Mishcon Asia has secured impressive rankings in the 2026 edition of Benchmark Litigation, reflecting the firm’s growing profile and capability across the region.

From 6 April 2025, the UK's tax treatment of individuals moving to the UK from overseas fundamentally changed. The non-domicile framework, under which an individual's domicile status determined their exposure to UK tax on foreign income and gains, has now been replaced by the Foreign Income and Gains regime (the FIG Regime), a residence-based model that applies regardless of domicile.

UK Inheritance Tax (IHT) is charged at up to 40% on a person's estate when they die and on certain lifetime transfers.

The decision to make a significant political donation is rarely straightforward. Beyond the reputational and regulatory considerations, donors should be alive to the potential inheritance tax consequences of transferring substantial sums to political causes.

Mark Reading's recent Green Street News piece on how the Renters' Rights Act may curb rent growth not by capping rents, but by making increases harder to enforce.

A recent decision that provides important clarity on the test for identifying what constitutes a Relevant Defect under the Building Safety Act.

Partner Jonathan Mok has once again achieved leading rankings in Doyle’s Guide 2026, being recognised as one of Hong Kong’s Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers and Leading Family Law Mediators.

Charlie Sosna, Head of Private Wealth and Tax at Mishcon de Reya, has been quoted across various outlets on the UAE's proposed relaxation of tax residency rules for expatriates who left the region amid the Iran conflict.

The Privy Council has clarified that trust protectors generally exercise a wider decision‑making role unless the trust instrument expressly limits their powers. This brings much‑needed certainty to an area long marked by debate. Good drafting remains the best safeguard against disputes.

The high net worth (HNW) community increasingly leads a nomadic lifestyle. Wealth gives them the ability to "vote with their feet" on political decisions that do not favour them, and international relocations are driven by both business and personal needs.

Six of Mishcon de Reya's advisers from the Private Real Estate and Real Estate departments have once again been featured in the Spear’s Property Index 2026, as listed below.