Irwin Mitchell is pleased to announce that Sarah Al-Jourani, a family law specialist at the firm, has been nominated to serve as the UK Chair for Inter-Cultural Dialogue within the prestigious G100 group.

G100 is renowned for its vision and commitment to empowering women worldwide. The group comprises Nobel Laureates, former Heads of States, Ministers, businesswomen, philanthropists, investors, entrepreneurs, and community leaders, all united in their purpose to create substantial opportunities for women globally.

Fluent Arabic speaking Sarah is a member of Irwin Mitchell’s Religious and Cultural Team of Excellence. She is a specialist in Islamic divorce and was nominated by G100 Global Chair, Dr. Aurora Martin. As a Country Chair for the Inter-Cultural Dialogue sector, she’ll assume the responsibility of fostering a network of State/Region City/District Chairs, and/or 100 members. This network, in turn, will cultivate connections and create a robust leadership network by December 2023.

Mustafa manages our group office in London and co-chairs  group strategy. He joined Accuro in 2019 from Taylor Wessing LLP, where he advised private clients as a corporate partner.

Utilizing the deep insight and strategic thought  honed working in London, Singapore, Kuwait and advising Middle Eastern clients for 21 years, Mustafa works with clients to plan governance, succession and private wealth structures and solutions.

His goal is to bring proactive, culturally astute and purpose-led insight to families. Mustafa is a devoted father as well as a landscape and abstract photographer.

I am a Senior Associate solicitor in the High Net Worth and International private client team in London. I specialise in multi-jurisdictional wealth planning, international tax and trusts, and succession planning for high net worth (HNW) and ultra high net worth clients and their families.

I am recognised for my expertise in complex cross-border tax and estate planning, including drafting bespoke Wills for UK and international HNW individuals and administering cross-border estates. This often involves applying international succession law and addressing tax-related considerations to safeguard assets and wealth from creditors, matrimonial claims, and succession regimes such as forced heirship rules. I also work with clients who wish to structure their wealth to comply with Islamic Sharia principles of succession and for non-Muslims resident in or connected to Islamic countries such as the UAE, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.

I regularly work with international families and trustees to navigate the challenges posed by multi-national estates. I'm experienced with relevant tax reliefs for individuals and trusts, such as inheritance tax business relief, agricultural property relief, and capital gains tax.

The creation and setting-up of offshore trusts is another specialism of mine and I help beneficiaries and trustees of offshore trusts to ensure optimal tax efficiency. I also advise on residence and domicile issues, including the statutory residence test or the taxation of UK residential and non-residential property owned by offshore structures.

I'm a member of the Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and have completed the STEP Advanced certificate on UK tax for international clients.

Penny has considerable experience in all pension matters, with a particular focus on advising trustees and companies (including overseas groups) on their UK pension arrangements, including governance, compliance and risk management. Penny also has extensive experience of advising charities on their pension arrangements and high net worth individuals on their pension tax and their family pension arrangements, including on small self-administered pension schemes. 

Luqmaan Moosa is an accomplished Investment Management Assistant at Brewin Dolphin, with experience managing over £2 billion in client investments since July 2021. Previously, Luqmaan assisted the Midlands Charity Investment Management team during a placement year, contributing to the management of nearly £400 million in investments through client presentations and research. Earlier experience includes a summer internship in client administration, which helped develop foundational knowledge in investment management and client relationships. Luqmaan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics with Economics from Aston University, and academic credentials include A-Levels in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, and Economics, as well as 10 GCSEs.