We represent beneficiaries, high-net-worth individuals, trustees, protectors and other power holders in a range of contentious and semi-contentious situations. Our lawyers have been at the forefront of the most complex, high-value private wealth litigation offshore.
We often deal with novel points of law, creating new and innovative solutions to meet the needs of our clients.
Given the international nature of private wealth, with clients and their assets spread across the world, we work as a joined-up global team so that our clients can benefit from the knowledge and experience wherever they may need it.
With offices in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey, our contentious private wealth lawyers combine courtroom skill with discreet client care, advising on jurisdictional strategy, interim relief and complex equitable claims.
Trusts in transition: Adapting private wealth structures for the modern world
The way trusts are drafted, in terms of their clarity and use of everyday language, has improved immeasurably over the decades. The apparent allergy that the trusts draftsmen of old seemed to have had to, for example, the use of punctuation, has la...
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) v C and others (Respondents) [2026] UKPC 11, overturning the findings of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda and holding that the trusts wh...
Who is to be treated as a child for the purpose of construing how an offshore trust or will is supposed to operate? This is a deceptively simple question – surely we all know what a child is? The beneficial class in many offshore trusts and wills will of...
Termination of a trust: A practical guide for trustees
Trusts are intended to endure, often across generations. However, circumstances change: family dynamics evolve, assets are sold, restructured or decrease in value, beneficiary needs shift, tax regimes change. The original purpose of the trust may no long...
This article examines how Jersey, Guernsey and Cayman's trust legislation interacts with Islamic rules on inheritance (Fara'id) and lifetime gifts (Hibah). Introduction Across the Islamic world, wealth holders frequently seek to balance faith-based...
A practical guide to trustee blessing applications for 'momentous' decisions
This briefing note is intended for trustees who are interested in trustee blessing applications (often arising in contentious or high-stakes trustee decision-making). What is a 'blessing application' and what use does it serve? A blessing application is ...
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