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The Deceased, a Cypriot domicile, died in April 2019. At the time of his death he held the issued shares in a Jersey company jointly with his spouse and son.

On 18 January 2021, the Royal Court of Jersey handed down a judgment which materially contributes to the use of court-appointed receiverships in the Island.

A judgement of the Royal Court released last month in a property dispute case (Fogarty v St Martin Cottage Limited) breaks new legal ground in Jersey land law.

This was an application by Fenchurch Trust Limited (‘Fenchurch’) for the rectification of a deed of retirement and appointment of trustee of the Hawtry Discretionary Trust (the ‘Settlement’).

The FCA has won a crucial legal victory after the Supreme Court ruled that it had not wrongfully identified a former senior banker at JP Morgan blamed for the American Bank's "London Whale" trading scandal.

Two central questions lay at the heart of the trial in Dalemont which was due to commence on 30 September 2013, but which did not go ahead following a concession of the claim by Mr Senatorov less than an hour before the trial was due to start.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic climate has led to litigation funds becoming more topical and in demand than ever, providing clients with the opportunity to access justice...

Article 11 of the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 (the Law) provides that a trust is invalid to the extent that the Court declares that it was established, inter alia, by mistake.

This year Baker & Partners sponsored the University of Leicester Law Review Essay Contest, with the winner Jeremy Elliott receiving a week's placement with the firm.

The rule in Saunders v Vautier is familiar territory for trust lawyers. In the modern world it is understood to mean that the beneficiaries of a trust, if all of full age and capacity...

As the year progresses the headlines about the post-Christmas rush for divorce start to fall away. The divorce instructions become personal stories rather than tabloid ones.

Trusts are a wonderfully flexible and durable means of preserving and enhancing family businesses and wealth over generations, as is evidenced by the fact that they remain as relevant in the modern world as they have done over centuries.

Creditors are entitled to have processes of law which give protection to their economic interests. Jersey has various procedural safeguards in place to protect debtors.

In the Representation of the Jasmine Trustees Limited [2015] JRC 196 the Royal Court had to consider whether or not new trustees and protectors had been validly appointed to two trusts...

We are seeing inquiries about the legal processes for obtaining evidence in Jersey or Guernsey for use in foreign proceedings – the processes in both Islands are similar, ...

However the Royal Court of Jersey has noted that the phrase is useful shorthand for a situation that may have been encountered by many trust practitioners.

Within the intricate landscape of trust litigation, a recent legal development may reshape safeguards for trustees. Co-authored by Paul Buckle, Director of Private Client Services, and Tracey Neuman...

In Re: Caversham Trustees Limited [2008] JRC 65, the Royal Court set out steps that should be taken by an outgoing trustee in order to comply with its duty to transfer trust assets to the new trustees, and provided further guidance as to what security the trustee could legitimately require.