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In the Matter of the H Trust [2019] SC (Bda) 27 Com (30 April 2019), the Supreme Court of Bermuda delivered an important judgment

The Trustee Amendment Act 2025 (the Amendment Act), which took effect on 10 October 2025 in Bermuda...

Bermuda has been engaging in tax information exchange with other jurisdictions since the 1980s. This article, which is based upon a paper presented at the...

A trust is not a legal person. An express trust is a fiduciary relationship whereby a person, the settlor, transfers property a trustee to hold and apply for the benefit of one or more persons...

This handbook is a comprehensive resource for lawyers, accountants, family office executives and others who advise families on private trust companies.

By way of background, pursuant to the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act, 2009 (operative from 1 August 2009) Bermuda abolished the Rule Against Perpetuities for all trusts established after that date.

Carey Olsen Bermuda partner Keith Robinson has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).

The private client sector in Bermuda, aided by a buoyant restructuring trend, continues to show considerable strength, according to Carey Olsen Bermuda partner Keith Robinson.

The renowned physicist, Professor Stephen Hawking, when considering time travel, has mused that, "...we have not yet been overrun by tourists from the future.."

Welcome to the fifth edition of our Private Client Bulletin, bringing you the latest private client and trust news and insights from Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, BVI and Asia.

Following our alert of March 2020, providing an update about the amendments to the National Pension Scheme, we further update on amendments passed in Bermuda's House of Assembly on Friday 8 May 2020

A recent decision of the Bermuda Supreme Court has dealt with the question of whether a change of governing law of a trust and disapplication of the rule against perpetuities will result in a resettlement of the trust.

Bermuda's Beneficial Ownership Amendment Act 2026 introduces significant changes to transparency requirements for legal entities. The new Exemption Order provides relief from central filing obligations for certain qualifying entities, including those held by licensed trustees and investment funds. Understanding eligibility criteria and compliance conditions is essential for affected legal persons operating in Bermuda's regulatory framework.

In this mini-series of articles, we explore the relationship between sham trusts and illusory trusts, before making the case for dropping "illusory trusts" from the nomenclature of the future.

In the November edition of the Private Client & Trust Bulletin, we sat down with Conyers Director, Jeffrey Elkinson.

Bermuda's Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners' annual conference takes place this week themed "Bermuda: a Centre of Excellence for the Family Office".

As the oldest international sporting trophy in the world, it is timely to reflect on what the Cup, affectionately called the "Auld Mug", is and how it is governed.