Mourant‘s maintains a broad commercial litigation practice, with particular expertise in trust and funds-related disputes, in addition to regulatory matters and issues arising out of insolvencies. Practice head Stephen Alexander delivers ’clear, insightful advice’ to clients involved in trust disputes, and is also noted for his work on partnership issues and matters tied to restructurings and liquidations. Bruce Lincoln and Jonathan Speck provide further contentious trusts expertise, acting for both trustees and beneficiaries. In addition to contentious trusts, Justin Harvey-Hills acts for clients in regulatory litigation and tax disputes. Katie Hooper specialises primarily in trust disputes, but also represents clients in restructuring and professional negligence cases.
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Testimonials
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- 'Excellent reputation within the jurisdiction, well-resourced, responsive and high quality work product.'
- 'Stephen Alexander was responsive, managed his team well, provided commercial and sensible advice and, alongside his team, produced high quality work product.'
- 'We appreciate Mourant's thoroughness in its review/study of the matter and openness to discussion and feedback from the client.'
- 'Bruce Lincoln is an emotionally intelligent advocate, with a great ability to speak to complex matters in a concise and client-friendly manner. Katie Hooper is an exceptionally bright lawyer, with good presence in court.'
- 'Katie Hooper is a stand out litigator and exceptionally pleasant to deal with. She leads from the front.'
- 'Stephen Alexander responds quickly and can always be relied upon to provide clear, insightful advice.'
- 'Mourant has excellent expertise in commercial litigation, trust disputes and wider dispute resolution. They are expert, detailed, strategic and very easy to work with. They really understand client's needs.'
- 'Justin Harvey-Hills is a stand out partner and sensitive to clients' needs. His attention to detail is second to none and his strategic insights are excellent.'
Key clients
- Government of Greece
- Imperium Trustees (Jersey) Limited
- Primafides (Suisse) SA and HNWI
- KS Asia Absolute Return Fund IC
- OMBZ2020 Limited
- Monteagle International Limited/Marshall Monteagle PLC/Monteagle International (UK) Limited/Monteagle Consumer Group Limited/Monteagle Merchant Group Southern Holdings 2 Limited
- Ennismore Fund Management Limited
- H1 Trust Company Limited
Work highlights
Acted for the Government of Greece, a substantial beneficiary of a Jersey trust, in proceedings before the Royal Court of Jersey which have resulted in a series of judgments addressing the law pertaining to trust validity.
Acted for a Jersey investment company which is the defendant in unfair prejudice proceedings before the Royal Court of Jersey.
Advised the professional trustee of a Jersey trust in relation to a challenge brought in respect of a tax information notice issued to it by the Jersey authorities in its capacity as trustee of the trust.
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Practice head
Stephen Alexander
Other key lawyers
Bruce Lincoln; Jonathan Speck; Justin Harvey-Hills; Katie Hooper; Ben Thorp