Fenech & Fenech Advocates‘ private client practice ‘offers a comprehensive, efficient service’ to clients, assisting individuals with immigration and tax issues, as well as with matters involving succession planning and inheritance. Another key source of work for the group is citizenship applications and advice on relocation to Malta. Rosanne Bonnici and Rebecca Diacono head up the team and are often called upon for inbound investment and international tax planning matters and are equally strong in personal tax and corporate tax matters, displaying ‘a depth of knowledge in taxation matters’.

Camilleri Preziosi‘s private client group sits within a full-service commercial firm, hosting a private client team which has a strong foundation in commercial and civil law. The group displays specific private and corporate tax expertise, excels in private tax matters and is also known for representing HNWIs in private wealth and estate matters. Group head Donald Vella is equally adept in direct and indirect taxation matters, and fellow group head Kirsten Debono Huskinson stands out for counseling clients on tax-efficient structures.

Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates, which ‘offers a unique and personalised service’, hosts a practice which caters to HNWUIs and their families, whom the group advises on personal tax matters and a range of immigration matters relating to Maltese citizenship. Managing partner Jean-Philippe Chetcuti is experienced in acting for HNWIs, investors, foreign retirees, and expatriates, while Magdalena Velkovska leads the firm’s personal tax practice and specialises in investment migration and personal tax advice. Marina Magri is another key team member.

A point of distinction for WH Partners‘ offering is its focus on relocation or residency status matters for private clients. Practitioners are described as ‘extremely meticulous in their work’ and provide cross-border relocation advice for international clients, who benefit from a large geographical footprint and infrastructure within the firm. Ramona Azzopardi is at the helm and is well supported by Charlotte Attard, who regularly handles immigration law and relocation matters.

The practice at 8pointlaw sits within a boutique law firm, enabling the group to provide a personalised service to a client base which often features HNWIs. The group counsels such clients on succession planning and inheritance law, as well as the implications of Maltese family law. Practice head John Bonello is the main figure in the team and is heavily engaged in cross-border disputes connected to family and succession matters.

GTG Advocates often assists a range of international individuals and companies with residency matters, including citizenship by naturalisation. The private wealth branch of the practice is also engaged in succession planning, wealth preservation and tax planning matters for such clients. Robert Tufigno and Ivan Gatt lead the team and are instrumental in the group’s contentious mandates, which are often family law disputes.