.
Shaikha also assists clients on international wealth planning including establishing trust and foundation structures, English and DIFC Wills and UK charities. Her work regularly involves setting up and advising on dynastic structuring for the world’s wealthiest and most prominent families.
Shaikha is a member of STEP and the Islamic Asset Legacy Planning Group (IALPG), a sub-committee of STEP Arabia.
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