Introduction

In recent times, many of our clients have expressed great interest in succession planning, asset protection and tax planning. These highly topical issues have driven an enormous and often bewildering range of "products" in to the legal marketplace, which often purport to provide generic asset protection or tax savings. Many of our clients come to us seeking clarity and advice as to what these legal products truly mean for them.

We do not believe in generic legal "products". Every client is unique, and in order to help us recognise your legal needs and objectives, an open relationship is essential so we can understand and explain how legal solutions will impact on other aspects of your life.

At Small Myers Hughes a fundamental requirement of our partners and staff is in-depth, up-to-date legal expertise. To this end we have practitioners who work exclusively in the areas of business structuring and asset protection, personal asset protection, tax and revenue law and wills and estates. However, we recognise you will not benefit from legal knowledge without commerciality and an explanation of how the law applies to you, your family and your work or business. Sometimes the simplest approach can yield the best results.

Our greatest skill is not just to implement what can sometimes be highly complex legal documents and relationships, but also to fully explain their effect and meaning to you. This is made possible through the diverse range of legal technical skills and life backgrounds of our partners, Michael Small and David Hughes, and the team of lawyers, paralegals and articled clerks who work with them.