The litigators at Ogier tackle trust, public law and commercial disputes, defending the interests of trustees accused of breaches of trust, and in resisting removal applications, while also handling contentious insolvency proceedings. Practice head Rebecca McNulty specialises in trust disputes, but also oversees property and estates matters, while Nick Williams frequently appears for professional trustees facing claims concerning their handling of trusts, and broader commercial claims. Damian Evans is equally adept at taking on trust and insolvency-related proceedings, including where those two issues meet, with Oliver Passmore assisting with contentious and semi-contentious trust restructurings and James Angus operating a practice that covers trust, insolvency and unfair prejudice.
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Key clients
- BDO
- Barclays Wealth Management Jersey Limited
- Viscount of the Royal Court
- Parish of St Helier
- Brittany Ferries
- BOS Trustees
- Affinity
- Suntera
Work highlights
Acted for the Viscount of the Royal Court of Jersey in a cross-jurisdictional insolvency dispute involving multiple competing claims to assets situated worldwide and involving multiple claims and counter-claims of fraudulent behaviour.
Acted for five minority shareholders in multi-million pound unfair prejudice proceedings involving questions around quasi-partnership companies and the approach to valuation of the same.
Acted for six defendants in multi-million pound proceedings involving allegations of fraud, dishonesty and breach of fiduciary duty arising out of the disposal of an overseas asset by trustees of a Jersey trust.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Rebecca McNulty
Other key lawyers
Nick Williams; Damian Evans; Oliver Passmore; James Angus; Matthew Davies; Ralph Spencer-Tucker