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.
From deference to dialogue: Why transparency is now a trustee’s strongest defence
For decades, the relationship between trustees and beneficiaries was defined by quiet deference – beneficiaries trusted their trustees, accepted decisions, and rarely questioned how trusts were managed. That era is over. Increasingly, the next generation...
Guide to Cayman Islands trusts
The Cayman Islands is a leading jurisdiction for the establishment and administration of trusts. It has a sophisticated and mature local trust industry which is ably supported by a highly experienced judiciary. Cayman Islands trusts are primarily governe...
Kryo Group Ltd v Securus Co Ltd and Another [2025] CIGC (FSD) 93
Court: Grand Court of the Cayman IslandsSubject: GCR Order 63, rule 3, open justice, application to seal court file to protect allegedly confidential information in pleading, whether pleaded information is confidentialJudge: Asif J Summary The Grand Cour...
Litigation specialist joins Collas Crill as Partner in the Cayman Islands
Collas Crill has appointed Justina Stewart as Partner in the Cayman Islands. A specialist in complex, cross-border litigation and arbitration, Justina has particular expertise in insolvency and cases involving complex fraud as well as shareholder, invest...
Challenges to (in)adequate deliberation after Dawson-Damer – a reminder for trustees
Dawson-Damer – an introduction In a landmark decision of the Privy Council, Ashley Dawson-Damer v Grampian Trust Company Ltd [2025] UKPC 32 (Dawson-Damer), the Privy Council has grappled with a US$402m trust dispute in which a discretionary beneficiary s...
Practitioners familiar with Cayman Islands trusts will know that STAR[1] trusts are statutory in origin and unique to the Cayman Islands. One of their defining features is the statutory requirement to appoint an 'enforcer' who, as the name suggests, has ...
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