Walkers

Private Capital & Trusts

Rupert heads Walkers' Private Capital & Trusts practice group and has over 15 years’ experience as a private wealth specialist focusing on private client advisory and structuring work.

Since qualifying as a Guernsey Advocate, Rupert also has experience as a contentious practitioner, appearing before the Guernsey courts at all levels. He is recognised as one of the leading lawyers in his field in Guernsey, and sits on the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ (STEP) worldwide council and is a former Chair of their Guernsey branch.

Rupert’s clients include leading trust companies, financial institutions, government departments and ultra-high net worth individuals. He helps them with all aspects of local and cross-border advisory and structuring work, impact investment, charitable structures, and regulatory matters including tax investigations and dawn raids.

Prior to joining Walkers in 2017 Rupert practiced as a Guernsey Advocate in the Fiduciary and Litigation departments of two leading offshore firms from 2007.

Before moving to Guernsey he was in practice as a solicitor at a leading commercial firm in the North-West of England, and worked in London.

Admitted in:

Guernsey England & Wales

English

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) - TEP, Deputy Chair of the Guernsey Branch and STEP Worldwide Council member Guernsey Association of Trustees (GAT) - Committee member (co-opted) The Guernsey Bar The Law Society of England & Wales The Chancery Bar Association (overseas member) ARIES / INSOL International ConTrA (Contentious Trusts Association) AIJA (Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats)

Certificat d'Études Juridiques Françaises et Normandes, Université de Caen Basse Normandie, France MA Legal Practice, University of Westminster, School of Law, UK PGDip Legal Practice, University of Westminster, School of Law, UK PGDip Law, University of Westminster, School of Law, UK BA East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield, UK