Carey Olsen

Trusts and Private Wealth; Private Client; Regulatory; Family Office; Relocation Services; Taxation and Economic Substance Requirements; Banking and Finance;

Russell Clark is a partner in the trusts and private wealth team in Guernsey. He advises on both contentious and non-contentious trust and private wealth matters. He also advises private clients on succession, estate planning and family governance.

Russell was elected as a member of The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL) and is a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS).

He is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), having previously been Chairman of the STEP Guernsey Branch Technical Committee and a Branch Committee member for 18 years. Russell is listed as a Thought Leader by Who's Who Legal for Private Client. 

Russell is also a Notary Public and advises on Guernsey, Alderney and Sark law.

Russell is ranked in the 'Hall of Fame' in the Legal 500 UK and is a Band One practitioner for Guernsey in Chambers HNW Guide in their latest editions. He is also featured in the Private Client Global Elite Directory, a respected global directory of the world's top private client and trust and estates litigation talent.

Russell was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales before returning to Guernsey where he qualified as an advocate in 1997. He was made partner in 2001. Russell became a Notary Public in 2006.

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Russell is a member of STEP, The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL) and the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS).

Elizabeth College, Guernsey; University of Hull (1992 LLB); College of Law, York (1993 LSF); Guernsey Bar Exams (1996); Université de Caen (1997 Certificat d’Etudes Juridiques Françaises et Normandes).

Russell is a commercially qualified pilot and a keen scuba diver.