Our dedicated team speak over 20 languages, helping us build trusted relationships with international clients, families, entrepreneurs and businesses.
At Quastels, we understand that effective legal advice starts with understanding the person behind the matter. Our multilingual capabilities support clear communication while bringing an appreciation of different cultures, business practices and personal priorities. This helps us understand what matters to our clients and deliver advice that reflects their ambitions.
Whether you are buying property, expanding a business, relocating to the UK, protecting your wealth or resolving a dispute, we combine UK legal expertise with an international outlook.
Understanding your language, culture and priorities
Discussing important personal or commercial decisions in a familiar language can make it easier to explain concerns, explore options and ask questions. Across the languages spoken by our team, we help clients feel more comfortable and confident throughout their legal matters.
That understanding extends beyond the words themselves. Cultural expectations, family relationships and approaches to doing business can all influence a client’s decisions. We take time to understand these considerations, alongside the legal and commercial issues involved.
For an entrepreneur, this might mean recognising the priorities behind an international expansion. For a family, it may involve understanding the connections between property ownership, relocation and plans for the next generation. Our teams work together across practice areas to provide advice that considers the wider picture.
Our international desks
Our international desks bring together lawyers from across the firm to support clients with interests spanning the UK and overseas. Each combines relevant experience, regional understanding and professional connections.
India Desk
Our India Desk supports Indian businesses, entrepreneurs, individuals and families with their international legal needs. Co-led by Jayesh Jethwa and Meera Malde, the team brings together expertise across immigration, real estate, corporate and commercial law, employment, private wealth and disputes. Specialists within the team combine language skills with an understanding of Indian business practices and the priorities shaping activity across the UK–India corridor.
Asia-Pacific Desk
Our Asia-Pacific Desk, led by Tracy Hon, supports clients across mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and the wider APAC region. Combining international experience with regional understanding, the desk helps individuals and businesses manage legal matters connecting their overseas interests with the UK.
United States Desk
Our US Desk assists US nationals, businesses and their advisers with UK legal matters. Drawing on lawyers across our key practice areas, the team supports clients whose personal interests or business activities connect the United States and the UK.
UAE Desk
Through our association with K&H Partners in Dubai, our UAE Desk supports clients with interests in the UAE, Cyprus and the Caucasus. This relationship connects our UK legal expertise with an established regional practice.
South Africa Desk
Our South Africa Desk brings together Quastels in London and Brian Kahn Inc. in Johannesburg through a strategic alliance. The relationship provides a connection for individuals and businesses seeking legal support across the UK and South Africa.
Swiss Office
Our branch office in Zug provides English law advice to Swiss, UK and international individuals and businesses. It supports clients with cross-border transactions, structures, immigration and disputes, strengthening the connection between our London expertise and clients with interests in Switzerland.
London Office
Our London Office supports UK clients and international clients with interests in the UK. Based in London’s West End, we advise individuals, investors and businesses on UK legal matters, providing a local point of contact for clients managing personal and commercial interests from overseas.
Building lasting international relationships
Our languages video introduces some of the people who bring this international outlook to our work every day. Their different languages, backgrounds and experiences contribute to a shared approach: listening carefully, understanding your priorities and helping you move forward.
To discuss your legal needs and the language support available within our team, contact Quastels.
