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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

From Fara'id to firewalls: Islamic succession and offshore structures in Jersey, Guernsey and the Cayman Islands

This article examines how Jersey, Guernsey and Cayman's trust legislation interacts with Islamic rules on inheritance (F...

Insight 10/02/2026
  • Jersey
  • Guernsey
  • Cayman
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From Fara'id to firewalls: Islamic succession and offshore structures in Jersey, Guernsey and the Cayman Islands

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 conten...

Insight 05/02/2026
  • Jersey
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A practical guide to trustee blessing applications for 'momentous' decisions

Varying trusts in Jersey

Jersey is one of the world’s leading jurisdictions in which to establish and manage private wealth through trusts. While...

Insight 04/02/2026
  • Jersey
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Varying trusts in Jersey

Trustee gross negligence and trust assets: Guernsey Court of Appeal considers the scope of gross negligence for a trustee and whether a chose in action is trust property

The Trusts (Guernsey) Law, 2007 (Trusts Law) confirms that the terms of a trust may not relieve a trustee of liability f...

Insight 28/01/2026
  • Guernsey
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Trustee gross negligence and trust assets: Guernsey Court of Appeal considers the scope of gross negligence for a trustee and whether a chose in action is trust property