Walkers BVI plays a key role in the firm's renowned cross-Caribbean and indeed global offering in trusts and private client matters. The multi-jurisdictional team of specialists support wealthy families, entrepreneurs, family offices, family businesses, and the range of onshore advisers for such. The range of work, which encompasses contentious and non-contentious matters, includes using trusts and companies for wealth planning purposes; private capital investment; succession planning; trust and estate disputes; commercial trusts; and related regulatory issues. Rosalind Nicholson leads the group in the BVI and receives client praise for her 'clear and pragmatic advice'. She is particularly well regarded for advice to family business companies. Oliver Clifton is the contact to note for disputes in this field, and Omonike Robinson-Pickering has recently advised a breadth of businesses and private clients on succession matters in the BVI.

Commended by clients for its ‘practical and reliable legal advice, especially regarding BVI trust law‘, Harneys is seen as go-to destination for both commercial and HNWI clients requiring assistance with core trusts issues, as well as in wider private wealth services. As part of a substantial non-contentious private wealth offering across the Caribbean, the BVI assists with all aspects of the establishment and restructuring of BVI trusts, office estate planning and probate issues, and investments in assets on the islands. On the contentious side, a dedicated group regularly acts in complex international trust disputes and cross-border succession cases. Ayana Hull leads the group in the BVI and is accomplished in both trusts and general private client wealth management issues. Cayman Islands-based Henry Mander is another senior name to note for BVI matters, with Myles Chingara being the support lawyer to note on Tortola. Matthew Howson in London is also active in BVI work.

A plethora of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family estates look to the team at Conyers for both contentious court applications and non-contentious advisory matters related to trust structures and restructurings. Robert Lindley at the firm's Cayman Islands office is the main contact for BVI-related work in this area, and has acted in high value trust restructuring applications, trustee direction and Beddoe applications, breach of trust claims, rectification applications and probate matters. Matthew Brown is a BVI-based lawyer to note and has a broad practice for trusts and private wealth.