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Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands and is a self-governing British Crown Dependency with its own financial and legal systems and its own courts of law.

In the current economic environment, directors will be fully focussed on avoiding any breach of their fiduciary duties, particularly if they are directors of companies experiencing or at risk of financial distress.

The Royal Court of Jersey may grant a winding up order on the grounds that it is just and equitable to do so pursuant to article 155 Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (Companies Law).

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...

As a politically stable jurisdiction in the same time zone as London, Jersey is a leading jurisdiction in which to incorporate a special purpose vehicle (a "Jersey SPV") for use in structured finance transactions.

In a seminal judgment of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales in the case of In the Matter of AGPS Bondco plc (Adler), the Court of Appeal overturned...

Jersey has passed legislation to implement the OECD's global minimum tax rate of 15%, known as "Pillar 2", which will apply for fiscal years commencing on or after 1 January 2025. Recap – What is Pillar 2?

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.

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.

Whilst by no means the sole definition, a very useful one is provided by the Family Office Council, a membership group for single family offices, which defines a single family office...

Jersey law enables the creation of protected cell companies (PCCs) and incorporated cell companies (ICCs), which allow for the segregation of assets and liabilities within separate cells. While PCC cells share a single legal identity with the parent company, each ICC cell operates as an independent legal entity, offering distinct advantages for structuring complex financial arrangements.

Family offices have become the go-to wealth management vehicle for wealthy individuals.

Richard Joynt, director of a family office based in Jersey, and Patricia Woo, a fund and trust lawyer in Hong Kong, speak to Hannah Downie about how family offices differ in Europe and Asia.

It is well known that Jersey companies are a vehicle of choice for acquisition and investment holding structures, in particular in a private equity context.

It is well known that Jersey companies are a vehicle of choice for acquisition and investment holding structures, in particular in a private equity context.

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...

Our investment funds team outline the latest developments within the investment funds market in Jersey, looking at the publication of the Jersey Financial Services Commission's MONEYVAL Action Plan...