We are committed to looking after you and your loved ones by securing your future . The idea is not to live forever, but to create something that will ensure your loved ones are safe.
A member of the UK Law Society, Soma was admitted to the Roll of
Solicitors by the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1998,
Soma is also a Registered Wills Draftsman for the DIFC Wills and Probate
Service Centre appearing on their central register. She graduated with BA (hons) degree in Modern Languages from University College London
which included studying for one year at the Sorbonne University in Paris.
She then completed the CPE and LPC at postgraduate level at The College
of Law, London graduating with a high commendation.
Soma has lived in Dubai for over seven years and has focussed on DIFC
Wills due to an incident that occurred when she first moved here. The
death of a close friend's husband who died without a Will forcing his
family to leave the UAE gave Soma a very personal experience of seeing
the serious consequences of the absence of a DIFC Will in the UAE and
how it disrupted the entire family's lives.
She has discovered that a large number of expatriate residents in the UAE do not have a Will and are not fully.
aware of what will happen to their assets and more importantly their family if they were to die in the UAE.
At SG Legal Consultants our mission is to advise the UAE expat community of the importance of registering a DIFC Will by providing in depth advice promptly and at a reasonable price by always keeping in mind our clients’ best interests through personal attention and professional advice.
We aim to provide in-depth advice promptly and at a reasonable price by always keeping in mind our clients’ best interests through personal attention and professional advice.
Our mission is to strive for enduring relationships through a long term commitment of providing dependable high-quality service by advising the UAE ex-patriate community about the importance of having a DIFC Will.
The main concept of Shari’a law is about sharing with your family and how assets are distributed
according to a prescribed formula. In a perfect scenario this can work extremely well and
fairly.
However there are scenarios where, under Shari'a Law, (and we are all subject to this as long as we reside in the UAE) when our intentions may not be fulfilled. For example if a male Testator dies without a Will leaving his wife, his parents and one son and one daughter and a brother and one sister his Estate would be divided as follows.
His wife would inherit ALL his debt and only 12 % of the Estate whereas his son would inherit 36%
but his daughter only 18%. His parents and brother would receive 11% each but his sister would
receive nothing at all.
Without a Will each individual will be subject to Shari’a Law principles.
Individual registering the Will.
The Testator's assets and liabilities situated in the UAE.
Individual named by the Testator in the Will to look after the Testator’s affairs and Estate when the Testator dies.
Individual named by the Testator in the Will who has an interest in the Will.
A person of trust that has been appointed by the Testator in the Will to take care of the Testator’s minor children (until they reach the age of majority which is 21 years in the UAE).
The legal process occurring at the time of the Testator’s death when the Court appoints an individual to deal with the Testator’s Estate so it is administered and distributed to the beneficiaries.
An individual who observes the signing of the Will.
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