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Jersey entities have proved popular as vehicles for a wide variety of asset holding structures, such as those holding real property.

In a judgment of the Royal Court issued on 20 March 2019, In the matter of the B Trust [2019] JRC 035, the Royal Court indicated that delay in bringing an application to set aside

This is the latest in a line of decisions of the Royal Court concerning an application to set aside a trust for mistake.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is far reaching. This briefing considers some fiduciary and practical issues relevant to trustees in the private wealth area...

A private trust company ("PTC") is a useful vehicle to consider in the planning and establishment of trust structures for high net worth and ultra high net worth families.

In the recent decision of In the Matter of the Z Trust [2016] JRC 048 the Royal Court's statutory jurisdiction to set aside the exercise of fiduciary powers was used to set aside the appointment of new trustees by a settlor.

This article examines how Jersey, Guernsey and Cayman's trust legislation interacts with Islamic rules on inheritance (Fara'id) and lifetime gifts (Hibah).

Because trusts do not have separate legal personality a trustee remains personally liable for third party contractual, tortious or taxation liabilities incurred or arising from its office as trustee.

A recent decision of the English Court of Appeal appears to have introduced a difference of approach between the UK and Jersey in relation to an issue which is important to trustees...

Former Prime Minster of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson famously disagreed, but most people stand by the proverb that ‘you can't have your cake and eat it too...

It is often thought that a discretionary decision made by a trustee is difficult or sometimes even impossible to challenge.

Jersey trust law is principally governed by the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 (the TJL). In a number of important areas, Jersey trust law has developed in a different and often more flexible...

Protectors are common in trusts, particularly offshore trusts with professional trustees, where settlors want to ensure there is someone who can provide checks and balances on the often wide-ranging powers of trustees.

For trustees and their advisers, geopolitical risk is no longer an abstract backdrop, it is an active force shaping client behaviour, structuring decisions, and long-term wealth strategies.

A unit trust provides high net worth families with a flexible vehicle for acquiring and holding a variety of investments and family assets.

Foundations were introduced in Jersey in 2009 pursuant to the Foundations Law 2009, providing an alternative to trusts for the increasing numbers of the Island's clients who are more familiar with the concept...

A well-structured employee incentive arrangement operated through an EBT can deliver real value to a company and its employees.