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Jersey is a world-leading jurisdiction for the establishment and management of trusts and is an ideal location for international asset holding trusts, their trustees and beneficiaries and settlors.

Estate planning extends beyond wealth transfer after death—it's about protecting children throughout their lives. From appointing guardians for young children to managing financial needs during education and early adulthood, proper planning provides security and stability. Tailored provisions can safeguard vulnerable beneficiaries, ensure continuity through Lasting Powers of Attorney, and create lasting legacies for future generations.

From time to time, trustees may find themselves caught up in family disputes relating wholly or partly to the assets that they administer.

Where a trust seeks to provide for mixed charitable and non-charitable purposes, the non-charitable purpose can invalidate the charitable purpose; and...

This note seeks to explain the main characteristics of the various types of Jersey trust and the key advantages of using them.

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has delivered its highly anticipated judgment, overturning the earlier judgments and confirming that trustees may continue to rely...

Jersey trusts are a popular and flexible vehicle for asset protection, estate planning, and wealth management for UHNW...

In response to a fast-changing and unpredictable world, important decisions about how best to structure and shelter private...

The trustees of four trusts, known as the Y, V, W and X Trusts (together the Trusts) approached the Jersey Royal Court (the Court) to seek its blessing in respect of a momentous decision.

This brief guide has been prepared by the real estate finance team at Carey Olsen for the purpose of giving clients and professional intermediaries a general overview of Jersey property unit trusts, now commonly referred to as "JPUTs".

Jersey has over the last six decades maintained its reputation as a stable, well-regulated and pre-eminent fiduciary jurisdiction.

Can a creditor enforce a judgment debt against the interests of a beneficiary under a Jersey discretionary trust?

Earlier this year, the Jersey Royal Court handed down its decision in In the Matter of the Noor Trust.

Trusts have been around for a long time.

As a matter of Jersey law, where a trustee retires or is removed it is entitled to be provided with reasonable security for liabilities before surrendering the trust property.

The purpose of this briefing note is to set out some of the benefits of Jersey foundations.

The Royal Court of Jersey has considered the so-called substratum rule and concluded that no such rule exists in Jersey law.