Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey are renowned global finance centres with long-established fiduciary sectors. They are regulated to the highest standards of modern commercial practice.
Carey Olsen has one of the largest trusts and private wealth teams in the offshore world, and provides advice on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey to local and international clients and their advisers.
Our offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, with growing private wealth practices, also ensure that we are able to advise clients in Asia on both contentious and non-contentious trusts and private wealth matters.
Our global reach, scale and experience means that we are perfectly positioned to assist and advise on the most demanding and complex cases concerning wealth planning and asset protection as well as the more straightforward day-to-day instructions. We understand the longevity of trusts work, which is why we focus on building long-term relationships with our clients and their other advisers.
We represent professional trustees, private individuals and families, banks, financial institutions and charities from all over the world. International law firms and accountancy practices look to us for support on projects that require specialist advice on the laws and regulations of our jurisdictions.
Our lawyers work across a range of structures including private, corporate, charitable, purpose and commercial trusts, foundations, family offices, partnerships and companies. We advise on settlor reserved power trusts, private trust company arrangements, pension and employee benefit schemes, wills and matters of inheritance, international estate planning, regulatory advice and trust-related disputes.
With a fully integrated practice, we also represent trustees, executors and beneficiaries in contentious matters such as breach of trust actions, estate disputes, and other administrative applications that need to be made to the courts. Our contentious trust lawyers have appeared in many significant offshore trust cases to come before the courts, including representing clients before the Privy Council in the UK.
News and Deals
28 February 2023 | News
Carey Olsen shortlisted for offshore law firm of the year in Asia Legal Awards
20 February 2023 | News
20 lawyers from Carey Olsen's Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands offices ranked in Chambers Global 2023
30 January 2023 | News
Four Carey Olsen partners named 'Top Recommended Offshore Experts' in Spear's 500 2023
24 January 2023 | News
Carey Olsen adds new partner to Trusts and Private Wealth practice in Jersey
18 January 2023 | News
Carey Olsen celebrates eight new entries in Legal 500 Asia 2023 with Singapore office ranked Tier 1 for second year in a row
17 January 2023 | News
Eight Carey Olsen lawyers featured in Private Client Global Elite directory
Briefings and Articles
01 March 2023 | Article
Family context is key in blessing applications (Re Z Trust (Jersey))
01 March 2023 | Article
Securing the future: Why Asian HNWIs are turning to offshore jurisdictions
03 February 2023 | Article
Protectors in the Bermuda courts
01 February 2023 | Briefing
Privy Council Hands Down Landmark Ruling on Priority Between Trustees' Competing Rights of Indemnity
06 January 2023 | Briefing
In the Matter of the AB Settlement [2022] SC (Bda) 92 Civ
09 December 2022 | Article
Guernsey - a centre for multi-generational wealth planning
Recent video briefings
信託介紹 - an introduction to trusts (HK)
Presented by Carey Olsen partners Siobhan Riley and Russell Clark
信托介绍 - an introduction to trusts (PRC)
Presented by Carey Olsen partners Russell Clark and Siobhan Riley
Foundations in Guernsey and Jersey – an introduction
Presented by Carey Olsen partners Natasha Kapp and Alexa Saunders
Grants of Representation in Guernsey – an introduction
Presented by Carey Olsen counsel Patricia Montgomery
Grants of Representation in Jersey – an introduction
Presented by Carey Olsen partner Alexa Saunders