Walkers BVI’s private capital and trusts team is recognised as a market leader in the BVI, offering multi-jurisdictional expertise to wealthy families, entrepreneurs, family offices, and their advisers. The group advises on all aspects of private capital, including preservation, structuring, succession, philanthropy, and the resolution of complex trust and estate disputes. The firm’s non-contentious practice is highly regarded for handling matters of significant value for private individuals, trustees, and global law firms, while its contentious team represents a wide UHNW client base across Europe and Africa. Head of team Rosalind Nicholson has wide-ranging experience advising family enterprises and corporates, while Oliver Clifton is noted for his cross-border litigation expertise.
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Key clients

  • Intertrust
  • Nerine Trust Company (BVI) Limited
  • Rawlinson & Hunter
  • Trident Trust
  • Ms Zhao Long

Work highlights

Advising Ms Zhao Long in her efforts to recover underlying trust assets valued at more than USD 500 million through well-publicised proceedings in the PRC.

Practice head

Rosalind Nicholson

Other key lawyers

Oliver Clifton; Omonike Robinson-Pickering