Led by Bernadette Carey, Carey Olsen’s trusts and private client offering encompasses structuring and restructuring family trusts, wealth management, and probate applications. An experienced litigator, Carey is a key port of call for trustees, executors, as well as trustees, and is highly proficient in probate and testamentary matters. With three decades of practicing experience, Alex Hall Taylor KC is geared to handle estate and probate disputes, Graham Stoute provides the team with knowledge in non-contentious trusts work, and Simon Hall is well-versed in applications for emergency grants from the BVI Courts. Key associates within the practice include Robert Quinn and Katie Turney.
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Testimonials
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- Carey Olsen dominates the BVI legal market for handling some of the most high-profile and high-value trust disputes before the courts of the Eastern Caribbean. It boasts some of the most talented litigators in the BVI through shrewd lateral hiring and good recruitment at the lower levels. Another key strength is its strong presence in other offshore jurisdictions, which enables it to service clients from those regions, particularly in Asia, by the excellent Singapore and Hong Kong offices.
- The team has impressive strength in depth, from its partners down to its junior associates. They combine that strength with a collegiality and friendliness that is rare among their competitors. They are brilliant to work with as a result.
Key clients
- Sergii Lagur
- Stepan Ivakhiv
- Satharuban Sivasubramaniam
- Khoo Siew Kiat
Work highlights
Representing Khoo Siew Kiat (as administrators pendente lite of the estate of Lim Siew Kim, deceased) in a dispute between the children of the deceased as to the validity of a Will, said to have been left to the deceased.
Acted on a dispute concerning the assets of the late Mr Igor Yeremeiev, a wealthy and prominent Ukrainian businessman, and particularly his interest in the prominent West Oil Group and Continuum Group in Ukraine.
Practice head
Bernadette Carey
Other key lawyers
Alex Hall Taylor KC; Graham Stoute; Simon Hall; Robert Quinn; Katie Turney; Sara Malik; Tyrone Bailey