Lily Hurley
Associate
Lily is an associate within the private wealth team based in our Dubai office.
Associate
Lily is an associate within the private wealth team based in our Dubai office.
Language – English
Jurisdictions – UK, UAE
Lily supports high-net-worth individuals, regional family offices, trustees, prominent families and leading financial institutions across the Middle East and internationally. She assists clients with estate and succession planning, cross-border wealth structuring, and governance, helping them to protect and grow wealth across generations.
She provides strategic guidance on the full spectrum of private wealth matters from the preparation of Wills to more complex planning. She assists clients with registering DIFC Wills as a registered DIFC Wills Draftsman and Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court Wills.
Lily advises on cross-border wealth structuring and succession planning. She regularly assists clients with the establishment of bespoke family and philanthropic trust and foundation structures, incorporating detailed governance mechanisms in line with the client's objectives.
She advises on UAE corporate tax in relation to both private and corporate structures, supporting clients in establishing and managing their structures in a tax‑efficient and compliant manner.
As a UK qualified solicitor, Lily also advises on English Wills and UK personal taxation with a focus on inheritance tax planning in relation to the investment into UK real estate and supports executors and trustees with the efficient administration of English and cross-border estates, including UK inheritance tax filings and probate applications.
By combining technical knowledge with a practical, client-focused approach, Lily helps clients navigate the complexities of international structuring and succession planning.
Establishment of DIFC family office and international trust structure
Advising the principal of a large KSA family in relation to the establishment of a DIFC family office and establishment of a Channel Island trust.
Establishment of international trust structure and estate planning
Assisting a UAE based entrepreneur on the restructuring of his offshore corporate investment entities and the establishment of a Channel Islands trust for succession planning and managing the preparation of Wills in various jurisdictions (DIFC, BVI, Guernsey, Cayman Island, South Africa and Cyprus).
UK taxation advice
Assisting numerous clients with UK tax issues in connection with the investment into UK real estate.
UAE corporate tax advice
Advising a large international bank trust company, multiple families, and regional family offices on the implications of UAE corporation tax on their private client holding structures.
Establishment of philanthropic DIFC foundation
Advising a UK registered charity on the establishment and operation of a substantial DIFC foundation to own assets in the GCC for the benefit of a religious community.
Drafting UAE law
Advising on the drafting of a new law for private structures in Abu Dhabi.
Establishment of philanthropic ADGM Foundation
Advising on the terms of an ADGM charitable foundation to own an international business for philanthropic purposes and associated governance protocols.
