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Why Middle Eastern families use Channel Islands trusts for wealth structuring and succession planning

As intergenerational wealth in the Middle East continues to grow, affluent families are increasingly turning to sophisti...

Insight 07/05/2026
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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Why Middle Eastern families use Channel Islands trusts for wealth structuring and succession planning

Common mistakes in Jersey security documents – and how to avoid them

Jersey remains one of the leading offshore jurisdictions for cross-border lending transactions and central to many of th...

Insight 05/05/2026
  • Jersey
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Common mistakes in Jersey security documents – and how to avoid them

Jersey's approach to asset freezing – cross border cooperation

One of the ways in which the Courts of Jersey maintain the reputation and integrity of the island as an international fi...

Insight 20/04/2026
  • Jersey
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Jersey's approach to asset freezing – cross border cooperation

Cayman Islands introduces new pre-action discovery mechanism

The Cayman Islands Grand Court (the Court) has introduced a significant enhancement to its discovery framework through t...

Insight 09/04/2026
  • Cayman
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Cayman Islands introduces new pre-action discovery mechanism

Generative AI and legal privilege: What boards need to know

Generative AI is already part of how many organisations work, and staff will increasingly turn to it to assist with thei...

Insight 01/04/2026
  • Bermuda
  • BVI
  • Cayman
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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Generative AI and legal privilege: What boards need to know

Mind the gap: Why the wider role prevails for protectors

On 19 March 2026, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ('JCPC') delivered its judgment in A and Ors (Appellants) ...

Insight 26/03/2026
  • Bermuda
  • Jersey
  • BVI
  • Cayman
  • Guernsey
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Mind the gap: Why the wider role prevails for protectors

Cayman Islands reserved powers trusts: A sophisticated approach to integrating wealth preservation and strategic influence

Introduction to Cayman reserved powers trusts The Cayman Islands (Cayman) has long set the benchmark for sophisticated p...

Insight 24/03/2026
  • Cayman
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Cayman Islands reserved powers trusts: A sophisticated approach to integrating wealth preservation and strategic influence

Defining children and descendants properly in Jersey and Guernsey law trusts

Who is to be treated as a child for the purpose of construing how an offshore trust or will is supposed to operate? This...

Insight 23/03/2026
  • Jersey
  • Guernsey
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Defining children and descendants properly in Jersey and Guernsey law trusts

Compulsory liquidation and creditor costs: When will non-applicant creditors recover their legal costs as an expense of the liquidation?

In a recent judgment on costs, the Royal Court of Guernsey (the Court) has provided helpful clarification on the circums...

Insight 09/03/2026
  • Guernsey
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Compulsory liquidation and creditor costs: When will non-applicant creditors recover their legal costs as an expense of the liquidation?

Can you migrate an existing trust to the BVI VISTA regime... and other frequently asked questions

The Virgin Islands Special Trust Act, 2003 (VISTA) was enacted to make special provision for trusts of shares in compani...

Insight 19/02/2026
  • BVI
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Can you migrate an existing trust to the BVI VISTA regime... and other frequently asked questions

Jersey House Price Index figures released for Q4 2025

This morning Statistics Jersey released its report on the House Price Index (HPI) for the final quarter of 2025. This pr...

Insight 12/02/2026
  • Jersey
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Jersey House Price Index figures released for Q4 2025

Cayman Islands private wealth solutions for Latin American high net worth families

Introduction In the constantly evolving regulatory, political, and economic landscape of Latin America, high-net-worth (...

Insight 11/02/2026
  • Cayman
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Cayman Islands private wealth solutions for Latin American high net worth families