Trusts - Jersey
What the team is known for
Mourant is a recognised Jersey practice for offshore trust matters. The team is experienced in contentious and non-contentious matters.
Strengths
"Mourant has a super competent team and is certainly able to deal with complex and challenging matters."
"Mourant have a deep understanding of trust law in the space and they are a tightly knit, impressive team across the world. They try to understand what you are trying to achieve and always deliver a high quality of work and advice."
"Mourant are very responsive, and they are real subject matter experts, which is critical."
Notable practitioners
Jonathan Speck is a standout lawyer in Jersey who is well regarded for his skill as a litigator and courtroom advocate. He is senior partner at the firm, and is engaged in both contentious and non-contentious trusts work. "Jonathan is an extremely good litigator with an extremely high profile." "When Jonathan speaks, the court listens." "Jonathan is really good. Everyone knows who he is, and to say he is a safe pair of hands is an understatement."
Edward Devenport of Mourant is an experienced trusts lawyer and is well regarded for his practice. "Ed is great to work with. He is always looking to help and very pragmatic in his approach to finding solutions." "Ed is extremely knowledgeable. He also has the awareness to deal with complex, sensitive issues in a professional and empathetic manner." "Ed very ably leads his team and covers all aspects superbly."
Bruce Lincoln is a trusts litigator who represents high net worth individuals and trustees in complex multi-jurisdictional matters. "Bruce is a good litigator and very strategic; he's very good at looking at the overall strategy of a matter."