Henry Wickham
UK Guide 2025
Up and Coming : Offshore: Trusts
Up and Coming
About
Provided by Henry Wickham
Practice Areas
Channel Island Local Legal Services, Estate Planning, Wills and Probate, Private Wealth, Private Wealth and ESG, Sustainable Investing and ESG, Employee incentives and pensions, Expat services and Trust Advisory Group.
Career
Henry advises on all aspects of Jersey trusts, foundations and estate planning and related corporate law issues. He is widely experienced in both local and international will and probate matters and has particular expertise in the administration of high net worth and multi-jurisdictional estates as well as complex succession planning and will drafting.
Henry deals with a broad variety of clients and has been advising for many years on estate planning, will drafting and estate administration. He provides advice and assistance on the creation and ongoing operation of private and commercial trusts including the drafting of trust instruments, supplemental documentation and the establishment and use of family offices and private trust companies.
For Jersey based clients, Henry also provides advice on post death issues such as forced heirship, the registration of immovable wills, probate applications, tutelles, the role and rights of executors, heirs and beneficiaries, lasting powers of attorney and he also acts as a Court appointed Delegate for a number of incapacitated clients.
Professional Memberships
Industry focus:
STEP member
Former Chair of STEP Jersey Branch
Lead editor of STEP Directory Jersey overview
On a number of consultative bodies relating to Jersey's trust industry
Admitted in:
2014 - Jersey
2008 - England and Wales (non-practising)
Chambers Review
UK
Henry Wickham is a new partner and head of the estate planning, wills and probate team at Ogier.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Henry's approach combines strong technical skills with a commercial lens that results in highly relevant pragmatic advice. He's incredibly responsive and guaranteed to add value."
"Henry is a safe pair of hands for all aspects of Jersey private client work and is very easy to work with."
"Henry's approach combines strong technical skills with a commercial lens that results in highly relevant pragmatic advice. He's incredibly responsive and guaranteed to add value."
"Henry is a safe pair of hands for all aspects of Jersey private client work and is very easy to work with."
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Key Sectors
Provided by Ogier
Business and Professional Services
Family Offices and High Net Worth