Myra Leung

Practice Areas

Myra is a Senior Associate specialising in advising high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals on a range of immigration and private client work.

Within the private wealth sector, she advises on complex issues and interactions between UK immigration and tax law including the UK tax implications of moving to the UK, pre-immigration tax planning, tax residence, domicile, settlement and naturalisation.

Career

Admitted as a solicitor in 2018.

Professional Memberships

Myra is a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) and is a co-convenor for the ILPA South West working group. She is also a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and has completed the STEP Diploma in Tax and Estate Planning (England and Wales).

Publications

She is a regular contributor to Lexology and has written for the Tax Journal.

Languages Spoken

Myra is fluent in Cantonese and speaks some Mandarin.

Experience

- Trustees of a trust settled by a UHNW family in Asia: Advising on the UK tax and immigration residence position of the beneficiary and the UK tax implications for the trust.

- UHNW international fashion designer: Advising on UK immigration options under the Family and Visitor routes.

- UHNW senior executive at a neobank: Advising on eligibility for British citizenship (by descent) and assisting with passport application.

- International influencer, author and chef: Assisting with various applications under the Family route for over five years.

- Managing Director at a bank: Successfully applied for British citizenship (by registration) based on correcting historical legislative unfairness.

- UHNW investor: Advising on ceasing UK residence for tax and immigration purposes and relocation to another country.