David Russell KC to join a panel discussion on ‘The Opportunities and Benefits for UK Residents in Dubai’

David Russell KC will be joining a panel discussion with Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and leading tax experts on ‘The Opportunities and Benefits for UK Residents in Dubai’ on Monday 24th March 2025 at Harbottle & Lewis, London.

Join Outer Temple’s David Russell KC, alongside Ali Hassan of DIFC, Gary Ashford of Harbottle & Lewis and Jaffar Rakhimov of Belluzzo International Partners on Monday 24th March 2025 as they explore the attributes of DIFC as an emerging global hub for private wealth structures and succession planning.

This event is aimed that individuals and professionals with an interest in the DIFC as a jurisdiction for holding assets and structuring wealth.

The session will include insights on:

• Emergence of Dubai and DIFC as a global financial hub
• Trends in MENA family offices 
• Tax consideration for families and UHNWIs interested in DIFC as a jurisdiction for holding assets and structuring wealth
• Changes to the non-domicile tax status
• Wealth migration
• DIFC private wealth ecosystem and specific structures

Agenda

4:30 to 5:00pm – Registration
5:00 to 5:45pm – Presentations
5:45 to 6:15pm – Q&A
6:15 to 8:00pm – Networking drinks

Book Your Place

This an in-person event and will take place at Harbottle & Lewis, 7 Savoy Court, London, WC2R 0EX. Places are limited. To register for the event, click here.

Find out more

David Russell KC commenced legal practice in 1974. He is admitted to practise in Australia, England and Wales (Lincoln’s Inn), the Courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre, New York (as a Legal Consultant), New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. He currently practises in Dubai, London, and Abu Dhabi (Outer Temple Chambers), Sydney (Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers) and Brisbane (Sir Harry Gibbs Chambers). He has acted for Commonwealth and State Governments as well as individuals and corporations. David was President of the Taxation Institute of Australia from 1993 to 1995, and of the Asia Oceania Tax Consultants’ Association from 1996 to 2000.

To find out more about David, contact Lexie Johnson on + 44 (0) 207 427 0801 or Dave Lovitt on +44 (0)207 353 6381 for a confidential discussion.

News 13 Mar, 2025