International Clients

Saracens is a modern international law firm with dedicated departments for the different fields of specialisation on offer. Our aim is to give a high quality service and whatever the size of your instruction, Saracens is here to tailor a solution for you.

The firm has forged links and developed clientele internationally, throughout Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, the Caribbean, South America, the Pan Pacific region and the Indian sub-continent, and continues to develop these.

As a result, our advisors have gained a wealth of legal experience / priceless understanding of the legal needs and cultural sensitivities, no matter where in the world a client may be based.

Our lawyers are multi lingual and whenever required, we will engage with translators and interpreters to ensure the legal process is smooth and less intimidating.

In addition we can offer telephone and video conferencing to alleviate the need for our clients to visit the UK to provide instructions. All of our staff members are IT friendly, ensuring that document delivery is only ever minutes away.

Company & Commercial

Saracens advise corporate clients on a wide variety of cross-border commercial transactions, from financing structures, business merger acquisition / disposals, corporate franchising and commercial compliance. Often the tax efficiency of a transaction is enhanced by way of off-shore structures and special purpose vehicles. We have developed a number of key contacts in and around the globe, to enable us to work on an international level alongside tax advisors and to enable foreign opinions to be obtained swiftly. If required we will visit our clients in their local jurisdiction to ensure a full / detailed strategy is deployed.

Litigation

Out litigation department handles most aspects of litigation, with a niche focus on international commercial litigation, we offer a full range of litigation services at all levels to national and international clients.

Litigation can be an intimidating prospect at the best of times. If you are forced to take action in a foreign country with unfamiliar laws and rules that you do not understand, it can seem very daunting. Saracens can step in and assist you in getting to grips with the law in that jurisdiction and forge the right to enable you to achieve your aims.

We take pride in our record when litigating in cross jurisdictional disputes. Our lawyers work with the appropriate strategic partners in these jurisdictions to ensure that we can advise you on your best course of action.

You can take comfort from our huge list of established business contacts and partners in various countries. This is vital in any cross border or international litigation matter. Choosing these partners is not a simple task but Saracens will facilitate the entire process, working with all parties to ensure that even your smallest query is dealt with effectively and at a reasonable cost.

Immigration

Our immigration team offers advice to our international clients to ensure they are fully briefed on the complex and ever evolving UK immigration process. We always keep our clients up to date with the regulatory reforms in this sector to make certain their business is not affected. Our immigration team can also travel globally, to you, to give advice via seminars on the subject of commercial immigration strategies. If preferred, video conferencing can be set up to ensure the cost of any advice are kept to an affordable amount. The widespread knowledge amongst our experienced advisors enables potential solutions to be indentified rapidly, taking into account the local rules and regulations.

Do call one of the team to find out when the Saracens immigration team will next be in your country.

Property

London continuous to attract not only corporate investors looking to acquire investment property in prime locations within the City but also the high net worth individuals who want a home in the capital.

We are pleased to announce that Saracens has assisted clients to acquire and dispose of property worth millions of pounds. Our clientele have included embassies, banks, trust funds, corporations and internationally famous individuals.

London is one of the three major centres for international business along with New York and Tokyo. Certain parts of London are considered to be luxury only, particularly the “golden triangle” consisting of Knightsbridge, Mayfair and Belgravia, and the greatest number of trophy addresses in London are almost all to be found in this area.

We work with “offshore” accountants, trust mangers and the “wealth asset departments” of a number of major banks to achieve your requirements professionally and quickly. We continue to act for a number of international property developers, and can advise on matters of secure lending and financing.