Robert Dobbyn is a partner specialising in private capital and
trusts work in Walkers' Jersey team. He is a Jersey Advocate
who has been practising offshore since 2011, and who worked for a
leading firm in London before that. Robert specialises in advice
and drafting in relation to Jersey trusts and foundations, and
advises international clients including trustees, onshore law
firms, accountancy practices, settlors and beneficiaries.
In this Q&A, Robert discusses the popularity of Jersey
trusts and foundations to clients in the Middle East.
Trusts are enduringly popular with Middle Eastern clients
– what are they used for?
Our Middle Eastern clients have traditionally used trust and
indeed foundation structures for several reasons and this looks set
to continue in future.
