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Carey Olsen is appreciated for its ‘pragmatic approach to issues’. Konrad Friedlaender is ‘thorough’; John Greenfield appears in contentious trust matters; and Russell Clark is ‘excellent’. The group includes a specialist pensions team.

Mourant Ozannes represents parties in contentious trust appeals, and recently advised on the drafting of a Guernsey purpose trust. St John Robilliard and John Lewis are well-respected figures.

Babbé acted for the trustee in a matter involving potentially over 100 beneficiaries. Geoff Allez heads the trusts and fiduciary team, and Andrew Laws is ‘a very experienced lawyer’. Simon Howitt handles mainly trusts issues, including regulatory matters. Ian Swan is recommended for trust litigation.

Collas Crill’s Marcus Hinkley is praised for ‘his international experience’. The team recently acted on a transaction involving the drafting of a commercial trust arrangement. Both Chris Bound and Patrick Palmer service the firm’s high-net-worth individuals and private clients.

Ogiergives sound, measured advice’, and recently acted on the establishment of a private trust company structure. The practice includes an established team of BVI advisers headed by William Simpson.

AFR AdvocatesPaul Richardson is experienced in trust litigation, while Peter Atkinson has expertise in non-contentious trust, fiduciary and probate matters. The firm also has a strong team of family lawyers.

Appleby’s start-up Guernsey trusts practice has ‘extensive knowledge of trust law’. Gavin Ferguson, ‘an outstanding communicator’ who joined from the pre-merger Ozannes, handles contentious and non-contentious trust matters for high-net-worth individuals, corporate clients and charities.

Ashton Barnes Tee’s Raymond Ashton advises on taxation, trusts and private client matters.

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