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In Round 2 of our series of 3 articles on Jersey's approach to the concept of transparency in respect of beneficial ownership information...

In the recent case of Representation of White Willow (Trustees) Limited, the Royal Court reaffirmed a trustee's broad right to an indemnity as reasonable security when making an...

It is common for Jersey trusts to include provisions appointing a protector and vesting in the protector varying degrees of responsibility for overseeing or intervening in the administration of a trust.

In the recent case of In the matter of the Number 1 C Trust [2018] JRC 021, the Royal Court of Jersey provided a helpful reminder to trustees of Jersey law trusts to seek its judicial assistance at the earliest...

As 2023 swiftly comes to a close, we're looking ahead to 2024 with excitement following the opening of Ogier's new Dubai office and an award-winning year.

As you will be aware, offshore trusts often include provision for the addition, appointment and removal of beneficiaries, to provide flexibility for the future and to "arm the trustees with a weapon...

The Royal Court of Jersey has issued a landmark judgment in Kea Investments Limited v Watson [2021] JRC 009

The precise role of a protector in relation to discretionary trusts has been difficult to identify and there was, until recently, little judicial authority on the nature of a protector's duties particularly...

When the Conservative Party announced their proposal to abolish the existing non-dom regime in March 2024, there was an audible sharp intake of breath from clients and practitioners across the tax, private client and trust industries.

Mrs C ("Mrs C") established eight Z Trusts of which Equity Trust (Jersey) Limited ("Equity") was the original trustee.

As the world faces a financial recession of an even larger magnitude than we saw in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007-09 and lockdown restrictions begin...

The Trusts (Amendment No.6) amends Jersey’s trusts legislation to enshrine in statute the existing Jersey case law provisions in relation to mistake and ‘the rule in Hastings-Bass’.

Representation of IQEQ (Jersey) Limited re the May Trust Royal Court of Jersey; Bailhache, Commissioner and Jurats Ramsden and Averty, 14 May 2021

Mr B and his former wife (Mrs B) had been involved in divorce proceedings in England, as a result of which there had been a division of the matrimonial assets ordered by the English Family Court.

Changing client expectations around philanthropy and ethical investment have been making a significant impact on the day-to-day work of private wealth advisers for some time.

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (Court of Final Appeal) has delivered its highly anticipated judgment in Zhang Hong Li and others v DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and others (DBS Case).

In the recent decision of The Serious Fraud Office & Anor v Litigation Capital Limited & ors [2021] EWHC 1272 (Comm), the English High Court has ruled that it is not possible to have a...