New Clients – Old Reasons In Guernsey

Appleby's Gavin Ferguson examines how Guernsey has evolved to provide clients from all over the globe with innovative advice.

The mandates that cross the desk of a Guernsey private client lawyer have changed considerably in the past decade, as the jurisdiction and its fiduciary offering have evolved and adapted, whilst the Bailiwick maintains its position as one of the world's leading offshore financial centres.

Our client base of high net worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals continues to change; the types of fiduciary structures that those clients want, and the reasoning behind their demands, continues to develop; and the countries from which they hail are likewise ever diversifying.