What makes us different

The role of the legal architect

No More Worries does not begin with a particular jurisdiction, legal discipline or technical solution. We begin with the family and with the question that is actually troubling them.

Families and their interests rarely fit neatly within national borders or professional disciplines. Family members may live in different countries, assets and businesses may be spread across several jurisdictions, and a single decision may have legal, tax, financial and deeply personal consequences. Each individual adviser may provide excellent advice within his or her own field, but someone still needs to see the whole picture.

That is where No More Worries is different.

We often describe our role as that of a legal architect. We listen to the family, seek to understand what they really need and help develop the overall plan. We do not pretend to carry out every specialist task ourselves. Lawyers, tax advisers, accountants and other professionals may each contribute their particular expertise, just as contractors and specialist craftsmen contribute to a building. Our role is to ensure that they are all working from the same plan – and that the eventual solution still reflects what the family originally wanted.

Drawing on experience acquired since the mid-1970s, we act as an independent and trusted counsellor to families and individuals. We listen, ask questions and help them consider not only the immediate problem, but also what may lie behind it and what the wider consequences may be. We are not tied to any particular country, firm or technical discipline.

Where specialist advice is needed, we help identify the right professionals and, when appropriate, coordinate their work across countries and areas of expertise. Our role is to ensure that the family receives more than a collection of separate opinions: advice that fits together, reflects the family’s circumstances and can be translated into practical decisions.

Sometimes we are the wise old owl who listens and helps a family think. Sometimes we are the legal architect who develops the overall plan before the specialist work begins. And sometimes we are the spider in the web who keeps everyone connected. In practice, these roles often come together.