Offshore: Trusts
High Net Worth Guide 2024 : Bahamas
Band 1
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The trusts team has a wealth of experience representing private and institutional clients in a multifaceted array of trust matters. The clientele includes HNW and UHNW private individuals, private banks, trust companies, family offices and private companies.
The team is notably strong in the area of trust litigation and is recognized in the most substantial international offshore cases, often involving complex trust disputes with a multi-jurisdictional issue.
Many attorneys serve on government advisory boards tasked with the enhancement of the trust and private client sector while continuously monitoring other developments in the international trust arena.
The department is significantly bolstered by its consultant Dr. David Hayton, a former Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice and co-author of Underhill and Hayton, Law of Trusts and Trustees, one of the leading textbooks for practitioners.
Examples of cases:
Matteo Volpi v Delanson Services Limited and Gabriele Volpi - a Supreme Court decision which provided important clarification on the jurisdictional limits of the Bahamian Court to assist in trust arbitration proceedings.
Brian Simms QC and Marco Turnquest successfully appeared in both the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in the landmark decision on service out of the jurisdiction and Section 91A of the Trustee Amendment Act, 2011.
Chambers Review
Lennox Paton has a strong team of experienced lawyers who advise on contentious and non-contentious trust matters for high net worth clients, family offices, trust companies and other institutions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are one of the four big firms in the market."
"They have a good team for trusts."
"They are one of the four big firms in the market."
"They have a good team for trusts."
Notable Practitioners
Brian Simms KC is the senior partner at Lennox Paton. Simms has extensive experience in all aspects of Bahamian trust law.
"He is their managing partner, he is very good. Brian would be the guy for a big trust matter."
"He is a very strong lawyer and I enjoy working with him. He is good on the litigation, always well-prepared."
Michael Paton advises high net worth individuals, trust companies and other institutional clients on a wide range of non-contentious trust matters, including the establishment, administration and restructuring of trusts.
"He is really my go-to whenever we have matters in Bahamas trust structures for various international clients."
"Michael is very highly regarded in the corporate world. He is well-thought of."
Arthur Seligman leads the trusts and foundations team at Lennox Paton. His clients include wealthy families, family offices and financial institutions.
"He is my go-to in Bahamas. He has been very helpful to work with, he was really helpful in onboarding and compliance. He was very commercial, had great turnaround and comes highly recommended."
"I hear he is a very strong lawyer - very meticulous and detail-oriented."
Marco Turnquest has expertise in advising beneficiaries and trustees in high-value trust disputes.
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