Myra Leung Associate

After completing her training contract with the firm, Myra qualified into the Private Client and Wealth Structuring team.

She specialises in advising high net worth and ultra-high net worth international individuals on a range of private client and immigration work, including:

• UK tax planning
• Succession planning
• Disclosures to HMRC
• Visas under the Points Based System and family visas
• Indefinite Leave to Remain and naturalisation
• Applications for EEA nationals and their family members

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

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 fluent in Cantonese and speaks Mandarin to a high level.

The Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2022 named Myra as one of the Associates to Watch for immigration.

• Advising EEA nationals and their family members on their UK immigration status and the available options in light of Brexit.  
• Advising individuals from the Commonwealth countries on British citizenship.
• Advising many clients, including Chinese and Russian families, in obtaining Tier 1 (Investor) visas, extension, Indefinite Leave to Remain and naturalisation.
• Assisting individuals in the United States of America to obtain UK spouse visa. 
• Representing individuals on HMRC disclosures in relation to offshore assets and liabilities under the Requirement to Correct.
• Providing advice to a Singaporean individual in relation to the validity of a UK trust in the context of matrimonial proceedings.
• Drafting UK Wills for individuals with assets in the UK and other jurisdictions.