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 with more than 50 partners and associates providing 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
18 May 2022 | News
Carey Olsen shortlisted in the Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2022
10 May 2022 | News
Carey Olsen among finalists for best offshore firm at Asia Legal Awards 2022
06 May 2022 | News
Five Immigration chapters authored for Mondaq comparison guides, 2022
25 April 2022 | News
Carey Olsen is Chambers' offshore law firm of the year
04 March 2022 | News
Senior hire for Carey Olsen's Guernsey trusts and private wealth practice
17 February 2022 | News
Chambers Global recognition for 20 lawyers from Carey Olsen's Caribbean practices
Briefings and Articles
24 May 2022 | Article
'In The Matter The XYZ Trusts' reaffirms section 47 legal principles
24 May 2022 | Article
The growth of ESG
20 May 2022 | Briefing
Guernsey private trust companies and foundations
20 May 2022 | Briefing
Bermuda Trusts and asset protection - How much control will tip the balance?
20 May 2022 | Briefing
Enforcement of foreign wills – updated guidance from the BVI courts
19 May 2022 | Briefing
Guernsey foundations
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