Offshore: Trusts
UK Guide 2025 : Guernsey
Band 2
About
Provided by Mourant
Our Guernsey Private Wealth practice comprises lawyers with both contentious and non-contentious expertise, who work closely with our Finance and Corporate team enabling us to seamlessly deliver a 'one-firm' approach to our service delivery across all jurisdictions in which Mourant operates. This makes us stand out from other offshore law firms and is particularly important to our clients, whose affairs frequently span multiple jurisdictions.
As well as advising a range of HNW and UHNW clients including entrepreneurs, ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) and settlors, we have built strong and lasting relationships with many significant onshore Magic Circle law firms, private equity houses, multi and single family offices, boutique banks and wealth management outfits.
Our Guernsey team has deep expertise in the following areas:
- Private wealth structuring
- Wealth protection
- International trusts
- Succession planning
- Private wealth litigation and dispute resolution
- Pensions and employee benefit trusts
- Asset protection
- Philanthropy and charities
- Governance
- Privacy
- ESG and sustainability
- Family office investment
- Corporate investment
Chambers Review
Mourant advises on contentious and non-contentious trust matters, acting for fiduciaries and high net worth private clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"All members of the team are highly competent and well versed in dealing with contentious matters."
"All members of the team are highly competent and well versed in dealing with contentious matters."
Notable Practitioners
Gillian Kennedy-Smith advises on tax and trust matters and leads the firm's international trust and private client team in Guernsey. She also leads the firm's trust and private client team in Guernsey.
"I appreciate that Gillian proactively raises any potential risks and considerations in the initial conversations regarding a new piece of work."
"Gillian is superb; she is very efficient and great with clients."
Christopher Edwards is notable for his litigation expertise, including in trust litigation.
"Christopher is an excellent speaker and clearly knows his subject matter. He is a good problem solver and very strong on contentious disputes."
Jeremy Wessels focuses his practice on commercial litigation and trusts disputes, as well as advising on trust restructuring.
"Jeremy is a technical wizard!"
"His legal knowledge and ability in court is really superb."
Ranked Lawyers at
Mourant
Guernsey