Both trustees and beneficiaries seek out the expertise of Seymour Law LLP’s disputes team when issues concerning ownership or disposal of trusts assets arise, or applications to remove trustees are filed. Practice head Mark Renouf frequently acts for professional trustees in such matters, while Jean-Marie Renouf’s work includes trust, employment and commercial disputes, and he is also instructed in criminal matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'Mark Renouf is my go-to legal brain when needed.'
- 'Mark Renouf is a local lawyer and very well aware of the local customs.'
- 'Gentle and supportive style, not trying to score petty points.'
- 'Practical and responsive.'
- 'Under Mark Renouf's (who is an exceptional and pragmatic Jersey litigator) leadership, the firm has all the positive attributes of a good boutique firm: agile, responsive, friendly and client-centric.'
- 'Good technical knowledge, practical, pragmatic and flexible advice.'
Key clients
- Accuro Trust (Switzerland) SA
- V Trustees Limited
- Fenlight Trustees Limited
- Giacomini
- Harvey Mitchell
- Douro Property Trust
- Turicum Services Limited
Work highlights
Represented Yew Tree Trustees Limited (administered by Baccata Trustees), in the Matter of V Trustees Ltd (formerly G Trustees Ltd), a dispute over trust assets.
Represented Fenlight Trustees Limited in a long-running dispute, ultimately succeeding in averting the removal of the trustee, and no breaches of trust being established.
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Practice head
Mark Renouf
Other key lawyers
Jean-Marie Renouf