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Selling inherited property in Jersey

Under Jersey law, if a person has no Will of Jersey immovable estate (the Will), as soon as they die, their freehold pro...

Guides 06/11/2025
  • Jersey
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Latest Jersey House Price Index statistics for Q3 2025

The report on the House Price Index (HPI) for the third quarter of 2025 has been released and gives us a clear position ...

Insight 06/11/2025
  • Jersey
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Latest Jersey House Price Index statistics for Q3 2025

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 ...

Insight 13/10/2025
  • Jersey
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From deference to dialogue: Why transparency is now a trustee’s strongest defence

Is there a requirement to file a Shareholders' Agreement under Jersey law?

A question we are regularly asked by clients is whether a shareholders' agreement (Shareholders' Agreement) should be fi...

Insight 02/09/2025
  • Jersey
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Is there a requirement to file a Shareholders' Agreement under Jersey law?

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...

Insight 01/09/2025
  • Jersey
  • Guernsey
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Challenges to (in)adequate deliberation after Dawson-Damer – a reminder for trustees

Offshore 'lifeboat' trusts for US persons

In recent months we have seen growing demand in the Channel Islands from Ultra High Net Worth US families and their advi...

Insight 30/07/2025
  • Jersey
  • Cayman
  • Guernsey
  • BVI
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Offshore 'lifeboat' trusts for US persons

Jersey announces enhancements to its world-class private fund regime

The Government of Jersey (the Government) and the Jersey Financial Services Commission (the JFSC) have announc...

Insight 24/07/2025
  • Jersey
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Jersey announces enhancements to its world-class private fund regime

Private fund regimes in Guernsey and Jersey: A comparison

Over recent years both Guernsey and Jersey have updated their respective private fund regimes, both of which have genera...

Guides 23/07/2025
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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Approaching digital assets as a professional trustee

As demand grows for trusts to hold digital assets, professional trustees must navigate fiduciary, legal, and operational...

Insight 10/07/2025
  • Guernsey
  • BVI
  • Cayman
  • Jersey
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Approaching digital assets as a professional trustee

Trust briefing: Challenges to trustee decisions

It is often thought that a discretionary decision made by a trustee is difficult or sometimes even impossible to challen...

Insight 03/07/2025
  • Jersey
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Trust briefing: Challenges to trustee decisions

Options for offshore structuring for philanthropic giving

Strategic giving for ultra high net worth individuals Philanthropy plays a central role in the legacy planning for a lot...

Insight 30/06/2025
  • Jersey
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Options for offshore structuring for philanthropic giving

Sanctions versus contractual liability in Jersey law

The Jersey Royal Court decision of OWH v RTI [2025] JRC137 on 22 May 2025 addresses the challenge to the enforcement of ...

Insight 24/06/2025
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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Sanctions versus contractual liability in Jersey law