Our clients are the spouse and children of a Russian businessman who unexpectedly passed away. The family, not yet recovered from the shock of their loss, found themselves in a difficult position where they had to deal with the dishonest actions of the deceased’s business partners who aimed at moving assets away from the business during the probate period. Also, although the family became aware of possible bank accounts in the deceased’s name in the UK, their attempts to verify this information failed, as the bank would not communicate with them directly.
Working with our partner Russian law firm, our experts were able to develop a strategy, blocking the transfer of assets away from the business.

In addition, it was necessary to engage with our partner law firm in the UK. Once the bank received letters from English lawyers, they started a dialogue. Following this, the grant of representation was obtained, which allowed personal representatives to access funds in the bank account and distribute them to the beneficiaries of the estate. In order to distribute the funds, it was necessary to obtain a Russian legal opinion as in this scenario the Russian succession law applies to movable assets of the deceased.

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Our clients are the spouse and children of a Russian businessman who unexpectedly passed away. The family, not yet recovered from the shock of their loss, found themselves in a difficult position where they had to deal with the dishonest actions of the deceased’s business partners who aimed at moving assets away from the business during the probate period. Also, although the family became aware of possible bank accounts in the deceased’s name in the UK, their attempts to verify this information failed, as the bank would not communicate with them directly.
Working with our partner Russian law firm, our experts were able to develop a strategy, blocking the transfer of assets away from the business.

In addition, it was necessary to engage with our partner law firm in the UK. Once the bank received letters from English lawyers, they started a dialogue. Following this, the grant of representation was obtained, which allowed personal representatives to access funds in the bank account and distribute them to the beneficiaries of the estate. In order to distribute the funds, it was necessary to obtain a Russian legal opinion as in this scenario the Russian succession law applies to movable assets of the deceased.

ROBERT STEELE

Partner, Immigration, Charles Russell Speechlys